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THE MYSTERY OF BULGARIAN VOICES CHOIR

 
THE MYSTERY OF BULGARIAN VOICES CHOIR-Folk Music-Traditional
ID: GD147 (EAN: 3800121301478)  | 1 CD | DDD
Released in: 1993
LABEL:
Gega New
Collection:
Traditional
Subcollection:
Folk Music
Ensembles:
The Mystery of Bulgarian Voices
Conductors:
HRISTOVA, Dora
Other info:

The famous choir The Mystery of Bulgarian Voices conducted by Dora Hristova again conveys its challenge to Bulgarian folk music lovers, this time with their interpretation of songs from the most widely spread and cherished customs, those at Christmas and at St. Lazar's Day. The songs sung at Christmas and St. Lazar's Day lend specific colour in the repertoire of many ensembles. This programme is a successful attempt to select songs which represent a comparison between the two customs.
Christmas is celebrated on the day when the church commemorates Christ's nativity. Yet the deep meaning of the custom is in the ancient pagan beliefs about the birth of the new sun. There are young men-Christmas-carollers and their leader is always an older man, called stanenik. According to the custom, the time for Christmas celebration is specifically set - from midnight till sunrise. The Christmas carollers make their rounds always starting to the east. They sing songs glorifying the host in every house and bless him for health and fertility. In their turn, the hosts present them with Christmas ring-shaped buns decorated with a coin and meat, beans, etc.
The celebrations at St. Lazar's Day are also connected with the well-wishing for health and fertility. This custom is celebrated one week before Easter, at St. Lazarus's day. The main participants in the celebrations are young girls, lazarki, lead by an elder one, called a god-mother, leader. They make their rounds in the village yards, dancing horo dances and singing songs, according to the hosts' age and status. Like during the Christmas-tide celebrations the hosts give them money, flour, eggs, etc.
Both customs follow a strict pattern, which has been observed here by the producer, Nikolai Kaufmann. His is the idea for this programme. Even though some other composers were also invited to include their works in the programme (Peter Lyondev, Kosta Kolev, Ivan Vulev), the listener still perceives it as an inseparable piece.
Tracklist
 
1. First Song on the Road - Arranged by Nikolai KAUFMANN1:26 
2. Second Song on the Road - Arranged by Nikolai KAUFMANN1:17 
3. We Sing a Song for You (Tebe poem) - for the old host - Arranged by Ivan VULEV0:47 
4. Cheers (Ai, nazdrave) - for the old hostess - Arranged by Peter LYONDEV1:57 
5. Cheers to You, Master of the House (Nazdrave ti, chorbadjiio) - for the young hostess - Arranged by Kosta KOLEV1:40 
6. Beautiful Milka (Houbava Milka) - for a little girl - Arranged by Nikolai KAUFMANN4:25 
7. We Sing a Song for You (Tebe poem) - for a shepherd - Arranged by Ivan VULEV3:29 
8. A Girl Bragged (Pohvali sa) - for an unmarried young woman - Arranged by Peter LYONDEV1:42 
9. A Mighty Boy Is Saddling His Horse (Tsarsko momche kon sedlae) - for a little boy - Arranged by Kosta KOLEV1:58 
10. Turbid Waters Were Flowing (Protekla e mutna voda) - for an unmarried young man - Arranged by Nikolai KAUFMANN3:30 
11. Song on Going Out of the House - Arranged by Nikolai KAUFMANN2:11 
12. Oh, Lazar - on the road - Arranged by Kosta KOLEV1:48 
13. Lazarski Bouenets - on entering the house - Arranged by Nikolai KAUFMANN2:01 
14. Lazar Is Coming, Lazar Is Roaming About (Lazar ide, Lazar sheta) - for the old hostess - Arranged by Nikolai KAUFMANN1:41 
15. There's a Willow, There's no Willow (Vurba ima, vurba nyama) - for a young bride - Arranged by Kosta KOLEV1:28 
16. Lazarska Song for the Bride - for the young hostess - Arranged by Nikolai KAUFMANN1:54 
17. Lazarki - for a young girl - Arranged by Ivan VULEV1:46 
18. Beautiful Girl (Moma houbava) - for an unmarried young woman) - Arranged by Peter LYONDEV2:10 
19. Young Girls Lazaritsi (Malki momi lazaritsi) - for a young lad - Arranged by Peter LYONDEV1:39 
20. Well, Aren't We Dancing (Mur shto sme se razigrali) - for a young lad - Arranged by Nikolai KAUFMANN1:24 
21. Strapping Nikola, Mother's Only Son (Levent Nikola edin na mama) - for an unmarried young man - Arranged by Nikolai KAUFMANN2:21 
22. Lament for Lazar (Zhalba za Lazara) - Arranged by Peter LYONDEV2:20 

 

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