Overview
Astor Piazzolla
Known For
Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark
A cinematic portrait of the world-wide legendary Argentinian composer who...
Astor Piazzolla: tango nuevo
Astor Piazzolla revolutionized the tango. By breaking with the codes...
Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel
Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic accentuate the colors, rhythms...
Astor Piazzolla: The Next Tango
Piazzolla and his Quintet perform with the Cologne Rundfunk Orchestra...
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".