Ksenija Sidorova - Crossroads (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

After Piazzolla Reflections, (ALPHA664), Latvian accordionist Ksenija Sidorova devotes this new recording to Bach and compositions influenced by his music – starting with the famous Concerto BWV 1052, which has inspired so many adaptations for piano, violin and even heavy metal guitar, "so I don't think a version for an instrument with two keyboards will surprise anyone!" says Ksenija. The programme also includes Sergey Akhunov, a composer who featured on her previous album, with a work inspired by Bach's Chaconne BWV 1004; Beyond Bach by Gabriela Montero, the Venezuelan pianist and composer famous for her improvisations; and Horizons by the Anglo-Bulgarian composer Dobrinka Tabakova. The programme is completed by Bach’s Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, which has accompanied Ksenija since childhood: ‘I think this organ piece works particularly well on the accordion. Both instruments use bellows, but the accordion offers a much more flexible dynamic range. You can really let the music breathe.’

TRACKLIST

1. Ksenija Sidorova, Sinfonietta Rīga & Normunds Šnē - Bach: Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052 (Transcr. for Accordion and Orchestra by Ksenija Sidorova): I. Allegro
2. Ksenija Sidorova, Sinfonietta Rīga & Normunds Šnē - Bach: Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052 (Transcr. for Accordion and Orchestra by Ksenija Sidorova): II. Adagio
3. Ksenija Sidorova, Sinfonietta Rīga & Normunds Šnē - Bach: Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052 (Transcr. for Accordion and Orchestra by Ksenija Sidorova): III. Allegro
4. Ksenija Sidorova, Sinfonietta Rīga & Normunds Šnē - Akhunov: Sketch III
5. Ksenija Sidorova, Sinfonietta Rīga & Normunds Šnē - Akhunov: Chaconne: I.
6. Ksenija Sidorova, Sinfonietta Rīga & Normunds Šnē - Akhunov: Chaconne: II.
7. Ksenija Sidorova, Sinfonietta Rīga & Normunds Šnē - Akhunov: Chaconne: III.
8. Ksenija Sidorova, Sinfonietta Rīga & Normunds Šnē - Akhunov: Chaconne: IV.
9. Ksenija Sidorova, Sinfonietta Rīga & Normunds Šnē - Akhunov: Chaconne: V.
10. Ksenija Sidorova, Sinfonietta Rīga & Normunds Šnē - Bach: Ich Ruf Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (Transcr. for Accordion by Ksenija Sidorova)
11. Ksenija Sidorova, Sinfonietta Rīga & Normunds Šnē - Tabakova: The Quest: II. Horizons
12. Ksenija Sidorova, Sinfonietta Rīga & Normunds Šnē - Montero: Beyond Bach (Arr. for Accordion by George Morton and Ksenija Sidorova)



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