Composer: Franck Angelis, Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, Pablo de Sarasate, Domenico Scarlatti, Viatcheslav Semionov, Viktor Vlassov
Performer: Miloš Milivojević
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Nimbus
Catalogue: NI6370
Release: 2018
Size: 300 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata K1 in D minor
02. Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata K44 in F major
03. Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata K25 in F sharp minor
Mendelssohn: Organ Sonata in D Minor, Op. 65, No. 6
04. I. Chorale and Variations
05. Bach: Chorale Prelude BWV639 ‘Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ’
Vlassov: Five Views on Gulay State
06. I. A zone
07. II. A stage
08. III. Thieves
09. IV. Wood Cutting Area
10. V. Criminal authority and creep
11. Angelis: Interieur
Semionov: Don Rhapsodie, No. 2
12. II. second movement
13. Sarasate: Introduction and Tarantella, Op. 43
Graeme Humphrey writes: “The first time I heard Miloš Milivojevic play at the Royal Academy of Music in London, the sound of the free- bass accordion was new to me and thrilling to hear, but it was the repertoire that gave me the greatest pause for thought. Music for keyboard (whether harpsichord, clavichord or organ) was now being played on what is essentially a wind instrument. I quickly learned that not all music would successfully transcribe to this ‘new’ instrument. Beethoven and Brahms would be completely out of place in such transcriptions, but there was a considerable body of ‘old’ music that was sufficiently all-purpose as to become exciting and ‘new’, especially in the hands of such a creative artist as Milos. Then there were the truly new composers of the twentieth century who were writing for the instrument and exploiting the unique sound characteristics of both classical and free-bass accordions. In the case of the classical accordion, the sheer sight of two hands (120 buttons on the left hand keyboard completely hidden from the performer’s view, 58 buttons on the right hand side only occasionally looked at in performance) weaving miracles of tightly-packed movement was, of itself, a fascinating and breath-taking visual experience.” This new release is a showcase of that experience, featuring works by Mendelssohn, Scarlatti, and others.