Astor Piazzolla in conversation and in concert DVD 2007 The Next Tango / Directed by José Montes-Baquer / Astor & his Quintet - Alvaro Pierri Guitar, Das Kölner Rundfunk-Orchester / Conducted by Pinchas Steinberg

UPC 044007343197

MADE IN EU

REGION 0 ntsc DVD

AUDIO: Spanish PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1

Subtitles: English, German, French, Chinese

TOTAL RUNTIME: 88 MINUTES

English Summary:

Piazzolla and his Quintet perform with the Cologne Rundfunk Orchestra conducted by Pinches Steinberg in this film by Jose-Montes Baquer. Piazzolla is also featured in conversation.

With his “tango nuevo”, composer, bandleader, and bandoneon virtuoso Astor Piazzolla introduced Argentina's dance of passion, grace and sexual power into the international concert hall.

In this fascinating and historic film from 1986, Piazzolla performs three of his works with the Cologne Radio Orchestra and talks about his life, his career, and the irreisistible phenomenon that is tango.

Alvaro Pierri
Das Kölner Rundfunk-Orchester
Pinchas Steinberg

A Film by José Montes-Baquer

Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (Spanish pronunciation: [pjaˈsola], Italian pronunciation: [pjatˈtsɔlla]; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) 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".