In Finland, the accordion enjoys a status according a "real" instrument, more so than it does in the United States where it is associated with Lawrence Welk and the nerdiest kid in your school, invariably the only student who plays one. Mikko Luoma is no nerd; he is a professor at the Turku Music Academy in Finland who organizes an annual new music festival called Aboa Nova in Tallinn, conducts master classes in accordion throughout the world, and participates in a group called the Plus Ensemble. Bridge's Virtuoso Accordion ...
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In Finland, the accordion enjoys a status according a "real" instrument, more so than it does in the United States where it is associated with Lawrence Welk and the nerdiest kid in your school, invariably the only student who plays one. Mikko Luoma is no nerd; he is a professor at the Turku Music Academy in Finland who organizes an annual new music festival called Aboa Nova in Tallinn, conducts master classes in accordion throughout the world, and participates in a group called the Plus Ensemble. Bridge's Virtuoso Accordion is the first solo outing on disc for Luoma; it contains seven works, including four by Finnish composers, including Magnus Lindberg, who played accordion in his youth, as did late French composer Gérard Grisey.The most impressive of the pieces here is the Carpathian Suite (1974) by Russian composer Vladimir Zubitsky, who was only 20 when he wrote it. Its mixture of contemporary techniques and snatches of folk accordion-derived gestures makes for a dazzling and heady combination, and...
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Gérard Grisey; Jukka Tiensuu; Magnus Lindberg; Salvatore Sciarrino; Sampo Haapamäki; Vladimir Zubitsky. New. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
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