Daniel Brel (born 1950 in

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) is a French composer, accordionist and

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player. In 1979 at

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he formed the Contratiempo quartet. He performs on the accordion in recital with singer Arnaud Marzorati.

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''

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(2004)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 ..."

References

1950 births Living people French accordionists 21st-century accordionists {{France-composer-stub