Roberto Firpo: Old Guard pianist, bandleader and composer. (Very) instructive history of La Cumparsita.

A very brief biography of Roberto Firpo (1884-1969), a tango pianist, bandleader and composer of Old Guard and a solid favorite of the dancers all over the world.

Above right: Firpo's name is connected to the story of famous La Cumparsita.

Above left: Firpo's masterpiece of 1910 - Alma de Bohemio. The sheet cover: 1916

Sources

ToDoTango - a comprehensive source of Argentine tango music, poetry and history
Robert Farris Thompson, Tango: The Art History of Love
Below are several albums by Roberto Firpo with classical tangos, milongas and valses.
Only one has his hit Alma de Bohemio