The idea for the concerto 'Amicitia' had been gestating in Luis de Pablo's mind for many years before he began composing it in 2013.
Recording & Production
The recording of 'Amicitia' with the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra was made the day after its second performance in Bilbao, on September 28, 2018.
Album & Artwork
The album title, Amicitia, means friendship and reflects the various friendships that made the recording possible.
Compositional Technique
'Amicitia' is technically complex, with constantly varying intervals that require significant anticipation from the performer's hands and fingers.
Instruments
Iñaki Alberdi, the accordionist, plays a Pigini Accordion, model Mythos Nº 26, on this recording.
Compositional Technique
The concerto 'Amicitia' features an unusual prominence of the accordionist's left hand, which normally plays a more subordinate role, with extended passages played solely by it.
Composer Biography
Luis de Pablo, the composer, had only written one work for accordion, 'Tango,' before 1996, which was originally for cello and clarinet.
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