FRESCOBALDI, GESUALDO, SOLBIATI: Music for Accordion [CD de audio] Francesco Gesualdi (accordion) and Frescobaldi, Gesualdo, Sol

Two masters of the Italian Renaissance played... the accordion! The accordion is slowly emancipating itself, shedding its light entertainment image and reclaiming its right as a serious and valuable musical instrument. Its possibilities are enormous, its sounds and sonorities as varied as a church organ. This new recording features keyboard works by Frescobaldi and Gesualdo, works that were intended for harpsichord or organ, and can therefore be played on any keyboard instrument. The accordion performance is fascinating in its fusion of both the harpsichord (its tactile precision) and the organ (its sustained polyphony). The Italian Francesco Gesualdi is one of the best accordionists in the world. He commissioned works for his instrument with many contemporary composers, and is well connected with composers such as Mauricio Kagel, Sofia Gubaidulina and Wolfgang Rihm. Excellent and extensive notes are included in the booklet.