Accordion land 120
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"Hark now hear the Angels/Come all ye faithful" Accordion Christmas Fantasia(Paul Shigrove)
The music stations began playing the Christmas music two weeks ago so I figure it's not too early to post my own 'Christmas Offering' for 2024. I've looked high & low for a leading accordion artist playing an arrangement of some Christmas tunes but to no avail. I have three Arnie Hartman albums, but even he doesn't have a single one. I think if Magnante, Molinari or Galla-Rini had done a Christmas album it would have been a great hit. But it's good in a way, because it makes us amateurs exercise our own creative abilities to fill the need. You may notice in the video that my right whisker is not as dark as the left side, that's a 'lighting effect' because there's more light reflected from...
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"Russian Folk Dance" - Friedrich Lips live bayan concert in Norway 1980
Просмотров 16621 день назад
Maestro Lips is arguably the most influential bayan artist & educator in Soviet & post-Soviet Russian. He has recorded & transcribed countless classical & folk compositions for bayan & has taught world renowned & champion bayanists during his long & prolific career. His importance will undoubtedly be evaluated during the course of history. However, it can already be recognized that he, more tha...
"Czardas" (V. Monti) - legendary accordionist Charles Magnante with band backup
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.Месяц назад
Charles explored many ways of popularizing accordion music & here he performs with a modern band ensemble which is a whole art in itself. This perennial favorite is what has kept Monti's musical legacy alive. It draws from the rich folk music culture of Hungarian Gypsy music with it's passionate thematic material. Liszt & Brahms also drew a great deal of their inspiration from Hungarian folk mu...
"Divertimento in GM (1) Hob. XVI:G1" Franz J. Haydn played on bassetti free-bass accordion
Просмотров 231Месяц назад
"Happy Haydn" composed his divertimenti for the purpose of entertainment & as developmental exercises for his students. A 'divertimento' is defined as an instrumental work of lighter character. Some call them 'sonatas' because all have three movements with the 1st & 3rd in sonata form. In Haydn's time the piano had not yet been perfected so his keyboard compositions were designed for the harpsi...
"Beer Barrel Polka" - arranged & performed by John Molinari
Просмотров 1 тыс.2 месяца назад
#accordionland120 #musicadifisarmonica I'm not a beer drinker, but I know that many around the world are celebrating Oktoberfest & drinking to accordion music. And this didn't escape the attention of the great John Molinari who was first & foremost an entertainer. Here he plays the eminently popular "Beer Barrel Polka" with a beautiful bellows shake at the end.
"Variations on Paganini Caprice no.24" - accordion video recorded in stereo(Paul Shigrove)
Просмотров 3842 месяца назад
#accordionland120 #musicadifisarmonica After not having access to my stradella accordion for 8 months I'm slowly getting the feel of it again. I prefer the 'feel' of my free bass instrument but when it comes to the 'sound,' nothing comes close to my Sonola SS20. These variations on Paganini's Caprice were transcribed for bayan or accordion by R. Shimchik in 1963. They're not as dazzlingly virtu...
"Hejre Kati-Hello Kathy"(Hubay) - Hungarian dance on accordion by Leo Aquino
Просмотров 4622 месяца назад
I'll have a personal video ready next week, but for now, I've found another recording by the famous Canadian virtuoso Leo Aquino. It's a medley of Hungarian Gypsy dances, the last one of which Johannes Brahms published as one of his famous series of Hungarian Dances. See you next week!
"Fantasia Duet" the legendary Shalaev with Nechayuk live concert 1982
Просмотров 8173 месяца назад
I posted the original recording of Anatoly Shalaev doing this piece with Nikolai Krylov. Unfortunately, that was not a live performance. This is the only video I've found of him performing live on stage. This time he partners with Vladimir Nechayuk. The original audio was quite poor so I adapted the LP record track to this video track. Note his very original bellows shake technique which I've n...
"Bacchanale from Samson & Delilah"- Saint-Seans stupendous accordion virtuosity by John Molinari
Просмотров 6043 месяца назад
I bought this John Molinari album on e-Bay & all the tracks were in good shape except for this one. It was heavily played & with a bad needle at that. I've improved the audio as best I could & you can still appreciate John's extraordinary virtuosity. I wonder if he could have been the best stradella accordionist ever in North America.
"Dance of the Baby Swans-Swan Lake" - on legendary Sonola SS20 accordion
Просмотров 2894 месяца назад
I HAVE GREAT NEWS! Thank you for your patience everyone! My beautiful Sonola accordion is finally back from the repair shop & is now more beautiful than ever. Special thanks to Andrei of Accordion Kraft in Edmonton, Alberta who has restored conditioned it to 95% new! I gave him a list of what I wanted to be done but he went over & above it all from internal sound to external appearance. It's ta...
"Flute Sonata (Allegro)" CPE Bach - accordion solo for the right-hand
Просмотров 2894 месяца назад
Because free-bass works the left hand quite intensely employing the thumb as a pivot point for difficult passages, I've slightly injured my left thumb. Of course, the best treatment is rest. That's why I've chosen to play a piece for the right hand only. This is the 3rd movement - the Allegro from Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach's beautiful sonata for solo flute. Among the great J.S. Bach's children ...
"Carnival of Venice Variations" - performed by the great Charles Magnante
Просмотров 4714 месяца назад
Of course Pietro Frosini's arrangement of this Italian folk song is most popular among accordionists, but Magnante's is just as inspired. Apart from all the colorful technical features Magnante comes up with a most tantalizing modulation into the minor mode which transforms into an rousing tarantella.
"Down by the old Millstream" - solo for left hand the great Galla-Rini
Просмотров 2795 месяцев назад
Normally the bass keyboard serves strictly as the accompaniment for the melody-leading right hand. It takes a great deal of skill to carry the melody & accompaniment with one hand. But in this recording Mr Galla-Rini demonstrates his ability to do both with only the left hand. I got this from an old cassette tape & thought it would be an interesting novelty for Galla-Rini admirers.
"Onward Christian Soldiers!" - by Gospel accordionist Arnie Hartman
Просмотров 5715 месяцев назад
Known as America's outstanding Gospel accordionist, Arnie Hartman is a master musician & plays his instrument with ease & authority. His arrangements are interesting & colorful. This is a great demonstration of Arnie's great virtuosity on his instrument & arrangement style. Take a special note of his brilliant bass technique. He actually walked away from a spectacular professional career when h...
"Sonata in GM Op 49-2 no. 20 mvmt 1" Beethoven played on bassetti accordion by Paul Shigrove
Просмотров 3286 месяцев назад
This is a very fitting piece for the beginning of another sunny & cheerful summer season. I'm sure the mercurial composer wrote this on one of his good days. It's a RCM grade 8 level piece & is great for the intermediate to advanced level free-bass accordionist. It was published after the composer's death & should have been numbered with a much earlier opus number. This is a “light” sonata with...
"Carnival of Venice & Bulgarian Folk Dance" dazzling live performance by Oleg Sharov
Просмотров 3666 месяцев назад
"Carnival of Venice & Bulgarian Folk Dance" dazzling live performance by Oleg Sharov
"Olive Blossoms" - Pietro Frosini plays his own composition (original vintage recording)
Просмотров 3857 месяцев назад
"Olive Blossoms" - Pietro Frosini plays his own composition (original vintage recording)
"Sonata in Am" (Scarlatti) - landmark recording of accordion legend Mogens Ellegaard
Просмотров 5217 месяцев назад
"Sonata in Am" (Scarlatti) - landmark recording of accordion legend Mogens Ellegaard
"Organ Prelude in Dm BWV 539" - performed on bassetti free-bass accordion by Paul Shigrove
Просмотров 4397 месяцев назад
"Organ Prelude in Dm BWV 539" - performed on bassetti free-bass accordion by Paul Shigrove
"On the Trail" from Grand Canyon Suite - accordion virtuoso Charles Magnante
Просмотров 6418 месяцев назад
"On the Trail" from Grand Canyon Suite - accordion virtuoso Charles Magnante
"By Heck"(S.R. Henry) - Happy vintage recording by Pietro Deiro (1930)
Просмотров 5348 месяцев назад
"By Heck"(S.R. Henry) - Happy vintage recording by Pietro Deiro (1930)
"Sonatina in GM - Rondo" by Muzio Clementi video recording on bassetti free-bass accordion
Просмотров 3119 месяцев назад
"Sonatina in GM - Rondo" by Muzio Clementi video recording on bassetti free-bass accordion
"Flick-Flack"(Vossen) live concert performance by Russian accordion virtuoso Yuri Shahnov
Просмотров 6089 месяцев назад
"Flick-Flack"(Vossen) live concert performance by Russian accordion virtuoso Yuri Shahnov
"Perpetual Motion" - Charles Magnante plays his own composition
Просмотров 7939 месяцев назад
"Perpetual Motion" - Charles Magnante plays his own composition
"Fantasia in Dm" - G.F. Telemann video recording of bassetti free-bass accordion(Paul Shigrove)
Просмотров 33410 месяцев назад
"Fantasia in Dm" - G.F. Telemann video recording of bassetti free-bass accordion(Paul Shigrove)
"Bayan Concerto Mvt 2" (Nikolai Chaikin) - Yuri Kazakov's historic TV recording on free-bass
Просмотров 50310 месяцев назад
"Bayan Concerto Mvt 2" (Nikolai Chaikin) - Yuri Kazakov's historic TV recording on free-bass
Galla-Rini tutorial on some uncommon scale modes used in improvisation (1989)
Просмотров 24710 месяцев назад
Galla-Rini tutorial on some uncommon scale modes used in improvisation (1989)
"Canadian Capers - Cuttin' Capers" - exhilarating accordion arrangement performed by John Molinari
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.11 месяцев назад
"Canadian Capers - Cuttin' Capers" - exhilarating accordion arrangement performed by John Molinari
"Sonata in A minor K 149"(D Scarlatti) with smooth sound of Giulietti bassetti free-bass accordion
Просмотров 83111 месяцев назад
"Sonata in A minor K 149"(D Scarlatti) with smooth sound of Giulietti bassetti free-bass accordion
"Waltz Chromatique" - vintage 1930's recording of Pietro Frosini playing his own composition
Просмотров 1 тыс.Год назад
"Waltz Chromatique" - vintage 1930's recording of Pietro Frosini playing his own composition

Комментарии

  • @tonioclassico2547
    @tonioclassico2547 2 дня назад

    Wow! Hats off to you - a virtuoso performance!

  • @robertlancaster4538
    @robertlancaster4538 13 дней назад

    Bravo! Very good music from a very good musician!

  • @kajalchakraborty7654
    @kajalchakraborty7654 16 дней назад

    Awesome

  • @renatoguatieri6692
    @renatoguatieri6692 17 дней назад

    molto bravo come fisarmonicista ma tutte quelle mosse e sorrisi lo fanno sembrare un pagliaccio che si esibisce al circo

  • @hermikaleta2912
    @hermikaleta2912 25 дней назад

    Vielen Dank für dieses Video.

  • @Richard-x5s
    @Richard-x5s 25 дней назад

    Thanks for uploading this Paul. I've been listening to Friedrich Lips for years. About two years ago I had the opportunity to try out my friend's Jupiter bayan tuned accordion, the same instrumental brand Friedrich Lips plays. Now I've been lucky to play accordions that most people haven't even heard of like Cooperfisa. Not a household name in the accordion community but they sound great and practically paly ;themselves and that's saying a lot. But my friend's Jupiter bayan, made in Russia, has to be the most superior instrument in the entire accordion family. I never knew the accordion was capable of such expression until I played his Jupiter. The reeds are amazing. I don't know how much time you have in your day but, for example, go to the channel PANtonale and listen to Yuri Shishkin play Rhapsody in Blue. His reeds are superior and what he does with them is magic. That's all for now Paul. And please, let me know how you are doing. Blessings. Richard

    • @accordionland1205
      @accordionland1205 25 дней назад

      Thank you so much Richard! I've never so much as even touched a Jupiter. It would be too late for me to master the chromatic system for the right hand this late in life. And I'm doing pretty well, thanks & will have a Christmas number ready soon on my Sonola. God bless you!

    • @Richard-x5s
      @Richard-x5s 25 дней назад

      @@accordionland1205 Maybe you're right Paul. I mean, we all have our unique way of how and what we believe in ourselves and how we approach a project. Tomorrow is Saturday and I will have turned 83. About 12 years ago I was looking at trying to get a Picini Mythos ($40,000.00 U. S.) but then I got a tip that there was a Cooperfisa available for $18,000.00 U. S., but it had a chromatic keyboard. It sounded and performed every bit as good as the Pcini I had my eye on. I bought it and within a year I mastered the finger pattern of the keyboard. So now I play both keyboards. It was just a matter of my determination to break pattern and take on something new and I have an accordion which is every bit as good as that over priced Picini. Breaking my own patterns and beliefs is not easy but it's even harder if I believe I can't do it. That to me is what makes life so worth living and since we're approaching the Christmas season, I think the massage of the Jewish man Jesus (and I'm Jewish) is so much about inspiration and that through God all things are possible Man is created in the image and likeness of God. I gravitate towards inspiration, not religion very much, so I hope I have not done you a disservice by opening myself up to you too much but you are such a gifted player that maybe you could reconsider your possibilities. In the meantime, Marry Christmas and Be the Gift that You Are.

    • @accordionland1205
      @accordionland1205 24 дня назад

      Thanks for the great advice Richard! I'm amazed that you could master a new keyboard system so late in life. I'm only 64 but I guess I should 'never say never' about such things.

    • @RobertKarlBerta
      @RobertKarlBerta 16 дней назад

      @@Richard-x5s Wow, learning chromatic that late in life. I am 77 and hav played since I was 8 years old. ALways on piano treble but with converter B system free bass. I know Peter Soave personally and he was a piano keyboard player that switch to chromatic in his 20s. He has won many world championships and is an amazing player. He told me that both keyboards are equally competent and there are advantages one has over the other in different areas. He said that world championships are won by both.... just the skill of the player. He said that if you wanted to change, going to free base or converter free bass would be a rewarding option but just stay with the treble keyboard that you prefer. My main acoustic instrument is a Vignoni Fisart converter free bass with 5 sets of treble reeds in double tone chamber and 4 chin switches. Reeds are Lorenzo Antonelli's Voci Armonice Blue Star top of the line. Spec was by Peter Soave.

  • @maxsavage3998
    @maxsavage3998 Месяц назад

    Well executed and not boring

  • @arondebreceni9464
    @arondebreceni9464 Месяц назад

    Csárdás is not a Gypsy music, it is a traditional Hungarian folk dance (its name comes from the word csárda, meaning tavern).

  • @hermikaleta2912
    @hermikaleta2912 Месяц назад

    Gefällt mir sehr gut.

  • @andreamagris9075
    @andreamagris9075 Месяц назад

    the name of the performer is Roberto Enzo

    • @accordionland1205
      @accordionland1205 Месяц назад

      Oh, thank you so much Andrea, he's an amazing artist! In my opinion this is still the best accordion performance of this sonata.

  • @hellasaccord2581
    @hellasaccord2581 Месяц назад

    Searching for pieces from books 8,9 and 10 of Palmer Hughes ,I found again your excellent performance, looking so relaxed-although standing-especially the bellows shake! I wish you could present some educational material from book 10! Thank you very much for your really precious job in this channel !

    • @accordionland1205
      @accordionland1205 Месяц назад

      Thanks 'hellasaccord2581' I'll look into doing something from book 10!

  • @rickaccordion5900
    @rickaccordion5900 Месяц назад

    Excellent job, Paul! Haydn sounds great on free-bass accordion

    • @accordionland1205
      @accordionland1205 Месяц назад

      Thanks Richard, I'm glad you liked it! We hear so much Bach & Scarlatti that Haydn is a refreshing contrast. Many music critics rank him in the Top Five greatest of all time.

  • @鋮趙
    @鋮趙 Месяц назад

    amazing play! where could I get the sheet? thanks!

    • @accordionland1205
      @accordionland1205 Месяц назад

      I'm glad you liked it! I'm not sure if John Molinari ever published any of his arrangements. At least I've never come across any such publications. You might be able to find a piano transcription of it on-line somewhere. I use them quite often.

  • @christucker5406
    @christucker5406 Месяц назад

    superb

  • @rodolfoabel861
    @rodolfoabel861 Месяц назад

    Espectacular

  • @stephantsan4462
    @stephantsan4462 Месяц назад

    Very good.

  • @hellasaccord2581
    @hellasaccord2581 Месяц назад

    You are a really great accordionist and musician,following the path of great teachers of this holly instrument and being one of them. Greetings from Greece !

    • @accordionland1205
      @accordionland1205 Месяц назад

      Thank you for the encouragement Hellasaccord2581! God bless Greece!

  • @willemvalenkamp4304
    @willemvalenkamp4304 Месяц назад

    Prachtige techniek! Genieten!

    • @accordionland1205
      @accordionland1205 Месяц назад

      Glad you liked it Willem! Yes, Leo had a very beautiful technique.

  • @kajalchakraborty7654
    @kajalchakraborty7654 Месяц назад

    Awesome.

  • @johnferguson4089
    @johnferguson4089 Месяц назад

    This has always been a favourite of mine, brilliantly performed!

  • @johnferguson4089
    @johnferguson4089 Месяц назад

    WOW, what a ride, fabulous!

  • @johnferguson4089
    @johnferguson4089 Месяц назад

    Fantastic arrangement, love it!

  • @johnferguson4089
    @johnferguson4089 Месяц назад

    Sensational performance!

  • @johnferguson4089
    @johnferguson4089 Месяц назад

    I'm so pleased and delighted to find this recording here as I first heard it when I was around 20 years old and have love it ever since. I'm now 80 and still play and teach accordion in Australia. Great music is my life.

    • @accordionland1205
      @accordionland1205 Месяц назад

      I'm so glad you enjoyed it John! I began my studies of this wonderful instrument in my homeland of Australia too; at Ron Pierce studios in Adelaide. Thank you Australia for getting me started in life!

  • @rickaccordion5900
    @rickaccordion5900 2 месяца назад

    Haven't heard this on accordion since 1983 (in Seattle). Well played rendition of a difficult piece. Nice dynamic variences.

  • @costeliancu9546
    @costeliancu9546 2 месяца назад

    Felicitări și tot respectul!

    • @accordionland1205
      @accordionland1205 2 месяца назад

      Thank you for your kind words Costeliancu9546!

  • @renzorossi1837
    @renzorossi1837 2 месяца назад

    Straordinario!!!!!!!. grandioso!!!!!!.

  • @janetchandler-gg8em
    @janetchandler-gg8em 2 месяца назад

    E' uno schifo

  • @MooPotPie
    @MooPotPie 2 месяца назад

    "The Grand Canyon Suite" is NOT, by any definition, a "jazz" composition.

  • @miguelcorvera6749
    @miguelcorvera6749 2 месяца назад

    Me acuerdo en los años 50 versión trompeta por Rafael Méndez, grabado en discos de 78rpm. Un lujo musical.

  • @dieterzeides9240
    @dieterzeides9240 2 месяца назад

    Ein wahrer Künstler!

  • @Shostakovich0
    @Shostakovich0 2 месяца назад

    Все еще прекрасно звучите!

  • @Richard-x5s
    @Richard-x5s 2 месяца назад

    This is a beautiful rendition of a difficult piece of music. I did listen to you play this yesterday as soon as I received notification and decided to play my accordion along with you. It took me several times to get it right before I was in harmony. I learned this caprice in 1957 when I got it from Pietro Diero Jr.'s publications. I bought a lot of music from him way back then and still have it all today. If I put all the music I bought from Diero Publications in one box, it would weigh over 100 pounds. But I have two different transcriptions of this caprice, one Pietro Diero Sr. did of Puccini and another transcription by Liszt of Puccini. I'd never heard of the Shimchik transcription before. There's a lot of free sheet music online. Did you find Shimchik's transcription in the free stuff? When it comes to buying sheet music these days, I have no clue where to even begin because what shows up is a lot of free stuff which then become quite repetitious. I really like the sound of your Sonola. That sound is really special like my 11 treble registers Gold Series Scandalli of the 1950's. It just has that special tone in the reeds that doesn't sound like the usual accordion does. Speaking of special sound, there's an uploader named Willy Malaroda who plays a bayan tuned Mengascini. His latest upload is called Harlem Nocturne. Go listen to that and tell me if you don't hear a distinct saxophone sound in his reeds. Well Paul, that's it for the moment. Glad you have your Sonola back in great condition after missing it for 8 months and thank you for that wonderful caprice. May the Blessings Be, Richard.

    • @accordionland1205
      @accordionland1205 2 месяца назад

      Thank you Richard, I'm so glad you enjoyed this upload. I'll look into that Willy Malaroda channel you mentioned. Actually, it was my late brother who found this Shimchik version in the music stores back in Adelaide South Australia. It's an old Soviet publication. God bless you & have a very happy Thanksgiving! Here in Canada the harvest comes earlier so we celebrate Thanksgiving a month earlier than you do in the US.

  • @danie1987
    @danie1987 2 месяца назад

    Come sempre un grande Maestro in fisarmonica fratello Paul,ho notato che hai fatto rinascere la bellissima Sonola,e fantastica Dio ti benedica pienamente

    • @accordionland1205
      @accordionland1205 2 месяца назад

      Grazie mille, Daniele. Dio benedica anche te!

  • @KrkKrk-w2b
    @KrkKrk-w2b 2 месяца назад

    Hello Paul, my Dad (akkordeonplayer) fell in love with your version of Baby Elefant walk. Is there a possibility that you would share your notes with him? Greets, Karina

    • @accordionland1205
      @accordionland1205 2 месяца назад

      Thanks Karina! I'm glad he likes it. I don't have the sheet music for it anymore, but I used a piano transcription of it with some improvisation. You might be able to find it on a site that offers free piano scores. God bless you!

  • @loicprimeau-vinettimusic4619
    @loicprimeau-vinettimusic4619 2 месяца назад

    WOW ! Bravo si mi !

  • @miguelcorvera6749
    @miguelcorvera6749 3 месяца назад

    Excelente

  • @areolbrich4103
    @areolbrich4103 3 месяца назад

    fantastic piece. Is there a way I could get the sheets for that?

    • @accordionland1205
      @accordionland1205 3 месяца назад

      Yes there is. I posted a video with the sheet music here ruclips.net/video/XFI8-CrHEDM/видео.htmlsi=alL2ZJDfb56ilyfJ

    • @areolbrich4103
      @areolbrich4103 3 месяца назад

      Thanks a lot for the quick response :)

  • @rodolfoabel861
    @rodolfoabel861 3 месяца назад

    Muy bueno

  • @rickaccordion5900
    @rickaccordion5900 3 месяца назад

    I agree that John was the foremost serradella accordionist (tied with Galla-Rini). In 1970 I had the privilege of performing on the same program with John in Vancouver Camarda, he was great! Also, he played Bacchanale that evening.

  • @hermikaleta2912
    @hermikaleta2912 3 месяца назад

    Danke für die Veröffentlichung. Tolle Interpretation.

    • @accordionland1205
      @accordionland1205 3 месяца назад

      Your welcome Hermi! I think the piece suites John's highly energetic style.

  • @Richard-x5s
    @Richard-x5s 3 месяца назад

    Umm. Wow! Now this is what I call FOCUS. Fortunately I had a very good music teacher who grounded me in musical theory and technical practice but he also weeded out my physical and psychological weaknesses. He confided that my confidence is naturally virtuoso because I love what I'm doing and I no longer have these characteristic impediments that a novice has. After 5 years I played with this same confidence. I promise anyone, focus by weeding out your weaknesses and what will be left is your strengths, if you truly love what you are doing. Thank you Paul for this little gem.

    • @accordionland1205
      @accordionland1205 3 месяца назад

      Thank you, Richard, for your valuable insight!

  • @royzheng7734
    @royzheng7734 4 месяца назад

    Wow it sounds great! I have an AA20 and was wondering how much you were charged for the work done?

    • @accordionland1205
      @accordionland1205 4 месяца назад

      Hang on to that accordion! Mine was ready for the trash heap & Andre did a complete rebuild for $6,000. For the same work everyone else would have charged $7,000 - $8,000. Of course, you don't have to get all the work I had done to mine.

  • @albertnevaras3465
    @albertnevaras3465 4 месяца назад

    Fantastic Playing

  • @nicolausuhlmann7074
    @nicolausuhlmann7074 4 месяца назад

    Thank you for your performance; delightful! All do for the tip on " Andre" and his work !

    • @accordionland1205
      @accordionland1205 4 месяца назад

      Glad you liked it Nicolaus! Andre is a perfectionist, he never misses the smallest detail.

  • @egarmo1
    @egarmo1 4 месяца назад

    that accordion speaks softly Italian....

    • @accordionland1205
      @accordionland1205 4 месяца назад

      Thanks egamo! Yes, the Italian accordions are the best! Someone told me that Sonola accordions have been renamed to "Beltuna."

  • @egarmo1
    @egarmo1 4 месяца назад

    Ole !!!!!!. If you want to improve THIS piece, just listen to BANDS from Valencia. !!!!

  • @teodomirobattistel717
    @teodomirobattistel717 4 месяца назад

    Grazie,per questa fisarmonica nel repertorio classico e concertostico.🙏👏👍

    • @accordionland1205
      @accordionland1205 4 месяца назад

      Thank you teodomirobattistel, you're too kind!

  • @Richard-x5s
    @Richard-x5s 4 месяца назад

    Well Paul, congratulations are in order. First on successfully getting the salvation of your prized Sonola back again and I see that your thumb is not bothering you. Is your Sonola Stradella only or can you also switch it to free base? I can really hear the quality of the reeds in the treble and the base sounds really solid, not all over the place. I find myself wishing you would choose a longer piece of music but you played that so nicely. Compared to your playing ability, I listened to another guy who was struggling with the music to Brahm's Hungarian Dance No. 6. I kind of went ouch when I heard him struggle but I know he would have wanted me to comment, so the kindest thing I could put down as a comment was: "When I play that piece, I sometime think that it is better to have loved and lost than to not have loved at all." And that statement is occasionally absolutely true for me. There are days when the energy won't work for me and I wish I had gone and played pool or done something else.

    • @accordionland1205
      @accordionland1205 4 месяца назад

      Thank you Richard! I chose a shorter & easier piece just to 'break myself in" with the rebuilt instrument. After not playing it for 9 months had to re-adjust to it slowly. Sonola accordions only have the stradella bass system.

  • @josephantoniomusic
    @josephantoniomusic 4 месяца назад

    Sublime even with just your right hand! Wishing you a smooth recovery 👏✨