Pedro Laurenz

Bandoneonist, Leader and Composer

(1902 October 10 - 1972 July 7)

Place of Birth: Buenos Aires Argentina

DateTitleGenreEraSingerLabelMastersPitch
1937-07-14Milonga De Mis AmoresMilonga1Héctor FarrelVíctor78rpm435
1937-09-24ArrabalTango1InstrumentalVíctor78rpm435
1937-09-24AbandonoTango1Héctor FarrelVíctor78rpm435
1938-05-12Vieja AmigaTango1Juan Carlos CasasVíctor78rpm440
1938-05-12Milonga CompadreMilonga1Juan Carlos CasasVíctor78rpm440
1940-01-25De Puro GuapoTango2Juan Carlos CasasVíctor78rpm440
1940-01-25No Me ExtrañaTango2Juan Carlos CasasVíctor78rpm440
1940-02-21DesconsueloTango2Juan Carlos CasasVíctor78rpm440
1940-02-21MascaritaVals2Juan Carlos CasasVíctor78rpm440
1940-06-28Como Dos ExtrañosTango2Juan Carlos CasasVíctor78rpm440
1940-06-28Milonga De Mi FlorMilonga2Juan Carlos CasasVíctor78rpm440
1940-07-29AmuradoTango2Juan Carlos CasasVíctor78rpm440
1940-07-29ImprovisandoMilonga2Juan Carlos CasasVíctor78rpm440
1941-09-05Orgullo CriolloTango2InstrumentalVíctor78rpm440
1941-09-05La Vida Es Una MilongaMilonga2Martín PodestáVíctor78rpm440
1941-12-02Quedate TranquiloTango2Martín PodestáVíctor78rpm440
1941-12-02Poca SuerteTango2InstrumentalVíctor78rpm440
1942-01-07Al Verla PasarTango2Martín PodestáVíctor78rpm440
1942-01-07Flores Del AlmaVals2Martín PodestáVíctor78rpm440
1942-03-31Es Mejor PerdonarTango2Alberto Del CampoVíctor78rpm440
1942-03-31Caserón De TejasVals2Alberto Del CampoVíctor78rpm440
1942-06-16Corazón EncadenadoTango2Juan Carlos CasasVíctor78rpm440
1942-06-16TaconeandoTango2Juan Carlos CasasVíctor78rpm440
1942-10-20A Mí Dejáme En Mi BarrioTango2Juan Carlos CasasVíctor78rpm440
1942-10-20Chatero De Aquel EntoncesMilonga2Juan Carlos CasasVíctor78rpm440
1942-12-02María RemediosVals2Alberto FuentesVíctor78rpm440
1942-12-02Firuletear De BandoneónTango2Juan Carlos CasasVíctor78rpm440
1943-04-16Nunca Tuvo NovioTango3Alberto PodestáVíctor78rpm440
1943-04-1624 De AgostoTango3Alberto PodestáVíctor78rpm440
1943-07-15Alma De BohemioTango3Alberto PodestáOdeón78rpm435
1943-07-15Patria MíaTango3Alberto PodestáOdeón78rpm435
1943-08-06GarúaTango3Alberto PodestáOdeón78rpm435
1943-08-06PaisajeVals3Alberto PodestáOdeón78rpm435
1943-09-22ReciénTango3Alberto PodestáOdeón78rpm435
1943-09-22Que Nunca Me FalteTango3Alberto PodestáOdeón78rpm435
1943-11-16Yo Quiero Cantar Un TangoTango3Alberto PodestáOdeón78rpm435
1943-11-16Yo Soy De San TelmoMilonga3Alberto PodestáOdeón78rpm435
1943-12-09MaldonadoMilonga3Alberto PodestáOdeón78rpm440
1943-12-09TodoTango3Alberto PodestáOdeón78rpm440
1944-01-14Milonga De Mis AmoresMilonga3InstrumentalOdeón78rpm440
1944-01-14Como El HorneroTango3Alberto PodestáOdeón78rpm440
1944-03-01El Criollito OrientalMilonga3Alberto PodestáOdeón78rpm440
1944-03-01Muchachos Mi Último TangoTango3Alberto PodestáOdeón78rpm440
1944-04-26Mas Solo Que NuncaTango3Carlos BermúdezOdeón78rpm440
1944-04-26Llueve Otra VezTango3Carlos BermúdezOdeón78rpm440
1944-04-26La MadrugadaTango3Carlos BermúdezOdeón78rpm440
1944-04-26TemblandoVals3Carlos BermúdezOdeón78rpm440
1944-07-18Naranjo En FlorTango3Jorge LinaresOdeón78rpm440
1944-07-18Corazón Que Me MaltratasTango3Carlos BermúdezOdeón78rpm440
1944-08-07Esta Noche Al PasarTango3Jorge LinaresOdeón78rpm440
1944-08-07Me Están Sobrando Las PenasTango3Carlos BermúdezOdeón78rpm440
1944-10-04Nada Más Que Un CorazónTango3Carlos BermúdezOdeón78rpm440
1944-10-04Barrio TranquiloTango3Jorge LinaresOdeón78rpm440
1944-12-19TrenzasTango3Jorge LinaresOdeón78rpm440
1944-12-19MendocinaVals3Bermúdez y LinaresOdeón78rpm440
1946-09-30PiedadTango4Héctor JuncalOdeón78rpm440
1946-09-30La BebaTango4InstrumentalOdeón78rpm440
1947-01-16Mala JuntaTango4InstrumentalOdeón78rpm440
1947-01-16AmuradoTango4InstrumentalOdeón78rpm440
1952-06-25Cuando Me Entrés A FallarTango5Alfredo Del RíoPathéMicro440
1952-06-25Quejas De BandoneónTango5InstrumentalPathéMicro440
1952-09-25La GayolaTango5Alfredo Del RíoPathéMicro440
1952-09-25AmuradoTango5InstrumentalPathéMicro440
1953-06-25Puente AlsinaTango5Alfredo Del RíoPathéTape440
1953-06-25A Belisario RoldánTango5InstrumentalPathéTape440
1953-09-22Todavía Estás A TiempoTango5Alfredo Del RíoPathéTape440
1953-09-22La CumparsitaTango5InstrumentalPathéTape440

Notes: Pedro Laurenz

Era

  1. 1937-38. Pedro Laurenz bando, Mauricio Mise violin, Héctor Grané piano/arranger. 3 bandos + 3 violins. Osvaldo Pugliese and Alfredo Gobbi just quit from Laurenz and the arrangements were essentially Decarean.

  2. 1940-42. Pedro Laurenz + Ángel Domínguez bandos, Héctor Grané piano/arranger, Mauricio Mise violin. 4 bandos + 3 violins. The orquesta exhibits a smooth transition (very interesting) from Decarean to a dancer-friendly style. A good article by Heikki Valkonen.

  3. 1943-44. Pedro Laurenz + Ángel Domínguez bandos, Héctor Grané piano/arranger, Mauricio Mise violin. One more violinist joined along with Podestá. 4 bandos + 4 violins.

    • Grané left Laurenz in Dec. 1944 and started his own formation in the following month with Podestá(!). They committed to one record which is extremely rare to find: Pueblo Tango, Esta Noche Al Pasar (1945).

  4. 1946-1947. Pedro Laurenz bando, Mauricio Mise violin, Carlos Parodi piano. 4 bandos + 3/4 violins. Back to the Decarean style a little bit. Grané returned at the end of 1947 for some years but never in studios anymore.

  5. 1952-53. Pedro Laurenz bando, Oscar Podestá piano. 4-5 violins. One cello was added.

Date/Genre

  • Duos (with Maffia), Quinteto Laurenz, Quinteto Real, and such chamber recordings are not listed.

  • Ranchera Enamorado (1937.07.14) was not listed.

Singer/Masters

  • Laurenz shows a partiality to extrovert singers (Casas, Podestá), which perfectly matches the dark, bandoneón-heavy sound of the band.

  • Víctor and Odeón Laurenz sound drastically different, resulting from the positioning of instruments and the mike.

  • Pathé is a subsidiary of the parental label Odeón, and the studio technology was shared.

Pitch/Speed

  • Laurenz experienced a regression of piano tuning from 440hz to 435hz due to migration from Víctor to Odeón.

  • In existing recordings, only the pieces of 1940 are extremely fast, following the trend of the time.