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Henry Doktorski is an accomplished
pianist, organist, conductor, composer, educator and concert
accordionist since 1990 when he won the American Accordion Musicological
Society Virtuoso Solo Competition. He has performed with names
such as Rostropovich, Itzhak Perlman, Lorin Maazel and Dimitri
Kitaenko. As an author he has had articles and letters printed
in diverse publications and just recently completed a book titled
"The Classical Squeezebox, a Short History of the Accordion
In Classical Music".
Although there are different arrangements
of Gershwin's music for the solo accordion, they are not often
included in the accordionists concert repertoire. Even more
rare Gershwin's music is performed on the accordion accompanied
by chamber instruments. For this reason, I found this recording
very refreshing to listen to, as it gives us something new and
not often heard.
Besides
the good arrangements, the accordion blends very nicely with
the accompanying chamber instruments. This in turn creates a
sophisticated sound picture and a very pleasant, relaxing atmosphere
to enjoy this music.
This would
be a great buy if you are after 'easy listening' music and is
also a great contribution toward the ever expanding accordion
repertoire.
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