Astor Piazzolla
Sound
Born: 1921-03-11 in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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
Champs-Elysées
Self
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
Numéro un
Self
Fuelle querido
Self
Siempre lunes
Self - Guest
Tango argentino
Self
Chico & Caetano
Argentinísima
Él mismo
Milva, diva per sempre
Himself
Astor Piazzolla - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival
Self - bandoneon
Prisioneros de una noche
The Day You Love Me
Niño diariero
Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark
Self (archive footage)
El cielo en las manos
El hombre del sábado
Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel
Self - Composer
Quereme así (Piantao)
Self
Astor Piazzolla in Portrait
Self
Tango in Paris: Memories of Astor Piazzolla
Self (archive footage)
Astor Piazzolla: tango nuevo
Self (archive footage)