Finally the programme of Gandolfi should be noted - as well as the recent and interesting Fugazza piece Dialoghi senza tempo for accordion and pianoforte - the beautiful melody by the much loved and missed composer Armando Gentilucci: a short piece to a "voice" without "accompaniment" dedicated to the same Gandolfi (who "replies" to his friend with his Dialogo).

It is really true that the quality of music is not judged by the quantity of notes used by Donadelli and in fact, he seems to find himself at ease in the clasical pieces - original or transcribed - as opposed to the "variété" pieces, displaying without doubt a good technique and interpretation of the pieces selected for his program.

It is pleasing to listen to the Piazolla concert Aconcagua (adapted for accordion and piano by M. Ferrarini) that does not detract from the original orchestral version. The praiseworthy propostion is - as Paolo Gandolfi writes in the booklet of the CD - to want to present a sort of dialog between two generations, the young and promising Daniele Donadelli as a support to a moment of encouragement for the future prospects of the ex student.

This CD is an anthology that adequately demonstrates the various aspects of the accordion, firstly from the point of view as a solo or ensemble instrument (with Fugazza and Piazolla) and then from the aspect of transcription (Mozart and Piazolla again) and that of original works.

In the end the various styles offered, range from the classical (Mozart) to contemporary (with amongst others, Gentilucci) passing through traditional accordion repetiore (Brehme and Fugazza), French "variété" (Astier and Lesueur) ...finally coming to Piazzolla where popular music, jazz, classical and contemporary, all co- exist with remarkable synergy.

Alessandro Mugnoz

This CD is available from MusicForAccordion.com site of the Artists Listen to Sound tracks online.