Winter SketchesThis is a CD dedicated to Russian music as interpreted by the bayan accordion. the player is the young and talented Bjarke Mogensen,who offers us a captivating programme based on Russian popular and folk music. The second part is dedicated to original compositions for bayan, represented here by three composers and pieces now considered "classics" in accordion composition: W. Solotaryov and his Chamber Suite, Capriccio by A. Repnikov and A.I. Kusyakov, Winter Sketches which gives the CD its title. In conclusion, a CD that confirms the value and fascination of Russian music in general and for the bayan in particular, and that puts among the great accordionists the Dane Bjarke Mogensen. Reviewed by Alessandro Mugnoz – June 2011
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