Oblivion is a 1982 composition by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992), Nuevo tango’s pre-eminent composer and bandoneon virtuoso.
Perhaps his most uncanny piece, it has survived/endured countless covers.
Some of its finest interpreters are not Argentinian, and although one of this post’s two very different versions does feature a “squeezebox”, it is not a bandoneon.
French (ancestrally, Italian) accordion virtuoso Richard Galliano knew Piazzolla, who directly encouraged him, as well as profoundly influencing him.
Galliano has recorded many different versions of Oblivion.
This is a 2015 “live” duet with Brazilian (of partly Argentinian ancestry) guitarist Yamandu Costa :
Latvian violinist Gidon Kremer has for many years been a great exponent of Piazzolla’s music – all the more so, I think, because of something which troubles some listeners.
(namely, that Kremer has never aped Piazzolla, nor ever paid attention to received notions about “tango”, “Argentina”, “hot-bloodedness” etc)
This incredible performance, with his own Kremerata Baltica, is, I think, from a 1998 concert in Germany:
Footnote:
Both photos feature “inanimate” objects which are oblivious to their impact on humans.
Nonetheless…..
(the featured image – taken in February 2016 – shows fresh water flowing over rocks, just above the salty waters of a tidal creek on the Kimberley coast, in north Western Australia)