Tango: Zero Hour (1992) more music like this

by Astor Piazzolla

Considered by Piazzolla to be his best work, 1986's Tango Zero Hour was the culmination of a career that began in Argentina in the 1930s. Piazzolla started out auspiciously enough working with one of the brightest lights of the classic tango era, singer Carlos Gardél. After Gardél's tragic death in 1935 (by turning down an offer to tour with the ...

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The Soul of Tango: Greatest Hits (2000) more music like this

by Astor Piazzolla

One of a number of posthumous attempts by various labels to present a coherent picture of the whole of Astor Piazzolla's genius, this collection makes that attempt by separating his music into a number of different groups. It begins with an orchestral introduction number, then moves into his first major group on the album, the Quintet, with a pair ...

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Essential Tango (2007) more music like this

by Astor Piazzolla

This double-disc follow-up to 2003's similarly titled The Essential Tangos includes all but two of the dozen tracks that comprised the earlier single-CD collection, rendering that intro virtually superfluous. Like that compilation, this expanded version draws from the tango legend's final years (he died in 1992), its music spanning the '70s and ...

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Tangón more music like this

by Aurelia Saxophone Quartet

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57 Minutos con la Realidad (1996) more music like this

by Astor Piazzolla

A final release from Astor Piazzolla, recorded shortly before his death and edited for release following notes that he left behind. The work stems largely from a session in the BBC studios, and also from a recording session in Germany. The playing is wonderful here -- all of the pieces fit well together. The piano is especially brash, courtesy of ...

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The Lausanne Concert (1993) more music like this

by Astor Piazzolla

Piazzolla was nearing the end of his distinguished career when he performed this concert in Switzerland in 1989; he divided it between playing classic material and debuting compositions. The first half was devoted to songs from the 1950s to the late '80s, while the second portion featured new material titled "Tango Nuevo, Nuevo." Each section was ...

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Libertango [Milan] (1997) more music like this

by Astor Piazzolla

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Suite Punta del Este (1996) more music like this

by Astor Piazzolla

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Libertango [Ćon] (2005) more music like this

by Astor Piazzolla/Quatuor Caliente

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Milonga d'Automne (2004) more music like this

by Norteno

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Libertango: The Music of Astor Piazzolla (2000) more music like this

by Gary Burton

Gary Burton's Libertango: The Music of Astor Piazzolla continues the vibraphonist's homage to Piazzolla's nuevo tango, which began with 1996's Astor Piazzolla Reuninon: a Tango Excursion. Here, as on that album, Burton collaborates with former Piazzolla players such as pianist Pablo Ziegler, violinist Fernando Suarez-Paz, and guitarist Horacio ...

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Astor Piazzolla: The Central Park Concert (1987) more music like this

by Astor Piazzolla

This powerful concert was recorded live in New York City on September 6, 1987. Piazzolla was playing with his best ensemble: a quintet consisting of himself on bandoneon, Pablo Ziegler on piano, Fernando Suarez Paz on violin, Horacio Malvicino on electric guitar, and Hector Console on bass. Piazzolla plays some of his finest material -- about half ...

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