Astor Piazzolla

Astor Piazzolla

Actor · Director

Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
March 11, 1921

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".

Photo

Astor Piazzolla 1
Astor Piazzolla 2

Representative Works

Operación Antartida
Operación Antartida
10.0
/ Spanish
The Furies
The Furies
7.5
/ Spanish
Enligt beslut
Enligt beslut
7.0
/ Swedish
Fuelle querido
Fuelle querido
8.0
/ Spanish
The Slowness
The Slowness
7.1
/ Spanish
Extraña ternura
Extraña ternura
3.7
/ Spanish
Marta Ferrari
Marta Ferrari
9.0
/ Spanish
Are We?
Are We?
4.7
/ Spanish
El crack
El crack
6.2
/ Spanish
Tango argentino
Tango argentino
7.7
/ Spanish
Brief Heaven
Brief Heaven
6.3
/ Spanish
Paula Cautiva
Paula Cautiva
6.7
/ Spanish

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Operación Antartida
1957Winner

Best Performance

Operación Antartida

The Furies
1960Winner

Best Performance

The Furies

Enligt beslut
1988Nominee

Best Performance

Enligt beslut

Career Highlights

Fuelle querido
1967Highlight

Best Performance

Fuelle querido

The Slowness
1969Highlight

Best Performance

The Slowness