Astor Piazzolla

Sound

Born

11 March 1921 (105)

Place of Birth

Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Also known as

Astor Piazolla

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".