Such is the character of the accordion that any work featuring its distinctive voice within an ensemble is likely to be a pièce d’occasion. Written for the prizewinning young soloist Milos Milivojevic and performed with the Juritz String Quartet at the 2011 Machynlleth Festival in Wales, Rhian Samuel’s Mist on the Hills is no exception.

The composer has used the rare opportunity of writing for the instrument in combination with solo strings to exploit its illustrative powers and create a fou...