| Title: |
Acordeon
De Concierto
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| Artist: |
Antonio Barberena, classical accordionist |
| Supplied
by: |
Antonio Barberena |
| Review
date: |
October
12th 2001 |
| Tracks: |
1. J. S. Bach - Prelude and
Fugue in F Major
2.
Gaspar Sanz: Suite Espanola - Villano, Ricercare, Espanoleta,
Fanfare de la Caballeria de Napoles, Danza de las hachas, Canario
3. H. Frabco - Motetes a Santa Maria
4. J. Torres - Batalla
5. Anonimo - Sonatas del archivo de la Catedral de Mexico - Allegro,
Andante y gustoso, Allegro
6. L. Boellmann - Gotick Suite - Choral, Gotick Menuet, Prayer,
Toccata
7. A. Volpi - Preludio
8. Zolotarev - Sonata No 2 - Allegro ingenuo, Andante tranquillo,
Vivacissimo con spirito
9. C. Gardel - El dia que me quieras - Tango
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Antonio Barberena was born in Mexico
City in 1962. As a pupil of Italian Maestro Sergio Rizzardi, in
1978 Antonio won a first place at the 5th National Accordion Championship
in Mexico City. From 1981 to 1987 he had a very intense concert
schedule taking part in international events in Spain, Venezuela
and Switzerland. Antonio recorded two LP's and founded the Accordion
Quintet of Mexico City. In 1992 he travelled to South America
and performed in Argentina and Chile, and in 1995 in Houston,
USA, at the American Accordion Association Festival. Antonio has
taken part in the UNAM Philharmonic Orchestra, in radio and television
programs as well as music festivals throughout Mexico.
Thematically this recording follows
the line of baroque. Antonio has chosen a number of baroque transcriptions
as well as pieces originally written for the accordion in a classical
style (for the work "Sonata No. 2", Zolotarev wrote: "In the
style of Haydn").
Having had a main emphasis on the
baroque music, it is obvious that Antonio enjoys playing this
style. The choice of the pieces is quite unusual and interesting
- these pieces are rarely heard on the accordion but are very
well "transcribable" for the accordion, and in that area of broadening
accordion repertoire Antonio has done quite a good job. However,
I would have liked to hear a bit more interesting performance,
with more tonal colours and contrasts used, technically more advanced
especially in the area of bellows technique and control.
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