Astor Piazzolla
Known for Sound
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".
Filmography
Argentinísima
1972
as Él mismo
Fuelle querido
1967
as Self
Milva, diva per sempre
2024
as Himself
El hombre del sábado
1947
El día que me quieras
1935
as Niño diariero
Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel
2017
as Self - Composer
El cielo en las manos
1950
Astor Piazzolla: tango nuevo
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Tango in Paris: Memories of Astor Piazzolla
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Quereme así (Piantao)
1997
as Self
Astor Piazzolla en Shams
1985
as Self - Bandoneon
Prisioneros de una noche
1962
Astor Piazzolla: The Next Tango
2007
as Self
Astor Piazzolla - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival
2008
as Self - bandoneon
Tango argentino
1969
as Self
Astor Piazzolla y su Quinteto Tango Nuevo - Vredenburg Music Hall
1984
as Self - bandoneon
Astor Piazzolla in Portrait
1990
as Self