Astor Piazzolla
Biography
Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer, film composer, bandoneon player and arranger. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music. A virtuoso bandoneonist, he regularly performed his own compositions with a variety of ensembles. In 1992, American music critic Stephen Holden described Piazzolla as "the world's foremost composer of tango music".
Known For
El hombre del sábado
Self - Bandoneon
Astor Piazzolla en Shams
El cielo en las manos
Self
Astor Piazzolla: The Next Tango
Self - Composer
Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel
Niño diariero
El día que me quieras
Self
Astor Piazzolla in Portrait
Self (archive footage)
Astor Piazzolla: tango nuevo
Self (archive footage)
Piazzolla: los años del tiburón
Prisioneros de una noche
Self
Fuelle querido
Él mismo
Argentinísima
Self
Tango argentino
Self
Quereme así (Piantao)
Self (archive footage)
Tango en París: recuerdos de Astor Piazzolla
Himself
Milva, diva per sempre
Self - bandoneon
Astor Piazzolla - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival
Self - bandoneon
Astor Piazzolla y su Quinteto Tango Nuevo - Vredenburg Music Hall
Personal Info
Known For
Sound
Known Credits
18
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-03-11
Place of Birth
Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Also Known As
Astor Piazolla