Astor Piazzolla
Born March 11, 1921 (Age: 105)
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Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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".
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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Filmography
Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel
2017
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as Self - Composer
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Age: 96
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Astor Piazzolla: The Next Tango
2007
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as Self
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Age: 86
Quereme así (Piantao)
1997
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as Self
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Age: 76
Astor Piazzolla in Portrait
1990
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as Self
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Age: 69
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Astor Piazzolla en Shams
1985
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as Self - Bandoneon
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Age: 63
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Astor Piazzolla y su Quinteto Tango Nuevo - Vredenburg Music Hall
1984
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as Self - bandoneon
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Age: 63
Argentinísima
1972
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as Él mismo
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Age: 51
Tango argentino
1969
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as Self
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Age: 47
Prisioneros de una noche
1962
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as
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Age: 40
El cielo en las manos
1950
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as
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Age: 29