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Re fa si

Music by Enrique Delfino. 15 recordings in our catalogue, 1918–1973.
1918: 1 · danced 0 times1927: 1 · danced 0 times1928: 1 · danced 0 times1935: 1 · danced 1 times1940: 1 · danced 12 times1949: 1 · danced 0 times1952: 1 · danced 0 times1953: 1 · danced 0 times1955: 1 · danced 0 times1959: 2 · danced 2 times1960: 1 · danced 0 times1970: 1 · danced 0 times1972: 1 · danced 0 times1973: 1 · danced 0 times
1918’30’40’50’601973
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1918: 1, 0; 1927: 1, 0; 1928: 1, 0; 1935: 1, 1; 1940: 1, 12; 1949: 1, 0; 1952: 1, 0; 1953: 1, 0; 1955: 1, 0; 1959: 2, 2; 1960: 1, 0; 1970: 1, 0; 1972: 1, 0; 1973: 1, 0

  1. Juan D'Arienzo recorded it in 1935 and 1972. 4 other orchestras recorded it more than once.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Re fa si was composed by Enrique Delfino.

Re fa si is a tango.

every sentence cites a published fact

Credit

Music
Enrique Delfino

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

15 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 13 more we know of

1910’20’30’40’50’60’70

Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.

  1. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Oct 3
    1 dance
    1935
  2. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Dec 14
    Not danced on film yet
    1972
  3. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental · Music Hall · Aug 14
    Not danced on film yet
    1953
  4. Rodolfo BiagiMost dancedInstrumental · Odeon · Dec 26
    12 dances
    1940
  5. Osvaldo FresedoInstrumental · Odeon · Apr 3
    Not danced on film yet
    1928
  6. Osvaldo FresedoInstrumental · Columbia · May 7
    Not danced on film yet
    1959
  7. Alfredo De AngelisInstrumental · Odeon · Nov 13
    2 dances
    1959
  8. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdTele-Phone
    Not danced on film yet
    1918
  9. Francisco CanaroInstrumental · Odeon · Feb 17
    Not danced on film yet
    1949
  10. Típica VictorInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jun 15
    Not danced on film yet
    1927
  11. José BassoInstrumental · Odeon · Sep 16
    Not danced on film yet
    1955
  12. José Basso
    Not danced on film yet
    1970
  13. Florindo SassoneCarmusic
    Not danced on film yet
    1973
  14. Donato RacciattiApr 16
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  15. Donato Racciatti
    Not danced on film yet
    1960
  16. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogue1917
  17. José BohrNot in our catalogue1927
  18. Guillermo Barbieri, José Ricardo, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueOct 111928
  19. Juan de Dios FilibertoNot in our catalogue1932
  20. Juan de Dios FilibertoNot in our catalogue1935

Danced to it

Music from 1918–1973 · danced on film 2009–2024

20092024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2009: 1, 2014: 1, 2016: 2, 2019: 2, 2021: 1, 2023: 1, 2024: 1

Fabián Peralta & Josefina BermúdezWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 2006Łódź Tango Salon Festival · 2014 · 3:15

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sRaúl Masciocchi & Ariane Liautaud2009
  2. The 2010sFabián Peralta & Josefina BermúdezŁódź Tango Salon Festival · 2014
  3. The 2020sGianpiero Galdi & Lorena Tarantino2024

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer1

Composed by Enrique Delfino

Supported · 2

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/1759

Single source

tango.info · T0370025607

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MusicBrainz · 21b5933f-a172-4407-8d96-1bd8358d9b09source

Single source

Is a1

Is a Tango

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Listen

  1. Re fa siFrancisco Canaro1918
  2. Re fa siTípica Victor1927
  3. Re fa siOsvaldo Fresedo1928
  4. Re fa siJuan D'Arienzo1935
  5. Re fa siRodolfo Biagi1940
  6. Re fa siFrancisco Canaro1949
  7. Re fa siDonato Racciatti1952
  8. Re fa siCarlos Di Sarli1953
  9. Re fa siJosé Basso · no clip yet1955
  10. Re fa siOsvaldo Fresedo1959
  11. Re fa siAlfredo De Angelis1959
  12. Re fa siDonato Racciatti1960

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