Janne Rattya was born in 1974 in
Finland. He studied with Heidi Velamo, Matis Rantaned and Mie
Miki, and received a scholarship from the " Finnish Cultural Foundation",
Wihuri Foundation and the Deutschen Akademischen Austauschdienst.
He won first prize in the "Arrasate Hiria" competition in Spain
in 1996. Concert tours have taken him to various countries in
Europe and to Japan. Since 2000 he has been a lecturer at the
Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and at the Folkwang Hochshule in
Essen.
This would be one of few classical
accordion recordings (if not the only one) completely dedicated
to the music of J.S. Bach, in particular to his Two Part Inventions
and Three Part Sinfonias, and as such this recording is a valuable
contribution towards the classical accordion recordings. It is
common practice on other instruments such as violin , piano, etc.
to have whole cycles of a composer's works recorded, for that
matter there are cycles of Bach's works recorded by many different
artists, but this is not often found in the world of classical
accordion.
In that regard this recording by
Janne Rattya is probably unique, plus the fact that Jannes performance
is of the highest level by any standard, makes this recording
"a must" in the phono-library of any classical accordionist. Janne
has a deep and refined understanding for the style. His polyphonic
thinking is amazing as a result of which his voice-leading is
masterful. At times the impression is that he plays on a non-bellows
instrument and can control the volume of every voice, making one
dominate another to great extent - it's very impressive. Janne's
absolute technical freedom enables him to use an even, crystal
clear leggiero touch throughout his performance - one of the most
difficult touches to achieve on the accordion.
Janne's performance is intelligent
and sophisticated. He is a professional of a very high standard
and I highly recommend this recording.
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