Astor Piazzolla
Known for SoundBorn 1921-03-11 — died 1992-07-04Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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
Argentinísima
1972 · as Él mismo
Fuelle querido
1967 · as Self
Tango argentino
1969 · as Self
Astor Piazzolla - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival
2008 · as Self - bandoneon
Milva, diva per sempre
2024 · as Himself
The Day You Love Me
1935 · as Niño diariero
Astor Piazzolla: tango nuevo
2017 · as Self (archive footage)
El cielo en las manos
1950
Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark
2018 · as Self (archive footage)
Astor Piazzolla en Shams
1985 · as Self - Bandoneon
Astor Piazzolla: The Next Tango
2007 · as Self
Tango in Paris: Memories of Astor Piazzolla
2017 · as Self (archive footage)
El hombre del sábado
1947
Astor Piazzolla in Portrait
1990 · as Self
Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel
2017 · as Self - Composer
Astor Piazzolla y su Quinteto Tango Nuevo - Vredenburg Music Hall
1984 · as Self - bandoneon
Prisioneros de una noche
1962
Quereme así (Piantao)
1997 · as Self