Programme
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) Sonata in B minor, K87 Sofia Gubaidulina (b1931) De Profundis Václav Trojan (1907-1983) The Ruined Cathedral, for solo accordion (1958) Bent Lorentzen (b1935) Tears (1992) Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) Ein Kinderscherz - Children's Games (1859) Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) Ave Maria Franz Liszt, arr Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989) Rákóczy March Astor Piazzolla Libertango (1974) |
Accordion (Part-Acrostic)
Artist's challenge: writhing snake-like moves Constantly change its shape with every breath, Contain within pulsating, curving box Of many buttons' input, a music Repertoire so different from the squeeze-box Dance-band stereotyped image; rises Incandescent with depth of emotion. Oh what volume, together with delivery; Nuances of facial angles never still. His chin at times rests on the instrument, as if to coax last drop of resonance, may tilt aloft, or hide behind the box with furrowed brow; fleeting duration gone in rapid turns, and synchronicity of nimble fingers mirrors a spooky sonority that lingers quite spell-bound amidst the aura. Ever-fluid sound, now shared in lively duet, reaches page encapsulated by dynamic pen. |
There is such a choice of versions, even if we restrict ourselves to accordions, but this solo performance by Richard Galliano (who composed New York Tango) has to be one of the best:
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Directions to
Leatherhead Methodist Church |
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