Top 2 Quotes & Sayings by Astor Piazzolla

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Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Astor Piazzolla

Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla 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".

Composer | March 11, 1921 - July 4, 1992
I still can't believe that some pseudocritics continue to accuse me of having murdered tango. They have it backward. They should look at me as the saviour of tango. I performed plastic surgery on it.
For me, tango was always for the ear rather than the feet. — © Astor Piazzolla
For me, tango was always for the ear rather than the feet.
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