@Jos Wylin said:
Hi Paul,
Thanks for listening/commenting. Indeed, comments here have become rather rare to exceptional. A sad evolution. I've mentioned this before in a few topics about music that the aim is to present compositions, arrangements, instrumentations with VSL in this forum section (see the title) and not philosophical reflexions about music and its evolution. That could easily be a valuable, but different topic.
And yes, in my younger years - when I was more active as a performer - I could have played most of the accordion part, but my instrument is a traditional accordion and I was trained to play that way. The concerto was written for the modern convertible accordion (on which you can change the bass side with a switch to an equivalent of the right hand side (discant)). A total different way of playing which I don't master... But I know a young female accordionist in Norway who is eager to play it, at least when there is an orchester willing do so so as well.
Jos
Composing seems to be an outlet for many of us older folks. I am 65. I used to play cello and trombone, but as I got older I simply cannot perform at the level I used to achieve. Too depressing so I gave up playing an instrument.
As for the lack of listener comments, I'm not sure of the exact reason. Perhaps it has to do with the isolation caused by computers and the internet. Yet without computers and the internet could we compose for samples? Could we have a forum like this? Difficult questions.
And another product of the isolation, an increased intolerance for differing opinions, values and judgments. People conflate a difference in opinion or judgment into hatred of that individual. It is especially amazing when the intolerance is camouflaged as a pseudo-tolerance.
While I was thinking of the attacks upon my person when I wrote of my judgment regarding Cage and atonalism generally, this lack of tolerance could also explain why your work with the accordion is not generally accepted. It is different, outside of most folks experience. The existing paradigm does not acknowledge the accordion as worthy of being included in classical music. Just a possibility. Personally, I think it is a very original and fresh sound.