Bayan

 

 

The bayan is the Russian accordion, which differs in subtle ways from the Western accordion, and the Argentinean bandoneon. Not surprisingly, its use in classical music is largely limited to composers from Russia and the (former) Soviet Union. The best example of a bayan concerto is by Sofia Gubaidulina, titled Fachwerk. It is played by Geir Draugsvoll with the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra under Øyvind Gimse on Naxos.