Libertango

"Libertango"
Single by Astor Piazzolla
from the album Libertango
Released1974
RecordedMilan, Italy
GenreTango nuevo
Length2:49
LabelCarosello
Songwriter(s)Astor Piazzolla

Libertango is a composition by tango composer and bandoneon player Astor Piazzolla, recorded and published in 1974 in Milan. The title is a portmanteau merging "Libertad" (Spanish for "liberty") and "tango", symbolizing Piazzolla's break from classical tango to tango nuevo.