Once relegated solely to the status of folk instrument, the accordion is being used more and more by composers around the world in a stunning variety of different musical contexts. We’ll feature music for this storied instrument and talk to a few of the composers about how it inspired them.
The Accordion
Playlist
A Way Through, by Jane O’Leary
Dermot Dunne, accordion; Madeleine Staunton, alto flute; Paul Roe, bass clarinet
Slow Motion, by Toshio Hosokawa
Teodoro Anzellotti, accordion
Gate Keepers, by Tomi Raisanen
Wu Wei, sheng; Pascal Contet, accordion
Glimmer, by Richard Warp
Stas Venglevski, accordion
Metal Work, by Magnus Lindberg
Sofia Ahjoniemi, accordion; Julien Mégroz, percussion
Recall, by Per Norgard
Bjarke Mogensen, accordion; Danish National Chamber Orchestra; Rolf Gupta, conductor