Italy is the leader, when it comes to accordion music. Italy has been, in fact, considered as the worldwide leader in quality and production of accordion. For a long period of time, this title has remained undisputed, and Italy should say “thank you” to the high quality of this instrument for which the production first began in 1863.
As you may have been aware, the history of accordion music has been written by the Italian manufacturers. The names Paolo Soprani, Sante Cruncianelli ,Mariano Dallape, and Silvio Scandalli are all names that have contributed to the fortunes of accordions, which has been making its own way to almost every corner of the world. Perhaps the development of accordion music in the classical genre is due to a large number of Italian musicians and manufacturers who possess great skills in creating samples of outstanding technical and artistic value. Read more . . .