Rhapsodies

Today’s Rhapsody is “Rhapsody” “Rhapsody” on the theme of the Azerbaijani mug Chargyakh, by Azerbaijani composer Gasan Rzaev (sorry I couldn’t find any english language references besides a Library of Congress catalogue number) performed a chamber orchestra consisting of Uzbek folk instruments and led by solo accordionist Ayder Mamutov.

This piece is wonderfully badass and serves as yet another rebuttal to the belief that the accordion is a nerd’s instrument.