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 ...
From the strident opening chords of Einojuhani Rautavaara's Fiddlers, it is immediately apparent that Zolo: Finnish Works for Accordion is not a CD for the faint of heart. Either you love the accordion or hate it, but even the most ardent fan may wince at some of the pieces on this stunning 2003 release from Alba. Yet as far as modern music for ...
Cellist Madeleine Shapiro is a longstanding advocate of contemporary music, both as soloist and as co-founder of the New York-based new music ensemble ModernWorks. Electricity is not only the title of her solo debut disc for Albany Records, but also a program she plays in concerts centering on the voice of the cello interacting with tape and/or ...
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