Various Artists
Masters of the Accordion (CD)

EUCD1834

THE ACCORDION IS KING! A kaleidoscope of accordion music played by the best of the best players from Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Egypt, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Macedonia, Russia and Spain played on a variety of “bellows”, from the bandoneón and the Egyptian quarter tone accordion to the Irish “squeeze box” and more.

Track listing:

1. HUGO DÍAZ (Bandoneón) / ARGENTINA: Inspiración (Tango) (Peregrino Paulos) - 4:25
2. MILAN ZAVKOV / MACEDONIA: Gajdarsko oro (trad., arr. M. Zavkov) - 5:25
3. DANIEL THONON (French diatonic accordion) / CANADA: Marche Bretonne (trad., arr. D. Thonon) - 3:19
4. ENRIQUE UGARTE / SPAIN: Pacífico (Loube) - 3:06
5. MOHSEN ALLAAM (Quarter tone accordion) / EGYPT: Habibi Baladi, We Zay El Amar (H. Ramzy / M. Allaam) - 6:37
6. MAIDHC DAINÍN Ó SÉ / IRELAND: An Buachaillín Bán / Eibhlín Óg / The Dainty Dish before the King (trad., arr. M. D. Ó Sé, F. Flaherty, J. Browne) (MÓC MUSIC) - 4:28
7. MILEN SLAVOV / BULGARIA: Suita (Milen Slavov) - 3:45
8. MARIA KALANIEMI / FINLAND: Orpolasten Polska (trad., arr. Sven Ahlbäck) - 3:28
9. RENATO BORGHETTI / BRAZIL: Milonga para as Missóes (Gilberto Monteiro) - 2:04
10. VITALIY V. BEZRODNOV (Bayan) / RUSSIA: Yablichko (Sailor's Dance) (trad.) - 3:54
11. ROBERTO TOMBESI / ITALY: Adriatica (R. Tombesi) - 3:11
12. NIALL VALLELY (Concertina) / IRELAND: Cissie's (Niall Vallely) / The Star of Munster (Trad. arr. Niall Vallely) - 4:53
13. ENRIQUE UGARTE / SPAIN: Bolero (M. Ravel, arr. E. Ugarte) - 6:35

Published: 2003

Genre: Various & World
Label: Arc Music