Astor
Piazzolla is the single most important figure in the history of the tango. He took a sensual, street-smart folk music
and elevated it to art music. Born in
Mar del Plate to Italian parents and raised in New York, his blend of styles reflects his
many cultural influences. In 1954, he
went to study composition with Nadia Boulanger who urged him to use his
Argentinean roots in finding his own voice.
He returned to Buenos Aires and began performing his "nuevo
tango" style with his own ensembles - reworking the traditional tango rhythms,
infusing them with classical and jazz elements. Ashu
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Astor Piazzolla
Tango Bordel 1900 (arr. Ashu) Play
Recorded on 08/08/2007, uploaded on 02/24/2009
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Tango Bordel 1900 Astor Piazzolla (arr. Ashu)
Astor Piazzolla is the single most important figure in the history of the tango. He took a sensual, street-smart folk music and elevated it to art music. Born in Mar del Plate to Italian parents and raised in New York, his blend of styles reflects his many cultural influences. In 1954, he went to study composition with Nadia Boulanger who urged him to use his Argentinean roots in finding his own voice. He returned to Buenos Aires and began performing his "nuevo tango" style with his own ensembles - reworking the traditional tango rhythms, infusing them with classical and jazz elements. Ashu
More music by Astor Piazzolla
Tango-Étude No. 3 for Solo Violin
Tango Etudes No. 3 & 4
Tango No. 2
Contrabajeando
Milonga del Angel
Oblivion
Libertango
Le Grand Tango for Cello and Piano
Primavera Porteña
Adios Nonino - Tango Rapsody para Piano
Performances by same musician(s)
Fantaisie sur un thème original
Cinema Paradiso (arr. Ashu)
Gabriel’s Oboe (arr. Ashu)
Andante, from Sonata, Op.19 (arr. Ashu)
Libertango (arr. Ashu)
Allegro con moto, from Concertino Da Camera
Animé, from Fantasia
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