others. Having left Odeón, and fronting a larger orchestra (which he had already started to form in the early 1930s), he began what we might call his second era as maestro, with a new orchestral style and, above all, with the vocal participation of Roberto Ray (perhaps the most emblematic of Fresedo's singers). The Fresedo-Ray recordings are among the most memorable in the history of tango: "Vida Mia", "Como aquella princesa", "Isla de Capri", "Niebla del Riachuelo", "Recuerdos de Bohemia", among others. The 1940s brought forward a new generation of musicians—Aníbal Troilo, Osvaldo Pugliese, Miguel Caló, Alfredo de Ángelis, Ricardo Tanturi, Ángel D'Agostino, etc.—and a new characteristic style. Fresedo sought to adapt to these new times, but somehow, this attempt merely detracted from the strength of the fresediano style that had so successfully combined so as successful rhythm and elegance. From this time forward, his orchestrations become slower and he chooses mellifluous singers who even, in some cases, give a certain boleristic air to their versions of his tangos. Despite the continual changes that occurred in the tango, Fresedo continued to record throughout the 1930s and 1940s on RCA Victor, with Roberto Ray, Ricardo Ruiz, and Oscar Serpa as vocalists. He then went on to record again for several years on Odeón, until nearly the end of the 1950s, with singers Héctor Pacheco, Carlos Barrios, and Armando Garrido. Beginning in 1959 he signed with Columbia Records, where he was one of the first artists to record in stereo. Fresedo continued to lead orchestras until his retirement in 1980, doing his last recordings that year on Columbia's label CBS Records, for which he recorded with Argentino Ledesma as the last guest singer. References Antonio Pau Pedrón, Música y poesía del tango. (Spanish) Horacio Loriente, Ochenta notas de tango. (Spanish) External links Biography of Osvaldo Fresedo (El Recodo Tango) Discography of Osvaldo Fresedo (El Recodo Tango) Osvaldo Fresedo recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings. Argentine bandoneonists Argentine composers 1897 births 1984 deaths People from Buenos Aires Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery 20th-century composers