Improvisations on the theme of the Claire de Lune 09:53
Improvisations on the theme of the Libertango 04:24
Improvisations on the theme of the Flamenco sketches 07:43
The Medieval Sevdah Rhapsody (Live)10.00 Total time 32 min
Hope, warmth and love from an accordion – Dagblad Trouw Armand Serpenti 11 10 2011
´´”If emotion has a color or vice versa, it comes from Nihad Hrustanbegovic’s accordion. His sound, articulation and smooth movement along the world map of accordion techniques reveal a phenomenon that we know little about: the concert accordion in the concert hall. The Bosnian Dutchman’s new CD was recorded live in the beautiful-sounding Recital Hall of the Concertgebouw. Thanks to its compelling nature, the music is certainly not reserved for trained ears. She is melancholic, dreamy, sometimes shocking, but often with a bold wink and a good dose of hope, warmth and love. Real sorrow, real happiness, real life. The four long pieces are inventive ideas about the picturesqueness of Debussy, the pain of Piazzolla, via swinging pieces of pop to the rich music traditions of the Balkans and further into your own emotional world. Choose your image, Hrustanbegovic will show it to you, and how! Truly a – as he portrays himself – a performing artist on the accordion.
Medieval sevdah rhapsody – Concertgebouw Amsterdam
