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Acordeon De Concierto |
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Antonio Barberena, classical accordionist |
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Antonio Barberena |
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October 12th 2001 |
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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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