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Ástor Piazzolla (March 11, 1921 in Mar del Plata – July 4, 1992 in Buenos Aires) is widely considered the most important tango composer of the latter Twentieth Century. His compositions revolutionized the traditional tango with a modern style — incorporating elements from jazz and classical music in a style termed nuevo tango. He was also a formidable bandoneón player, and often performed his own compositions with different ensembles. He is known in his native land of Argentina as "El Gran Ástor" ("The Great Astor").
Biography
Born in Argentina in 1921 to immigrant Italian parents, Piazzolla spent most of his childhood with his family in New York City. While there, he acquired fluency in four languages: Spanish, English, French, and Italian. He also started playing the bandoneon, quickly rising to the status of child prodigy. While still quite young, he met Carlos Gardel, another great figure of Argentine tango. He returned to Argentina in 1937, where strictly traditional tango still reigned, and played in night clubs with a series of mediocre groups. The pianist Arthur Rubinstein (then living in Buenos Aires) advised him to study with the Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera. Delving into scores of Stravinsky, Bartók, Ravel, and others, he gave up tango temporarily and worked as a modernist classical composer.
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listening to "Astor Piazzolla - "Adiós Nonino" -Talento Argentino 2008-(semifinal) - Stepan Grytsay(... ⫠http://blip.fm/~i9luv
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listening to "Astor Piazzolla - "Adiós Nonino" -Talento Argentino 2008-(semifinal) - Stepan Grytsay(... ♫ http://blip.fm/~i9luv
Ecuchando a Astor Piazzolla - Sur. SabÃa que era buenÃsimo, pero los bandoneaones y violines me mataron...
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Ecuchando a Astor Piazzolla - Sur. Sabía que era buenísimo, pero los bandoneaones y violines me mataron...
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