Astor Piazzolla

Astor Piazzolla

Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (Latin American Spanish: [asˈtoɾ pjaˈsola], Italian: [pjatˈtsɔlla]; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works 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".

Birth and Death Data: Born Mar del Plata (city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina), Died July 5, 1992 (Buenos Aires (capital and largest city of Argentina) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, director

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Columbia (U.K.)	CL9099	10-in.	approximately 1951	Pigmalion	Orchestre Argentin Manuel Pizarro ; Manuel Pizarro	Instrumental ensemble	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Piazzolla, Astor," accessed December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104870.

Piazzolla, Astor. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104870.

"Piazzolla, Astor." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.