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The Accordion

Published: Feb. 3, 2017, 11 p.m.

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.

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We\u2019ll feature music for this storied instrument and talk to a few of the composers about how it inspired them.

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Hosted by Seth Boustead
\nProduced by Sarah Zwinklis

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A Way Through by Jane O\u2019Leary
\nDermot Dunne, accordion; Madeleine Staunton, alto flute; Paul Roe, bass clarinet

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Slow Motion by Toshio Hosokawa
\nTeodoro Anzellotti, accordion

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Gate Keepers by Tomi Raisanen
\nWu Wei, sheng; Pascal Contet, accordion

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Glimmer by Richard Warp
\nStas Venglevski, accordion

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Metal Work by Magnus Lindberg
\nSofia Ahjoniemi, accordion; Julien M\xe9groz, percussion

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Recall by Per Norgard
\nBjarke Mogensen, accordion; Danish National Chamber Orchestra; Rolf Gupta, conductor