The Accordion

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.


Hosted by Seth Boustead
Produced by Sarah Zwinklis
Music

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