Cello Accordion Ireland
The sound of the accordion is an underexploited resource in classical music; it is heard even less frequently in combination with other instruments. This recital of music by Irish composers for cello and accordion – from the nimble folk idiom of Turlough Carolan to the passionate Romanticism of more recent men and women – demonstrates just how effectively these colours blend together. And it is not just the medium which is unusual: much of this music is as good as unknown.
Adrian Mantu, cello
Dermot Dunne, accordion
Turlough Carolan
Pieces for Flute and Piano (arr. Barlow)
- Carolan’s Concerto (2:58)
- All Alive (1:01)
- The Clergy’s Lamentation (1:45)
- Princess Royal (2:08)
- Blind Mary (2:03)
- Carolan’s Quarrel with the Landlady (1:25)
- Sheebed and Sheemore (3:26)
- Planxty Lady Wrixon (1:15)
- Mrs Anne MacDermott Roe (2:02)
- Carolan’s Farewell to Music (3:59)
Joan Trimble
- The Coolin, traditional Irish air (1939)* (4:20)
Ina Boyle
- Psalm for Violoncello Solo and Orchestra (arr. piano; 1927) (11:56)
Brian Boydell
Five Settings of Poems by James Joyce (c. 1946)* (10:14)
- No. 1, Strings in the earth and air (2:44)
- No. 2, Gentle lady, do not sing (1:56)
- No. 3, O, it was out by Donnycarney (1:17)
- No. 4, Rain has fallen all the day (1:39)
- No. 5, I hear an army charging upon the land (2:38)
Henri O’Kelly
- Mélancolie, Romance sans paroles, for piano and violin or violoncello (1897) (2:43)
Ina Boyle
- Elegy: Rhapsody for Violoncello Solo and Orchestra (arr. piano; 1913) (10:01)
Swan Hennessy
- Rapsodie gaélique, Op. 63 for violoncello and piano (publ. 1925)* (5:24)
First Recordings in these Arrangements, *First Recordings
All works arranged for cello and accordion by Adrian Mantu & Dermot Dunne
Andreea Banciu :
Fantastic!