# Ástor Piazzolla — Libertango

Ástor Piazzolla’s Libertango (1974) is No. 5 in our Tango ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1974
- **Label:** Carosello
- **On one list:** Tango
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Ástor Piazzolla](https://waxonia.com/artist/astor-piazzolla/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/astor-piazzolla--libertango/

## What we say

### No. 5 in [Tango](https://waxonia.com/genre/tango/)

A riff rather than a song, and the most covered thing he wrote. Tango nuevo at its most exportable, and it lost him the last of the traditionalists.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/%C3%81stor%20Piazzolla%20Libertango) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=8UNtQpMMSEM)

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