This is not your Grandfather's accordion, it is among the most profound compositions of the past fifty years played with the highest level of artistry. Sofia Gubaidulina is, beyond doubt, one of the best living composers. She makes almost all of the more famous, would be avant guard look like the fiddling adolescents they are.
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Sofia Gubaidulina De profundis Sergey Naiko
This is not your Grandfather's accordion, it is among the most profound compositions of the past fifty years played with the highest level of artistry. Sofia Gubaidulina is, beyond doubt, one of the best living composers. She makes almost all of the more famous, would be avant guard look like the fiddling adolescents they are.
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I've just discovered Sofia Gubaidulina ( Fachwerk and Silenzio so far ) and I have to agree, she blows most other composers out of the water. Stunning music.
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