Biography of Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)

Astor Piazzolla playing accordeon
Photography kindly provided by Hyou Vielz
11.03.1921
Born in Mar del Plate, son of italian parents
Piano and bandoneon lessons
1936
Seeing the tango dancers Elvino Vardaro makes the jazz fan a tango lover
1938
Moves from New York to Buenos Aires
1939
Member and arranger of the orchestra Anibal Troilo
1940
Meeting Arthur Rubinstein he wants to get academcial education. Composition lessons with Alberto Ginastera
1954
Student of Nadia Boulanger
1955
After his return to Buenos Aires he builds an ensemble of his own.
Developer of Tango Nuevo, which is a new form of Tango, not longer for dancing. Public opinion at first declined this new music.

Sheet music for flute:

Histoire du Tango
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(flute, guitar)
Edition Henry Lemoine, 24810HL
Rating: mid-grade
  1. Bordel 1900
  2. Café 1930
  3. Nightclub 1960
  4. Concert d'aujourd'hui
Magnificent. Written for the flutist Marc Grauwels
Libertango (a-moll) (Bearbeitung)
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(4 flutes, alto flute, bass flute, double bass)
Robert Martin, R 5649 M
Rating: easy
  1. Tempo di tango nuevo
4th flute ist optional, parts and score.
Tango Etudes (Etüde)
(flute)
Edition Henry Lemoine, 24 897
Rating: difficult
  1. No 1 (Décide)
  2. No 2 (Anxieux et rubato)
  3. No 3 (Molto marcate e energico)
  4. No 4 (Lento-Meditativo)
  5. No 5 (Avec anxiété)
Very beautiful and a stilistic challenge.
Tango Suite (Bearbeitung)
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(flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn)
Berben, E. 5579 B.
Rating: mid-grade
  1. Tango #1 - Allegro
  2. Tango #2 - Andante
  3. Tango #3 - Allegro
Parts and score, the print is a bit unusual.

CDs with/from Astor Piazzolla

Hugo German Gaido, Irmgard Toepper-Dickhues
Astor Piazzolla - Complete Music for Flute and Guitar (2000)
jpc
Naxos
    Cinco Piezas for guitar:
  1. Campero (04:06:00)
  2. Romántico (04:16:00)
  3. Acentuado (03:18:00)
  4. Tristòn (04:54:00)
  5. Compadre (02:51:00)
    6. Tango Études for flute:
  6. Étude No. 1 (03:30:00)
  7. Étude No. 2 (07:21:00)
  8. Étude No. 3 (03:32:00)
  9. Étude No. 4 (04:27:00)
  10. Étude No. 5 (00:00:02)
  11. Étude No. 6 (04:30:00)
    12. Histoire du Tango:
  12. Bordel 1900 (03:49:00)
  13. Café 1930 (06:44:00)
  14. Nightclub 1960 (05:55:00)
  15. Concert d'aujourd'hui (05:14:00)
Gerald Handrick, Veronica Kraneis
Gradito (2001)
Opal Verlag
    Jaime Mirtenbaum Zenamon: Fantasias für Altquerflöte und Gitarre:
  1. Noche veraniega (01:17:00)
  2. En las columnas (00:51:00)
  3. El paeso (00:38:00)
  4. Metidaciòn (01:36:00)
  5. La fiesta (00:26:00)
  6. Sueño (02:12:00)
  7. Eduardo Sainz de la Maza: Habanera (02:47:00)
  8. Astor Piazzolla: Tangostudie (03:39:00)
  9. Jaime Mirtenbaum Zenamon: Tango für Bassquerflöte und Gitarre (03:03:00)
  10. Astor Piazzolla: Tangostudie (04:15:00)
  11. Eduardo Sainz de la Maza: Campanas del alba (04:30:00)
  12. Francis Kleynjans: Aria No. 1 in a-moll für Konzertflöte und Gitarre (02:42:00)
  13. Anonymus: Danza (01:08:00)
  14. Anonymus: Danza (01:04:00)
  15. Anonymus: Danza (00:53:00)
  16. Anonymus: Danza (01:10:00)
  17. Celso Machado: Samba (00:00:00)
  18. Celso Machado: Choro (00:00:00)
Jörg Gebhardt, Gaby Pas van Riet, Yves Storms
Latin Classics (1999)
Edition Hera
    Astor Piazzolla: Histoire du Tango:
  1. Bordel 1900 (03:31:00)
  2. Cafe 1930 (07:28:00)
  3. Night-club 1960 (06:06:00)
  4. Concert d'aujourd'hui (02:51:00)
  5. Heitor Villa-Lobos: Prelude No. 3 für Gitarre (1940) (05:46:00)
  6. Heitor Villa-Lobos: Aria aus Bachianas Brasileiras (05:09:00)
  7. Heitor Villa-Lobos: Distribucao de Flores (1932) (04:24:00)
  8. Heitor Villa-Lobos: Prelude No. 5 für Gitarre (1940) (03:54:00)
    9. Celso Machado: Musique populaires bresiliennes:
  9. Pacocoa (Choro) (04:02:00)
  10. Quebra Queixo (Choro) (04:23:00)
  11. Piazza Vittorio (Choro Maxixe) (03:42:00)
  12. Algodao Doce (Samba) (01:39:00)
  13. Sambossa (Bossa Nova) (02:08:00)
  14. Pe de Moleque (Samba) (02:42:00)
William Bennett, Simon Wynberg
Pot-pourri for flute & guitar (1990)
ASV Digital
    Astor Piazzolla: Histoire du Tango:
  1. Nightclub 1960 (05:36:00)
  2. Café 1930 (06:27:00)
  3. Bordel 1900 (03:35:00)
  4. Concert d'Aujourd'hui (03:01:00)
    5. Joaquín Rodrigo: Serenata al Alba del Dia:
  5. Andante moderato (02:57:00)
  6. Allegro (01:37:00)
  7. Franz Schubert: Originaltänze (aus D.365) (09:42:00)
    8. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Sonatina op. 205:
  8. Allegretto grazioso (00:00:04)
  9. Tempo die Siciliana (Andantino grazioso e malincolico) (04:03:00)
  10. Scherzo - Rondo (Allegretto con spirito) (04:25:00)
    11. Francis Poulenc: Mouvements Perpetuels:
  11. Assez modéré (01:36:00)
  12. Très modéré (01:59:00)
  13. Alerte (03:40:00)
    14. Béla Bartók: Roumanian Folk Dances:
  14. Jocul cu bàtǎ (01:25:00)
  15. Brâul (00:34:00)
  16. Pe loc (01:09:00)
  17. Buciumeana (01:38:00)
  18. "Poarga" româneascǎ (00:39:00)
  19. Mǎnuntelul (00:58:00)
VerQuer
VerQuer - Flutes unlimited (2004)
Upala Classics
  1. Dieter Weberpals: Mariam (04:12:00)
  2. Heiner Wiberny: Ulla in Africa (03:46:00)
  3. Benedikt Brydern: Silent Movie (08:02:00)
  4. Johann Sebastian Bach: Bourree (03:47:00)
  5. Günther Zabernigg: The priest and the magician (03:48:00)
  6. Heike Beckmann: Levada (05:22:00)
  7. Anne La Berge: Rough Diamond (05:37:00)
  8. Astor Piazzolla: Libertango (03:47:00)
  9. Tito Puente: Philadelphia Mambo (06:12:00)
  10. Horace Silver: Peace (02:32:00)

Literature von/über Astor Piazzolla

Last edit 02.05.2020