Astor Piazzolla
Astor Piazzolla
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- The Basics
Given the boldly dramatic, jazz-infused strains of Astor Piazzolla's famous 1974 composition "Libertango," listeners might never know that the great, Argentine-born tango master had, at age 52, recently suffered a heart attack — or that he was attempting to scale back on the furiously prolific, experimental outpourings that had featured the innovating of tango songs with the opera Maria de Buenos Aires ("Balada Para un Organito Loco") and the blending of tango rhythms with fugue formations ("La Muerte del Angel").
$11.10 The BasicsName Time Price 1 Milonga del Angel 6:31 $1.29 View in iTunes 2 Adiós Nonino 4:54 $0.99 View in iTunes 3 La Muerte del Angel 3:00 $0.99 View in iTunes 4 Tres Minutos Con la Realidad 3:13 $0.99 View in iTunes 5 Tanguedia III 4:39 $1.29 View in iTunes 6 Escualo 3:35 $0.99 View in iTunes 7 Buenos Airés Hora Cero 3:46 $1.29 View in iTunes 8 Chin Chin 4:53 $0.99 View in iTunes 9 Milonga for Three 5:59 $0.99 View in iTunes 10 Milonga Loca 3:09 $1.29 View in iTunes 10 Songs - Next Steps
Next Steps offers a unique view onto Piazzolla's evolution as an artist, from the sprightly bandoneón work and almost-sentimental strings of his first formal tango, the 1946 "El Desbande"; to the surrealist motifs of "El Tango," Piazzolla's moody 1965 collaboration with avant-garde Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges; to the smoky, sensual poundings of the late-'80s composition "Duo de Amor."
$11.10 Next StepsParental AdvisoryName Artist Time Price 1 ExplicitSoledad Astor Piazzolla 7:51 $0.99 View in iTunes 2 La Cumparsita Emil Coleman And His Waldorf Astoria Orchestra 3:02 $0.99 View in iTunes 3 La Camorra (Live) Astor Piazzolla 4:26 $1.29 View in iTunes 4 Suite Punta del Este: Intro Astor Piazzolla 4:51 $0.99 View in iTunes 5 Oblivion Astor Piazzolla 3:34 $0.99 View in iTunes 6 El Desbande Astor Piazzolla 2:57 $0.99 View in iTunes 7 Nuevo Tango (Live) Ástor Piazzolla & Gary Burton 5:39 $1.29 View in iTunes 8 Street Tango Astor Piazzolla 4:12 $0.99 View in iTunes 9 Michelangelo '70 Astor Piazzolla 2:51 $1.29 View in iTunes 10 Concierto Para Bandoneon: Moderato Astor Piazzolla 7:22 $1.29 View in iTunes 10 Songs - Deep Cuts
The compositional intricacies of "Concierto Para Quinteto," from Piazzolla's beloved, latter-day album Tango: Zero Hour (see also Basics and Next Steps) somehow render it both intimately wistful and grandly epic — making it a perfect choice for El Gran Astor's landmark '87 concert in Central Park. Other notable Deep Cuts include the early tango soundscape "Triunfal" and the silky "Five Tango Sensations," a collaboration with the Kronos Quartet.
$12.48 Deep CutsName Artist Time Price 1 Remembrance Astor Piazzolla 4:49 $0.99 View in iTunes 2 Leijia's Game Astor Piazzolla 2:23 $0.99 View in iTunes 3 El Rápido Astor Piazzolla 3:07 $0.99 View in iTunes 4 Triunfal Astor Piazzolla 3:20 $0.99 View in iTunes 5 Concierto Para Quinteto (Live) Astor Piazzolla 9:46 $1.29 View in iTunes 6 Bando Astor Piazzolla 3:08 $0.99 View in iTunes 7 Tres Tangos for Bandoneon and Orchestra: Moderato Mistico Astor Piazzolla 5:36 $1.29 View in iTunes 8 Introduccion del Angel Astor Piazzolla 4:34 $0.99 View in iTunes 9 El Recodo Astor Piazzolla 2:23 $0.99 View in iTunes 10 Five Tango Sensations: Asleep - Dreaming Kronos Quartet 5:28 $0.99 View in iTunes 11 Movimiento Contino Astor Piazzolla 3:51 $0.99 View in iTunes 12 Finale (Tango Apasionado) Astor Piazzolla 3:34 $0.99 View in iTunes 12 Songs - Complete Set
Born in Argentina in 1921, Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla began his musical life as a child prodigy on the bandoneón, the button-and-bellows backbone of traditional Argentine tango. Piazzolla remained a bandoneón virtuoso until his death in 1990, but that was one of the few constants in the prodigiously experimental composer's life. Known as El Gran Astor (The Great Astor), Piazzolla's radical forays into blending tango with jazz and classical structures yielded music of groundbreaking complexity and drama, and forever changed the face of the once-hidebound genre.
$34.68 Complete SetParental AdvisoryName Artist Time Price 1 Milonga del Angel Astor Piazzolla 6:31 $1.29 View in iTunes 2 Adiós Nonino Astor Piazzolla 4:54 $0.99 View in iTunes 3 La Muerte del Angel Astor Piazzolla 3:00 $0.99 View in iTunes 4 Tres Minutos Con la Realidad Astor Piazzolla 3:13 $0.99 View in iTunes 5 Tanguedia III Astor Piazzolla 4:39 $1.29 View in iTunes 6 Escualo Astor Piazzolla 3:35 $0.99 View in iTunes 7 Buenos Airés Hora Cero Astor Piazzolla 3:46 $1.29 View in iTunes 8 Chin Chin Astor Piazzolla 4:53 $0.99 View in iTunes 9 Milonga for Three Astor Piazzolla 5:59 $0.99 View in iTunes 10 Milonga Loca Astor Piazzolla 3:09 $1.29 View in iTunes 11 ExplicitSoledad Astor Piazzolla 7:51 $0.99 View in iTunes 12 La Cumparsita Emil Coleman And His Waldorf Astoria Orchestra 3:02 $0.99 View in iTunes 13 La Camorra (Live) Astor Piazzolla 4:26 $1.29 View in iTunes 14 Suite Punta del Este: Intro Astor Piazzolla 4:51 $0.99 View in iTunes 15 Oblivion Astor Piazzolla 3:34 $0.99 View in iTunes 16 El Desbande Astor Piazzolla 2:57 $0.99 View in iTunes 17 Nuevo Tango (Live) Ástor Piazzolla & Gary Burton 5:39 $1.29 View in iTunes 18 Street Tango Astor Piazzolla 4:12 $0.99 View in iTunes 19 Michelangelo '70 Astor Piazzolla 2:51 $1.29 View in iTunes 20 Concierto Para Bandoneon: Moderato Astor Piazzolla 7:22 $1.29 View in iTunes 21 Remembrance Astor Piazzolla 4:49 $0.99 View in iTunes 22 Leijia's Game Astor Piazzolla 2:23 $0.99 View in iTunes 23 El Rápido Astor Piazzolla 3:07 $0.99 View in iTunes 24 Triunfal Astor Piazzolla 3:20 $0.99 View in iTunes 25 Concierto Para Quinteto (Live) Astor Piazzolla 9:46 $1.29 View in iTunes 26 Bando Astor Piazzolla 3:08 $0.99 View in iTunes 27 Tres Tangos for Bandoneon and Orchestra: Moderato Mistico Astor Piazzolla 5:36 $1.29 View in iTunes 28 Introduccion del Angel Astor Piazzolla 4:34 $0.99 View in iTunes 29 El Recodo Astor Piazzolla 2:23 $0.99 View in iTunes 30 Five Tango Sensations: Asleep - Dreaming Kronos Quartet 5:28 $0.99 View in iTunes 31 Movimiento Contino Astor Piazzolla 3:51 $0.99 View in iTunes 32 Finale (Tango Apasionado) Astor Piazzolla 3:34 $0.99 View in iTunes 32 Songs
Customer Reviews
Brit602011
Simply beautiful music to dance to or listen to and be amazed by the depth of feelings.
Brilliant!