Feliciano Brunelli, born Félicien Brunelli in Marseille, France, in 1903, was a
naturalized Argentine pianist, accordionist, bandoneonist, composer, and
orchestra leader who lived until 1981. Born to Italian parents, he immigrated to
Argentina in 1908 as a child and settled in Rafaela, Santa Fe, before moving to
Buenos Aires to begin his professional music career. He formed the Cuarteto del
900 with violinist Elvino Vardaro, bandoneonist Aníbal Troilo, and flautist
Enrique Bour, recording his tango “El pillete”. Brunelli achieved wide national
popularity after forming his Orquest...