Daniel Brel Explained

Daniel Brel (born 1950 in Égleny) is a French composer, accordionist and bandoneón player.^[1] In 1979 at Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques he formed the Contratiempo quartet. He performs on the accordion in recital with singer Arnaud Marzorati.^[2]

Recordings

• 1997 Bando Solo - bandonéon
• 2000 Autour du tango Quartet Contratiempo. Patrick Le Junter (piano)
• 2002 Bello Cando with François-Xavier Bigorgne (cello) live
• 2004 Daniel Brel - Quatre chemins de mélancolie Alpha (record label) (2004)^[3]

Notes and References

1. Robert Carl, Fanfare "There’s not much more I can tell you about Daniel Brel than that he was born in 1950, he plays the bandoneón, and this release features a cycle of 16 short works he has written to perform with an early-music ensemble."
2. Le Petit estaminet lyrique », récital voix et accordéon conception/chant Arnaud Marzorati, à l'accordéon Daniel Brel
3. Goldberg: early music magazine: Issues 26-29 2004 "... where Vincent Dumestre's Le Poeme Harmonique meets composer and bandoneon player Daniel Brel. Brel composed these pieces specially, and he has achieved a surprisingly natural fusion between the sonorities of the bandoneon and the ..."