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http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=08-Oct-2010&lang=de&s=3232
08-Oct-2010
by Rob Howard
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 ‘Øivind Farmen plays Scandinavian Accordion Favourites’ is a new CD, recorded in May 2010, containing melodious yet virtuosic pieces composed by some of the most famous Scandinavian accordionists, such as Arnstein Johansen, Henry Haagenrud, Andrew Walter and Toralf Tollefsen. Øivind Farmen carries this heritage with musical deference and charm on this recording of popular and principal Scandinavian accordion titbits.Øivind Farmen has been acknowledged on the international arena as a concert soloist within classical and contemporary music, and he has introduced audiences to his mesmerizing playing from China to the USA. His awards include winning the CMA ‘Trophée Mondial’ (1996) and the ‘Klingenthal International Accordion Competition’ (1993). Alongside his classical career, he has always played folk, varieté, and other accordion related music. Øivind's collaborators include internationally acclaimed performers such as trumpeter Ole Edvard Antonsen, violinist Elise Båtnes and tuba player Øystein Baadsvik, and in the accordion world he has toured as a duo with both Jörgen Sundeqvist and Lars Karlsson. ‘Øivind Farmen plays Scandinavian Accordion Favourites’ is a self-published CD, available directly from Øivind Farmen. For further information email: farmen@farmen.net |