"Per aspera ad... Astor", dedication to Astor Piazzolla

The name of Astor Piazzolla is one of the first associations with the tango music. Hardly was there any composer who has done to this genre more than Astor. A revolutionary approach took tango as it was to an absolutely different level.

Astor Piazzolla playing bandoneon

Astor Piazzolla is known for adding to the traditional sound of tango the elements of Jazz and Classical Music. What appeared as a result of that fusion is often called ‘nuevo tango’ (‘new tango’), and it really did become something new. Moreover, the composer was also an extremely talented bandoneon player and he performed most of his works on that instrument, which made them even more exotic for that time.

I have come across a really beautiful dedication to the great tango composer. It is played in a duo of violin and piano (with piano obviously in the lead) and it’s got a perfect title – "Per aspera ad... Astor", highlighting the distance it takes to come at little a bit closer to the level of the virtuoso genius.