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Nicola Camoigrande |
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Alberto Fantino (fisarmonica/accordion),
Antonio Valentino (pianoforte/piano) |
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Stradivarius |
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10 September 2005 |
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The composers that have tried will say: it is easy to combine a string quartet
with with an accordion, just like percussion with one or more accordions;
or duets with sorts wind instruments will always turn out very effectively,
similarly the accordion in combination with vocal or chorus... everybody
agrees that the accordion with piano is something very "difficult"
- a complicated combination, something to pay a lot of attention to, because
it is risky.
Obviously Nicholas Campogrande had the courage. In the booklet he has tried
to capture the good will of the listeners speaking about "uncommon
partners..." or "strange couple". I deduce that composers
fear the accordion. The " danze del riso and dell'oblio " face
the highest mountain to climb: firstly the smoothness , the exchanges of
rhythm and melody, the intriguiry game of "seen or not seen",
dreaming with open eyes moving magically through time.
It would have been much easier to write down a thousand notes on a piece
of paper for virtuouso pianists or accordionists. Instead, in order to execute
this "macro-suite" a homage to the dance, the excellent artists
Alberto Fantino and Antonio Valentino have not tried to compete in speed
racing like cars in Indianapolis, but been urged to fulfil a precise performance
to the finest detail always in the dimension of a continues moving on -
said ironically.
Imagination and fantasy, yes - this is the stimulated feeling listening
to this disc. I must admit - it is a most extraordinary result. One last
observation: the accordion part is written for a standard bass instrument
without the need of an extension to traditional keyboard (41 keys). It is
worth emphasizing: anybody can play " danze del riso e dell'oblio "
if they want and for those who haven't understood yet - good music does
not depend upon the amount of notes.
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