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 [Live], 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 [Live], by Tomi Raisanen
Wu Wei, sheng; Pascal Contet, Accordion
Glimmer [Live], by Richard Warp
Stas Venglevski, accordion
Metal Work [Live], by Magnus Lindberg
Sofia Ahjoniemi, Accordion; Julien Mégroz, Percussion
Recall, by Per Norgard
Bjarke Mogensen, accordion;Danish National Chamber Orchestra, Rolf Gupta, conductor
