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
TV
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
TV
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975
TV
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
1972
TV
Numéro un
Self
1975
TV
Siempre lunes
Self - Guest
1988
TV
Bei Bio
Self
1983
TV
Chico & Caetano
1986
Film
Argentinísima
Él mismo
1972
Film
Fuelle querido
Self
1967
Film
El día que me quieras
Niño diariero
1935
Film
Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
El hombre del sábado
1947
Film
Astor Piazzolla - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival
Self - bandoneon
2008
Film
Tango argentino
Self
1969
Film
Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel
Self - Composer
2017
Film
Quereme así (Piantao)
Self
1997
Film
Astor Piazzolla: The Next Tango
Self
2007
Film
Astor Piazzolla en Shams
Self - Bandoneon
1985
Film
El cielo en las manos
1950
Film
Tango in Paris: Memories of Astor Piazzolla
Self (archive footage)
2017
Filmography
2024FilmMilva, diva per sempreas Himself2018FilmPiazzolla: The Years of the Sharkas Self (archive footage)2017FilmTango in Paris: Memories of Astor Piazzollaas Self (archive footage)2017FilmAstor Piazzolla: tango nuevoas Self (archive footage)2017FilmTango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamelas Self - Composer2008FilmAstor Piazzolla - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festivalas Self - bandoneon2007FilmAstor Piazzolla: The Next Tangoas Self1997FilmQuereme así (Piantao)as Self1990FilmAstor Piazzolla in Portraitas Self1988TVSiempre lunesas Self - Guest1986TVChico & Caetano1985FilmAstor Piazzolla en Shamsas Self - Bandoneon1984FilmAstor Piazzolla y su Quinteto Tango Nuevo - Vredenburg Music Hallas Self - bandoneon1983TVBei Bioas Self1982TVChamps-Elyséesas Self1975TVNuméro unas Self1975TVLes Rendez-vous du dimancheas Self1972FilmArgentinísimaas Él mismo1972TVLe Grand Échiquieras Self1969FilmTango argentinoas Self1967FilmFuelle queridoas Self1962FilmPrisioneros de una noche1950FilmEl cielo en las manos1947FilmEl hombre del sábado1935FilmEl día que me quierasas Niño diariero