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by Roland Williams
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![]() ![]() Toralf Tollefsen (1914-94) was revered by generations of accordionists in Norway and the UK, where he lived between 1936 and 1961. Except for the 1939-45 WWII war years, which he spent in Norway as member of the Resistance movement. Tollefsen was one of Europe’s first pioneers of the free bass accordion, and did a great deal to promote the accordion in the world of classical music in the post-war years. A book, ‘Toralf Tollefsen World Artist’, edited by Jon Faukstad (picture of book cover right), gives an overview of the life and career of this outstanding accordionist. The book is available from Double Zed Ltd, UK. Price £13.50 plus postage (£2 UK, £4 USA/Australia; Email: romanoviazzani@hotmail.co.uk |