Martynas by Martynas - DeepRiffs

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The boyish-looking Lithuanian accordionist Martynas Levickis, who goes by the single name Martynas, has set out to reestablish the accordion's credibility. He does that and then some. Martynas' basic frame of reference is the strolling Middle European café accordionist of a century ago: you get Hungarian dances, opera tunes, folk pieces, and "Hava Nagila." But the accordionist's repertoire has been updated to include Tom Waits, Lady Gaga ("Telephone"), and Katy Perry ("Hot n Cold"): Martynas' ambitions seem to reach high enough that he wanted an even-handed treatment of the two reigning pop divas. Then on top of that come pieces that seem preposterous when mentioned in connection with an accordion: the second movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92, and, most preposterously of all, the first movement of the "Winter" concerto from Vivaldi's Four Seasons. What makes all this feasible is that Martynas, who started out on the television show Lithuania's Got Talent, is as formidable an arranger as he is a player; in the Vivaldi he is playing the role of a good deal of the orchestra as well as of soloist, and the small ensemble accompanying him is deployed in such a way that the contemporary pop rhythms seem to flow naturally out of the tangos and Eastern European dances of yore. The bottom line is that this is a tremendous amount of fun, and if you think you don't like accordions, think again.
© James Manheim /TiVo

1. Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.5 in G Minor

Accordion: Martynas; Performer
Double Bass: Laurence Unglass; Performer
Guitar: Toby Lee; Performer
Percussion: Jim Nordern; Performer
Performer: Martynas
Toby Lee
Laurence Unglass
Jim Nordern
Gav Broom
Max Baillie; Performer
Arranger: Martynas
John Haywood; Composer
Composer: Johannes Brahms; Composer
Producer: Sam Gale
John Haywood; Production
Additional Producer: Sam Gale; Other
Recording: Dan Goudie; Production
Primary Artist: Martynas; Main Performer
Trumpet: Gav Broom; Performer
Violin: Max Baillie; Performer
Recording Producer: John Haywood; Production
Studio Personnel: Dan Goudie; Production

2. Verdi: Theme From "La Forza Del Destino"

Accordion: Martynas; Performer
Primary Artist: Martynas; Main Performer
Clarinet: Antanas Matstutis; Performer
Performer: Antanas Matstutis
Martynas; Performer
Orchestra: Hungarian Studio Orchestra; Ensemble
Arranger: Martynas
John Haywood; Composer
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Peter Pejtsik; Conductor
Producer: John Haywood; Production
Recording: Dan Goudie; Production
Recording Producer: John Haywood; Production
Studio Personnel: Dan Goudie; Production

3. Bizet: Habanera From "Carmen" / La Cumparsita

Accordion: Martynas; Performer
Percussion: Jim Nordern; Performer
Producer: Sam Gale
John Haywood; Production
Primary Artist: Martynas; Main Performer
Double Bass: Laurence Unglass; Performer
Guitar: Toby Lee; Performer
Performer: Martynas
Laurence Unglass
Toby Lee
Jim Nordern
Gav Broom; Performer
Trumpet: Gav Broom; Performer
Arranger: Martynas
John Haywood; Composer
Composer: Gerardo Hernan Matos Rodriguez
Georges Bizet
Gerardo Matos Rodriguez; Composer
Recording: Dan Goudie; Production
Recording Producer: John Haywood; Production
Studio Personnel: Dan Goudie; Production
Additional Producer: Sam Gale; Other

4. Gardel, Le Pera: Por Una Cabeza

by Martynas, David Garrett

Accordion: Martynas; Performer
Double Bass: Tom Farmer; Performer
Percussion: Jim Nordern; Performer
Arranger: Martynas
John Haywood; Composer
Composer: Alfredo Le Pera
Carlos Gardel; Composer
Lyricist: Alfredo Le Pera
Carlos Gardel; Composer
Performer: Jim Nordern
David Garrett
Martynas
Tom Farmer
Gav Broom; Performer
Producer: John Haywood; Production
Recording: Ben Thackery; Production
Trumpet: Gav Broom; Performer
Primary Artist: David Garrett
Martynas; Main Performer
Violin: David Garrett; Performer
Recording Producer: John Haywood; Production
Studio Personnel: Ben Thackery; Production
Composer Lyricist: Alfredo Le Pera
Carlos Gardel; Other

5. Telephone

Accordion: Martynas; Performer
Lyricist: Rodney Jerkins
Lashawn Daniels
Beyoncé Knowles
Lazonate Franklin
Stefani Germanotta; Composer
Orchestra: Hungarian Studio Orchestra; Ensemble
Producer: John Haywood
Sam Gale; Production
Primary Artist: Martynas; Main Performer
Composer: Rodney Jerkins
Stefani Germanotta
Lazonate Franklin
Lashawn Daniels
Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé; Composer
Guitar: Sam Gale; Performer
Performer: Phoebe Kaya
Katie Holmes
Martynas
Sam Gale; Performer
Vocals: Katie Holmes
Phoebe Kaya; Performer
Conductor: Peter Pejtsik; Conductor
Recording: Dan Goudie
Tamas Kurina; Production
Recording Producer: John Haywood; Production
Studio Personnel: Tamas Kurina
Dan Goudie; Production
Additional Producer: Sam Gale; Other
Composer Lyricist: Lashawn Daniels
Rodney Jerkins
Beyoncé Knowles
Stefani Germanotta
Lazonate Franklin; Other

6. Ai Se Eu Te Pego (Nossa Nossa)

Accordion: Martynas; Performer
Double Bass: Tom Farmer; Performer
Guitar: Sam Gale; Performer
Lyricist: Aline Medeiros Da Fonesca
Amanda Grasiele Mesquita Teixeira
Antonio Carlos Paim Cerqueira
Karine Assis Vinagre
Sharon Acioly Arcoverde; Composer
Percussion: Jim Nordern; Performer
Performer: Toby Lee
Katie Holmes
Martynas
Tom Farmer
Lloyd Wade
Sam Gale
Gav Broom
Jim Nordern; Performer
Primary Artist: Martynas; Main Performer
Producer: Sam Gale
John Haywood; Production
Trumpet: Gav Broom; Performer
Ukulele: Toby Lee; Performer
Vocals: Lloyd Wade
Katie Holmes; Performer
Composer: Karine Assis Vinagre
Antonio Carlos Paim Cerqueira
Amanda Grasiele Mesquita Teixeira
Aline Medeiros Da Fonesca
Sharon Acioly Arcoverde; Composer
Recording: Ben Thackery; Production
Recording Producer: Sam Gale
John Haywood; Production
Studio Personnel: Ben Thackery; Production
Composer Lyricist: Sharon Acioly Arcoverde
Antonio Carlos Paim Cerqueira
Karine Assis Vinagre
Aline Medeiros Da Fonesca
Amanda Grasiele Mesquita Teixeira; Other

7. Traditional: Hava Nagila

Accordion: Martynas; Performer
Double Bass: Laurence Unglass; Performer
Guitar: Toby Lee; Performer
Percussion: Jim Nordern; Performer
Performer: Martynas
Toby Lee
Laurence Unglass
Jim Nordern
Gav Broom
Max Baillie; Performer
Arranger: Martynas
John Haywood; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Producer: Sam Gale
John Haywood; Production
Additional Producer: Sam Gale; Other
Recording: Dan Goudie; Production
Primary Artist: Martynas; Main Performer
Trumpet: Gav Broom; Performer
Violin: Max Baillie; Performer
Recording Producer: John Haywood; Production
Studio Personnel: Dan Goudie; Production

8. J.S. Bach: Suite No.3 in D, BWV 1068 - Arr. Martynas & Haywood - Air On A G String

Primary Artist: Martynas; Main Performer
Accordion: Martynas; Performer
Performer: Martynas
The Raven Quartet; Performer
String Quartet: The Raven Quartet; Ensemble
Arranger: Martynas
John Haywood; Composer
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach; Composer
Producer: John Haywood; Production
Recording: Dan Goudie; Production
Recording Producer: John Haywood; Production
Studio Personnel: Dan Goudie; Production

9. Mozart: Piano Sonata No.11 in A, K.331 -"Alla Turca" - Arr. Martynas & Haywood - Rondo Alla Turca

Accordion: Martynas; Performer
Primary Artist: Martynas; Main Performer
Performer: Martynas; Performer
Ensemble: The Raven Quartet; Ensemble
Arranger: Martynas
John Haywood; Composer
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Producer: John Haywood; Production
Recording: Dan Goudie; Production
Recording Producer: John Haywood; Production
Studio Personnel: Dan Goudie; Production

10. Morricone: La Califfa / "Cinema Paradiso"

Accordion: Martynas; Performer
Primary Artist: Martynas; Main Performer
Clarinet: Antanas Matstutis; Performer
Performer: Phoebe Kaya
Martynas
Antanas Matstutis; Performer
Vocals: Phoebe Kaya; Performer
Orchestra: Hungarian Studio Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Andrea Morricone
Ennio Morricone; Composer
Conductor: Peter Pejtsik; Conductor
Producer: John Haywood; Production
Recording: Dan Goudie
Tamas Kurina; Production
Recording Producer: John Haywood; Production
Studio Personnel: Tamas Kurina
Dan Goudie; Production

11. Hot 'N' Cold

Primary Artist: Martynas; Main Performer
Accordion: Martynas; Performer
Bass Guitar: Sam Gale; Performer
Bass Guitar: Sam Gale; Performer
Performer: Sam Gale
The Raven Quartet
Martynas; Performer
String Quartet: The Raven Quartet; Ensemble
Composer: Lukasz Gottwald
Katy Perry
Max Martin; Composer
Lyricist: Katy Perry
Max Martin
Lukasz Gottwald; Composer
Producer: John Haywood; Production
Recording: Dan Goudie; Production
Recording Producer: John Haywood; Production
Studio Personnel: Dan Goudie; Production
Composer Lyricist: Max Martin
Lukasz Gottwald
Katy Perry; Other

12. Monti: Czardas

Accordion: Martynas; Performer
Bass Guitar: Laurence Unglass; Performer
Guitar: Toby Lee; Performer
Percussion: Jim Nordern; Performer
Performer: Martynas
Toby Lee
Laurence Unglass
Jim Nordern
Gav Broom
Max Baillie; Performer
Arranger: Martynas
John Haywood; Composer
Composer: Vittorio Monti; Composer
Producer: John Haywood
Sam Gale; Production
Additional Producer: Sam Gale; Other
Recording: Dan Goudie; Production
Primary Artist: Martynas; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Laurence Unglass; Performer
Trumpet: Gav Broom; Performer
Violin: Max Baillie; Performer
Recording Producer: John Haywood; Production
Studio Personnel: Dan Goudie; Production

13. Parlez-Moi d'Amour

Primary Artist: Martynas; Main Performer
Accordion: Martynas; Performer
Performer: Martynas; Performer
Arranger: Martynas
John Haywood; Composer
Composer: Jean Lenoir; Composer
Lyricist: Jean Lenoir; Composer
Producer: John Haywood; Production
Recording: John Haywood; Production
Recording Producer: John Haywood; Production
Studio Personnel: John Haywood; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jean Lenoir; Other

14. Beethoven: Symphony No.7 In A, Op.92 - Arr. Martynas & Haywood - Allegretto

Primary Artist: Martynas; Main Performer
Accordion: Martynas; Performer
Bass Guitar: Tom Farmer; Performer
Bass Guitar: Tom Farmer; Performer
Percussion: Jim Nordern; Performer
Performer: Jim Nordern
Martynas
Tom Farmer
Gav Broom; Performer
Trumpet: Gav Broom; Performer
Orchestra: Hungarian Studio Orchestra; Ensemble
Arranger: Martynas
John Haywood; Composer
Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven; Composer
Conductor: Peter Pejtsik; Conductor
Producer: John Haywood; Production
Recording: Tamas Kurina
Ben Thackery; Production
Recording Producer: John Haywood; Production
Studio Personnel: Ben Thackery
Tamas Kurina; Production

15. Vivaldi: 12 Violin Concertos, Op.8 "Il cimento dell'armonia e dell' invenzione" - Arr. Martynas & Haywood / Concerto No.4 - "L'Inverno" - Winter From "The Four Seasons

Primary Artist: Martynas; Main Performer
Accordion: Martynas; Performer
Performer: Martynas; Performer
Orchestra: Hungarian Studio Orchestra; Ensemble
Arranger: Martynas
John Haywood; Composer
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi; Composer
Conductor: Peter Pejtsik; Conductor
Producer: John Haywood; Production
Recording: Dan Goudie
Tamas Kurina; Production
Recording Producer: John Haywood; Production
Studio Personnel: Dan Goudie
Tamas Kurina; Production

16. J.S. Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in A minor, BWV 561 (spurious) - Arr. Martynas & Haywood - 1. Fantasia

Primary Artist: Martynas; Main Performer
Accordion: Martynas; Performer
Performer: Martynas; Performer
Arranger: Martynas
John Haywood; Composer
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach; Composer
Producer: John Haywood; Production
Recording: John Haywood; Production
Recording Producer: John Haywood; Production
Studio Personnel: John Haywood; Production

17. J.S. Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in A minor, BWV 561 (spurious) - Arr. Martynas & Haywood - 2. Fugue

Primary Artist: Martynas; Main Performer
Accordion: Martynas; Performer
Performer: Martynas; Performer
Arranger: Martynas
John Haywood; Composer
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach; Composer
Producer: John Haywood; Production
Recording: John Haywood; Production
Recording Producer: John Haywood; Production
Studio Personnel: John Haywood; Production

18. Khachaturian: Gayaneh - Arr. Martynas & Haywood - Sabre Dance with Kalinka

Accordion: Martynas; Performer
Lyricist: Ivan Larionov; Composer
Orchestra: Hungarian Studio Orchestra; Ensemble
Producer: Sam Gale
John Haywood; Production
Clarinet: Antanas Matstutis; Performer
Arranger: Martynas
John Haywood; Composer
Composer: Ivan Larionov
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian
Aram Khachaturian; Composer
Guitar: Sam Gale; Performer
Performer: Toby Lee
Martynas
Sam Gale
Antanas Matstutis
Gav Broom; Performer
Trombone: Sam Gale; Performer
Trumpet: Gav Broom; Performer
Ukulele: Toby Lee; Performer
Conductor: Peter Pejtsik; Conductor
Recording: Dan Goudie
Tamas Kurina; Production
Recording Producer: John Haywood; Production
Studio Personnel: Tamas Kurina
Dan Goudie; Production
Additional Producer: Sam Gale; Other
Primary Artist: Martynas; Main Performer
Composer Lyricist: Ivan Larionov; Other

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