The Accordion
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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.
\\nWe\\u2019ll feature music for this storied instrument and talk to a few of the composers about how it inspired them.
\\nHosted by Seth Boustead
\\nProduced by Sarah Zwinklis
Music
\\nA Way Through by Jane O\\u2019Leary
\\nDermot Dunne, accordion; Madeleine Staunton, alto flute; Paul Roe, bass clarinet
Slow Motion by Toshio Hosokawa
\\nTeodoro Anzellotti, accordion
Gate Keepers by Tomi Raisanen
\\nWu Wei, sheng; Pascal Contet, accordion
Glimmer by Richard Warp
\\nStas Venglevski, accordion
Metal Work by Magnus Lindberg
\\nSofia Ahjoniemi, accordion; Julien M\\xe9groz, percussion
Recall by Per Norgard
\\nBjarke Mogensen, accordion; Danish National Chamber Orchestra; Rolf Gupta, conductor