Dmitriev is one of the leading presenters of the best traditions of the Russian bayan school in the area of transcriptions, style and musical thinking. The main contents of this recording are Dmitriev's transcriptions of well known compositions written by Buellmann, Weber, Liszt and Strauss. Dmitriev possesses an excellent inner hearing and as a result, his transcriptions sound as if they were originally written for the accordion, showing all the timbre varieties of the accordion. He also possesses stunning technical abilities and it shows in particular in his performance of Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumble Bee" and Rossini's "Cavatina Figaro". His musical thinking is refined and his understanding of different musical styles profound and deep. All these qualities are reassurance that the pieces performed by him on this recording are of the highest artistic standard. |