Astor Piazzolla

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".

Known For

Champs-Elysées

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Numéro un

Le Grand Échiquier

Siempre lunes

Chico & Caetano

The Day You Love Me

Milva, diva per sempre

All Movies (18)

• Milva, diva per sempre2024 · as Himself
• Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark2018 · as Self (archive footage)
• Tango in Paris: Memories of Astor Piazzolla2017 · as Self (archive footage)
• Astor Piazzolla: tango nuevo2017 · as Self (archive footage)
• Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel2017 · as Self - Composer
• Astor Piazzolla - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival2008 · as Self - bandoneon
• Astor Piazzolla: The Next Tango2007 · as Self
• Quereme así (Piantao)1997 · as Self
• Astor Piazzolla in Portrait1990 · as Self
• Astor Piazzolla en Shams1985 · as Self - Bandoneon
• Astor Piazzolla y su Quinteto Tango Nuevo - Vredenburg Music Hall1984 · as Self - bandoneon
• Argentinísima1972 · as Él mismo
• Tango argentino1969 · as Self
• Fuelle querido1967 · as Self
• Prisioneros de una noche1962
• El cielo en las manos1950
• El hombre del sábado1947
• The Day You Love Me1935 · as Niño diariero

All TV Shows (7)

• Siempre lunes1988 · as Self - Guest
• Chico & Caetano1986
• Bei Bio1983 · as Self
• Champs-Elysées1982 · as Self
• Numéro un1975 · as Self
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche1975 · as Self
• Le Grand Échiquier1972 · as Self