Astor Piazzolla
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".
Birthday: 11 March 1921
Birth place: Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Known for: Sound
Movies known for
El hombre del sábado
Astor Piazzolla en Shams
El cielo en las manos
Astor Piazzolla: The Next Tango
Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel
El día que me quieras
Astor Piazzolla in Portrait
Astor Piazzolla: tango nuevo
Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark
Prisioneros de una noche
Fuelle querido
Argentinísima
Tango argentino
Quereme así (Piantao)
Tango in Paris: Memories of Astor Piazzolla
Milva, diva per sempre
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