Ástor Piazzolla, the visionary Argentinian composer, band leader and bandoneon virtuoso who created the revolutionary nuevo tango style in the 1950s, is being celebrated around the world today, March ...

In the waning years of the tango’s “golden age,” which spanned the 1930s to the mid-1950s, the Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) began writing irresistible music that melded elements of ...

Always shaking, never stirred, Parma Recordings CEO Bob Lord has added yet another new, ambitious undertaking to his plate in the form of an online musical competition which is dubbed the Piazzolla ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — In celebration of Astor Piazzolla's 100th birthday, the Latin Grammy-winning Quinteto Astor Piazzolla will pay tribute to the man who revolutionized tango music forever. Kravis ...

Song: I personally think it’s a lot lighter than Piazzolla's nuevo tango. I think the reinterpreted pieces can appeal to a wider audience, not just in those who enjoy classical music or jazz music, ...

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Astor Piazzolla occupies a unique position in modern musical composition. His work is as “popular” in its origins as jazz or blues, though it is frequently heard on classical-music stations—where his ...

Earlier this month was the birth centenary of the larger-than-life Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player and arranger Astor Piazzolla (March 11, 1921-July 4, 1992). To mark the anniversary, The ...

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Recorded and published in 1974 in Milan, this sultry tango marks a change in style for composer Astor Piazzolla from classical tango to nuevo tango. While you might not be familiar with the term ...

The Artemis Quartet are often asked why, with the whole vast string-quartet repertoire at their feet, they want to play tango music by Astor Piazzolla. Cellist Eckart Runge, who has been chiefly ...