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Astor Piazzolla

Tango

The next Astor Piazzolla concert is scheduled for Friday, August 1, 2025 at Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam, Netherlands. See all 3 upcoming concerts
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Listen to Libertango by Astor Piazzolla, see lyrics, music video & more!
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Latest Release

Listen to Recordando a Astor Piazzolla, Vol. 1 by Astor Piazzolla
ALBUMRecordando a Astor Piazzolla, Vol. 1Astor Piazzolla

More albums from Astor Piazzolla

Listen to Lindberg Pöntinen: Soothing Encores by Christian Lindberg, Roland Pöntinen, Astor Piazzolla & Sergei Rachmaninov
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Listen to Axiom Brass: Piazzolla by Astor Piazzolla & Axiom Brass
ALBUMAxiom Brass: PiazzollaAstor Piazzolla & Axiom Brass
Listen to Axiom Brass: In Full Bloom by Astor Piazzolla & Axiom Brass
ALBUMAxiom Brass: In Full BloomAstor Piazzolla & Axiom Brass
Listen to Tango Mandolin by Shmuel Elbaz & Astor Piazzolla
ALBUMTango MandolinShmuel Elbaz & Astor Piazzolla
Listen to Piazzolla: Maria De Buenos Aries by Astor Piazzolla & Axiom Brass
ALBUMPiazzolla: Maria De Buenos AriesAstor Piazzolla & Axiom Brass
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ALBUMDuo Dialog Plays Astor PiazzollaDuo Dialog & Astor Piazzolla
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Listen to A Media Luz (Remastered) by Astor Piazzolla
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Listen to Bandoneón arrabalero (Remastered) by Astor Piazzolla
ALBUMBandoneón arrabalero (Remastered)Astor Piazzolla
Listen to Laura (Remastered) by Astor Piazzolla
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Listen to Lo que vendrá (Remastered) by Astor Piazzolla
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Listen to Piazzolla Íntimo en el 16. Rue Descartes (Tango en París) by Astor Piazzolla & Mercedes Sosa
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Listen to Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Variationen B-Dur, Op. 83a (Concertino) by Marina Kheifets, Anna Yarovaya, Felix Mendelssohn, Johannes Brahms, Astor Piazzolla & Alexander Rosenblatt
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Listen to Milonga del Ángel (Remastered) by Astor Piazzolla
ALBUMMilonga del Ángel (Remastered)Astor Piazzolla
Listen to Verano Porteño (Remastered) by Astor Piazzolla
ALBUMVerano Porteño (Remastered)Astor Piazzolla
Listen to Negracha (Historical Recordings) by Astor Piazzolla
ALBUMNegracha (Historical Recordings)Astor Piazzolla
Listen to Piazzolla en concierto (2014 Remastered Version) by Astor Piazzolla
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Listen to Esencia and Musica by Astor Piazzolla
ALBUMEsencia and MusicaAstor Piazzolla
Listen to The Tokyo Concert by Astor Piazzolla
ALBUMThe Tokyo ConcertAstor Piazzolla
Listen to El Sueño de una Noche de Verano by Richard Galliano & Astor Piazzolla
ALBUMEl Sueño de una Noche de VeranoRichard Galliano & Astor Piazzolla
Listen to Vintage Tango by Astor Piazzolla
ALBUMVintage TangoAstor Piazzolla
Listen to A Fuego Lento by Astor Piazzolla
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Listen to Roma 1972 by Astor Piazzolla
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Listen to Astor Piazzolla's Chigulin De Bachin by Astor Piazzolla
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Listen to Adiós Nonino (Remastered) by Astor Piazzolla
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Listen to Flute Samba by Jane Rutter & Astor Piazzolla
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Listen to Muerte del Angel by Astor Piazzolla
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About Astor Piazzolla

Listen to Astor Piazzolla, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!
Hometown
Mar del Plata, Argentina
Born
1921
Genre
Tango
Astor Piazzolla, born in 1921 in Mar del Plata, Argentina, and raised in New York City, made his name as his native country's “King of Tango," revolutionizing the Latin American dance in the mid-1950s by fusing elements of it with jazz and classical music to create a distinctive new style. He was a master of the bandoneón, a square-built button accordion, displaying its virtuosic capabilities in vibrant works such as his neoclassical 1979 concerto and his wistful 1988 recording of Tres Tangos. The melancholic yearning, romance, and pulsing melodrama of Piazzolla’s music would have been familiar to audiences in Argentina, where tango is a way of life. His experimentation with the dance’s rhythms and harmonies, however, were new and widely criticized. It's said his band was once doused in gasoline and nearly set on fire—no wonder he called this nuevo tango “danger music." His knowledge of classical techniques and his feel for fusion were nurtured by two great classical thinkers: composer Alberto Ginastera and later Nadia Boulanger. Formed in 1960, Piazzolla's Quinteto Nuevo Tango—featuring violin, electric guitar, piano, double bass, and bandoneón—was the ensemble that established his soundworld. Piazzolla suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in 1990 and died two years later.

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Upcoming Concerts for Astor Piazzolla

  • Aug
    01
    Aug 01, 2025
    Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
    Amsterdam
  • Sep
    26
    Sep 26, 2025
    Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
    Amsterdam
  • Mar
    12
    Mar 12, 2026
    La Seine Musicale
    Boulogne-Billancourt