Astor Piazzolla
Gender: Male
Birthday: 1921-03-11 - 1992-07-04
Place of Birth: Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Also Known As: Astor Piazolla
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".
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Known For
1982Champs-Elysées
1975Numéro un
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1972Le Grand Échiquier
1988Siempre lunes
Bei Bio
1986Chico & Caetano
1972Argentinísima
1967Fuelle querido
1969Tango argentino
2008Astor Piazzolla - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival
1984Astor Piazzolla y su Quinteto Tango Nuevo - Vredenburg Music Hall
2018Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark
1947El hombre del sábado
2024Milva, diva per sempre
2017Tango in Paris: Memories of Astor Piazzolla
1962