Ksenija Sidorova - Carmen (2016)

The accordion might be associated with doleful buskers and punishing polkas. But now a Latvian star who learned her trade in London is threatening to make the traditional squeezebox sexy. Ksenija Sidorova, a genre-crossing player described as “the princess of the accordion”, has signed an exclusive deal with the classical label Deutsche Grammophon, which plans to market her as a crossover star. Her debut album is an ambitious recreation of Carmen for the accordion, incorporating Latin, Asian, European and North American musical styles, which is driven by her identification with Bizet’s free-spirited femme fatale. The album Ksenija “let Carmen speak with a different voice. The accordion doesn’t have to breathe like a singer, so there are no restrictions to what I can do with this music. I could be daring and passionate, just like Carmen.”

Tracklist:

01. Carmen's Walk
02. Seguidillas
03. La Siesta
04. Chanson bohème
05. Love Song
06. Soir mélancolique
07. Sunrise over Seville
08. In the Cards
09. La Fiesta
10. The Other Woman
11. Spanish Pride
12. À la bohèmienne
13. Date with Destiny
14. Reflections
15. Daybreak
16. Toreador (Los Toreros)
17. Carmen's Shadow