Astor Piazzolla

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It's not hyperbole to say that Astor Piazzolla is the single most important figure in the history of tango, a towering giant whose shadow looms large over everything that preceded and followed him.

Piazzolla's place in Argentina's greatest cultural export is roughly equivalent to that of Duke Ellington in jazz -- the genius composer who took an earthy, sensual, even disreputable folk music and elevated it into a sophisticated form of high art.

. Ástor Piazzolla. Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (Spanish pronunciation: [piasola], Italian pronunciation: [pjattsɔlla]; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango 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".[1] Biography[edit] Childhood[edit] Piazzolla was born in Mar del Plata, Argentina, in 1921, the only child of Italian immigrant parents, Vicente "Nonino" Piazzolla and Asunta Manetti. His grandfather, a sailor and fisherman named Pantaleón Piazzolla, had immigrated to Mar del Plata from Trani, a seaport in the southeastern Italian region of Apulia, at the end of the 19th century. Early career[edit] Studies in Paris[edit] Astor Piazzolla. ASTOR PIAZZOLLA 5et & GARY BURTON - Live Ravenna Jazz 1986 part 0-B. ASTOR PIAZZOLLA 5et & GARY BURTON - Live Ravenna Jazz 1986 part 1. ASTOR PIAZZOLLA 5et & GARY BURTON - Live Ravenna Jazz 1986 part 2.

ASTOR PIAZZOLLA 5et & GARY BURTON - Live Ravenna Jazz 1986 part 3. ASTOR PIAZZOLLA 5et & GARY BURTON - Live Ravenna Jazz 1986 part 4. ASTOR PIAZZOLLA 5et & GARY BURTON - Live Ravenna Jazz 1986 part 5. ASTOR PIAZZOLLA 5et & GARY BURTON - Live Ravenna Jazz 1986 part 6. ASTOR PIAZZOLLA 5et & GARY BURTON - Live Ravenna Jazz 1986 part 7. ASTOR PIAZZOLLA Y SU QUINTETO "MICHELANGELO 70" [HQ] ASTOR PIAZZOLLA "ADIOS NONINO" [HQ] ASTOR PIAZZOLLA Y SU QUINTETO "ESCUALO" [HQ] ASTOR PIAZZOLLA "RESURRECION DEL ANGEL" [HQ]

ASTOR PIAZZOLLA "FRACANAPA" [HQ] ASTOR PIAZZOLLA "VERANO PORTEÑO" [HQ] ASTOR PIAZZOLLA "LA MUERTE DEL ANGEL" [HQ] ASTOR PIAZZOLLA "DECARISIMO" [HQ] Whisky - Astor Piazzolla. Astor Piazzolla - Escualo. Libertango (Piazzolla performing) Original Video Electronic Band - Conjunto Electrónico. Astor Piazzolla - Fuga y misterio. Astor Piazzolla plays Piazzolla Bandoneon Concerto I.-Allegro Marcato.

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Astor Piazzolla

From Allmusic:It's not hyperbole to say that Astor Piazzolla is the single most important figure in the history of tango, a towering giant whose shadow looms large over everything that preceded and followed him.

Gotan Project - Astor Piazzolla

From Allmusic:
It's not hyperbole to say that Astor Piazzolla is the single most important figure in the history of tango, a towering giant whose shadow looms large over everything that preceded and followed him.