He has often been showered with prejudices, sprayed with jokes, but the accordion has never foundered! He has
always knew how to throw himself into the water and dive without restraint, including into repertoires and into the heart of formations in which no one expected him. It is undeniably an instrument that knows how to swim against the tide!
A musette waltz and a Chopin waltz, an organ, bird singers or a cimbalom, classical or contemporary music but also pop, metal or electro… Here are some examples of what awaits us in this second episode carried by the accordions and bandoneons of François Parisi, Viviane Arnoux, Richard Galliano, Myriam Lafargue, Marcel Azzola, Vincent Peirani, Joao Frade, David Hidalgo, Sami Perttula, Hector Del Curto, David Alsina, Greg Kurstin, Grayssoker and Éric Allard Jacquin.
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Lecture listen 8 min
Musical programming:
Thierry Escaich
Claude’s Symphonic Suite: Bacchanal of Death (5th movement)
Lyon Opera Orchestra
Alexandre Bloch (direction)
François Parisi
Annie-Zette
François Parisi and Viviane Arnoux (accordions) and François Michaud (violin)
Album « Jazz in my musette »
Alexander Marcellus
Adagio, from the 2nd movement of the Oboe Concerto in D minor
Richard Galliano (accordion) and Thierry Escaich (organ)
Album « Aria »
Camille Saint-Saëns
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor, opus 28
Myriam Lafargue (accordion), Gilles Apap (violin),
Played by Kovac (cymbals) and Philippe Noharet (contrebasse)
Album “Without orchestra”
Henri Dutilleux
Le Temps l’Horloge: the last poem (3rd movement)
Renée Fleming (soprano)
National Orchestra of France
Direction : Seiji Ozawa
World premiere Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, May 2019.
Henri Dutilleux
Waltz No. 9 in A major “Farewell Waltz”
Marcel Azzola (accordion), Didier Lockwood (violin),
Martin Taylo (guitar) and Jean-Philippe Viret (double bass)
Album « Waltz Club »
Vincent Peirani
Migration
Vincent Peirani (accordion), François Salque (cello)
Johnny Rasse and Jean Boucault: bird singers
youtube
Joao Frade and Tuur Moens
Crush
Joao Frade (accordion), Tuur Moens (drums), Eduardo Cardinho (vibraphone),
Adam Hersh (synths), Joao Silva (violin), Adam Hersh (bass)
Album « Rewind »
Bob Dylan
Beyond here lies nothin’
David Hidalgo (accordion), Bob Dylan (vocals and guitar), Mike Campbell (guitar), Donny Heron-
Still (trumpet), Tony Garnier (bass), George Recile (drums)
album « Together through life »
Ravenclan
Before
Groupe Korpiklaani avec Sami Perttula (accordéon), Jonne Järvelä (voix et guitare),
Kalle « Cane » Savijärvi (guitar), Jarkko Aaltonen (bass), Tuomas Rounakari (violin)
Samuli Mikkonen (drums)
youtube
Shakira
Objection
Hector Del Curto and David Alsina (bandoneons), Shakira (vocals) and other musicians
Album « 2001 – Laundry service »
Lily Allen
As long as I got you
Greg Kurstin (accordion), Lily Allen (vocals)
Album « Sheezus »
Grayssoker
Bag not clear
Grayssoker (accordion and electronics)
youtube
Eric Allard-Jacquin
Le Jaja
Eric Allard-Jacquin (accordion), Ilyes Ferfera (saxophone), Mattis Pascaud (guitar),
François Lapeyssonnie (bass), Arthur Alard (percussion) and Gabriel Westphal
EP “Le Bal Jacquin”
Thierry Escaich
Claude’s Symphonic Suite: Human Machinery (2nd movement)
Lyon Opera Orchestra
Alexandre Bloch (direction)
