My Choice Guy Klucevsek

• 1 Claire, Buoyant 02:48
• 2 Satango 03:35
• 3 No More Mr. Nice Guy 05:21
• 4 24 Preludes and Fugues for Piano, Op. 87: Prelude No. 8 01:12
• 5 24 Preludes and Fugues for Piano, Op. 87: Prelude No. 1 02:40
• 6 24 Preludes and Fugues for Piano, Op. 87: Prelude No. 15 02:47
• 7 Starting Over 09:18
• 8 The Heart of the Andes 03:12
• 9 Don't Let the Boogie-Man Get You 02:38
• 10 Accordion Misdemeanors: Acadians in Louisiana 00:41
• 11 Accordion Misdemeanors: Mexicans in Texas 00:59
• 12 Accordion Misdemeanors: Lament for the Accordion Maker 00:55
• 13 Spin Cycle 04:21
• 14 Life, Liberty and the Prociutto Happiness 03:37
• 15 Clarissa (Mrs. Dalloway) 03:19
• 16 One Less Bell to Answer 03:28
• Total Runtime 50:51

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Guy Klucevsek's choice from his albums recorded for W&W label. Klucevsek is one of the most versatile and renowned accordionists in the world, this outstanding composer, accordion virtuoso and improviser hascontributed significantly to the renaissance of the accordion over the past 25 years. His music fuses elements of regional accordion styleswith jazz and avant-garde music. Forget everything you thought you knew about the accordion.

Guy Klucevsek, accordion

Guy Klucevsek
is one of the world’s most versatile and highly respected accordionists. A composer as well as accordion virtuoso, he has performed and/or recorded with the American Composers Orchestra, Laurie Anderson, Alan Bern, Brave Combo, the Boston Pops Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Dave Douglas, Bill Frisell, the Kronos Quartet, Natalie Merchant, A. R. Rahman, Tom Waits, John Williams and John Zorn; appeared as a guest on Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood; and accompanied soprano Renee Fleming at the memorial service for Senator John McCain.

Guy’s group Accordion Tribe — a quintet of international composers/accordionists Bratko Bibic (Slovenia), Lars Hollmer (Sweden), Maria Kalaniemi (Finland) and Otto Lechner (Austria) — released three albums, and is the subject of Stefan Schwietert’s documentary film, Accordion Tribe: Music Travels.

Guy waa commissioned by the AAA for “Three Tributes”, which was a wonderful trilogy, in 2016. He premiered this at our fest in Buffalo, NY.

Guy Klucevsek has written over 100 pieces for accordion, not only for the concert hall, but for collaborations with choreographers, theatre artists, and filmmakers as well. His discography includes 23 recordings as soloist, leader, and co-leader on Starkland, Tzadik, Winter & Winter, Innova, Review, Intuition, CRI and XI.

He is the recipient of a 2010 United States Artists Collins Fellowship, “recognizing the most compelling artists working and living in the United States.”

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