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Un lamento

Music by Graciano de Leone, lyrics by Pedro Numa Córdoba. 8 recordings in our catalogue, 1929–1969.
1929: 1 · danced 9 times1936: 1 · danced 0 times1942: 2 · danced 0 times1944: 1 · danced 2 times1953: 1 · danced 0 times1960: 1 · danced 0 times1969: 1 · danced 0 times
1929’40’50’601969
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1929: 1, 9; 1936: 1, 0; 1942: 2, 0; 1944: 1, 2; 1953: 1, 0; 1960: 1, 0; 1969: 1, 0

  1. Carlos Di Sarli recorded it in 1929, 1944 and 1953.

    How we know

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

Un lamento was composed by Graciano de Leone.†† The lyrics of Un lamento are by Pedro Numa Córdoba.†† Un lamento is a tango.†

Credit

Music
Graciano de Leone
Lyrics
Pedro Numa Córdoba

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

8 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 6 more we know of

1920’30’40’50’60

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Oct 20
    Not danced on film yet
    1969
  2. Carlos Di SarliEarliest we holdMost dancedInstrumental · RCA Victor · Mar 27
    9 dances
    1929
  3. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental · RCA Victor · Nov 8
    2 dances
    1944
  4. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental · Music Hall · Jun 26
    Not danced on film yet
    1953
  5. Osvaldo PuglieseJorge Maciel · Odeon · Jul 15
    Not danced on film yet
    1960
  6. Ángel D'AgostinoÁngel Vargas · RCA Victor · Jul 15
    Not danced on film yet
    1942
  7. Cuarteto Típico Roberto FirpoInstrumental · Jan 2
    Not danced on film yet
    1942
  8. Quinteto Los VirtuososInstrumental · Dec 15
    Not danced on film yet
    1936
  9. José ServidioNot in our catalogueInstrumental1928
  10. Agustín MagaldiNot in our catalogue1932
  11. Adolfo PérezNot in our catalogueVirginia Doris · May 281956
  12. Celestino Ferrer, Güerino FilipottoNot in our catalogueInstrumental
  13. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogueInstrumental
  14. Miguel VillasboasNot in our catalogueInstrumental

Danced to it

Music from 1929–1969 · danced on film 2009–2024

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

2009: 1, 2017: 1, 2018: 1, 2022: 2, 2023: 1, 2024: 3

Javier Rodríguez & Stella Missé2009 · 2:53

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sJavier Rodríguez & Stella Missé2009
  2. The 2010sPaula Franciotti & Orlando Scarpelli2018
  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

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370016162

Single source

TodoTango · tema/1644

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Graciano de Leone

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Pedro Numa Córdoba

Single source

Is a1

Is a Tango

Single source

Listen

  1. Un lamentoCarlos Di Sarli · no clip yet1929
  2. Un lamentoQuinteto Los Virtuosos1936
  3. Un lamentoCuarteto Típico Roberto Firpo · no clip yet1942
  4. Un lamentoÁngel D'Agostino · Ángel Vargas1942
  5. Un lamentoCarlos Di Sarli1944
  6. Un lamentoCarlos Di Sarli1953
  7. Un lamentoOsvaldo Pugliese · Jorge Maciel1960
  8. Un lamentoJuan D'Arienzo · no clip yet1969

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