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Astor Piazzolla

Mar 11, 1921 - Jul 04, 1992 (71 years old) in Mar 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

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El cielo en las manos
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Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel
Self - Composer
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Siempre lunes
Self - Guest
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Prisioneros de una noche
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El hombre del sábado
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Argentinísima
Él mismo
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Fuelle querido
Self
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El día que me quieras
Niño diariero
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Tango in Paris: Memories of Astor Piazzolla
Self (archive footage)
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Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark
Self (archive footage)

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