Push and Pull
Push and Pull for accordion solo, 2013
11:00′
Edition Kunzelmann, GM-1898
Commissioned by Sergej Tchirkov for the Saint-Petersburg International Contemporary Music Festival 2013
Premiere: May 24, 2013, St. Petersburg State Philharmonic, Glinka Hall (Sergej Tchirkov)

May 4, 2015, sound recording with Sergej Tchirkov at the Radio Studio Zurich (David Bollinger, sound engineer)

After the premiere, in front of the State Philharmonic in St. Petersburg: Martin und Sergej
Sound samples
PUSH AND PULL was composed in 2013 in response to a commission from Sergej Tchirkov for the International Festival of Contemporary Music in St. Petersburg. A very special sound world emerges on the accordion with pushing and pulling, originating with a central tone B modulated a number of times, taking the listener on a diversified journey with ecstatic climaxes and meditative low-points, often spurred on by virtuoso rhythmic dances.