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ID: GD126
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection:
Sacred Music
Subcollection: Chamber EnsembleInterprets:
Orthodox Chamber Ensemble
Klochkov, Vivian - conductor
Soloist:
S. Atanasov - bass (10, 11, 14, 16)
K. Nazlumov - tenor (11, 14, 16)
N. Yordanov - bass (8) |
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ID: GD149
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection:
Chamber Music
Subcollection: Chamber EnsembleLazar Nikolov (b. 1922) has included in this CD three works created in the 1990-1992 period, performed at the New Bulgarian Music review and in concert. His music has been marked as avant-guard and referred to the latest trends of 20th century compositional output. In his latest works the composer synthesises devices and techniques of serial, atonal and aleatoric music. The use of Bulgarian metres and modes has always lent a specific, national character to his art which has become a model of innovative thinking. Of particular originality is the composition Metamorphoses No. 4 for 12 violoncellos, dedicated to Prof. Zdravko Yordanov. This is yet another proof of Nikolov's ability to work with timbres, to discover sonorities and new performer's techniques. |
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ID: GD160
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection:
Chamber Music
Subcollection: Chamber EnsembleSimeon Pironkov ranks among the most famous Bulgarian composers from the second half of the 20th century. His works in various genres are performed both at home and at prestigious musical festivals for contemporary music in Berlin, Warsaw, Zagreb, Budapest, etc. He is the author of compositions commissioned by full orchestras, chamber ensembles and solo performers. Pironkov's style is characterised by exquisitely coloured melody, flexibility of metre and rhythm influenced by the Bulgarian folk music, delicacy of orchestration and emotional variety, being the result of the sensitivity and richness of his inner world. The works selected for this release represent the evolution of the composer's style. Requiem for an Unknown Young Man is a landmark work in his creative biography, extensively performed by the Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble. The solo cello sonata Entrata e capriccio is an original virtuoso improvisation with an excellent form, and the music of String Quartet No. 3 (premiered in 1986 in Berlin) is reserved, now tender, now melancholic, cut through by metro-rhythmical and melancholic accents. Most characteristic is Kammersinfonie for 11 soloists, composed in the USA, an expression of maturity and creative imagination.
Performed by: String Quartet: N. Jeleva (violin), N. Gagov (violin), O. Stanchev (viola), K. Bespalov (cello) [1] - [3]; Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble conductor Plamen Djouroff [4]; Anatoli Krastev (cello) [5] - [6]; conductor Simeon Pironkov - junior [7] - [11] |
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ID: GD145
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection:
Chamber Music
Subcollection: Chamber EnsembleThe CD is a collection of 15 favourite miniatures. Selected and arranged by conductor and composer Jules Levy, some of them have been transcribed by him and are performed by various soloists. SIMHAH Chamber Collegium is a musical body with the Shalom Organisation of the Jews in Bulgaria and unites the talent of excellent musicians, each of whom is also capable of performing responsible solo parts. The Collegium features a rich and varied repertoire. Jules Levy is one of the most remarkable personalities in Bulgarian musical life in the last three decades, a conductor of long standing with the "Stefan Makedonski" State Musical Theatre, author of choral, symphony and opera works. |
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ID: GD173
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection:
Chamber Music
Subcollection: Chamber EnsembleThe second release of this series presents once again some of the masterpieces of great musicians. Most of the works have been arranged by Jules Levy, a composer and conductor. The release also attracts the listener's attention with the Bulgarian performers taking part in the recording. All the compositions are interpreted in an original manner by stressing on their specific features in terms of melody and structure. A musician of thorough musical knowledge, the conductor Jules Levy is to be credited for this successful interpretation, characterized by a feeling of tranquility and lyricism, and giving aesthetic pleasure and relaxation to the listener. |
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ID: GD179
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection:
Chamber Music
Subcollection: Chamber EnsembleChamber-instrumental works created by Milcho Leviev, the well-known Bulgarian composer who has lived for many years in the USA, are presented in this CD. The release gives an idea of the varied author's endeavours, and indicates the directions of his creativity towards a harmony between form and emotional content. Characteristic for Leviev's style is the diversity of compositional methods used; his melody and the way it is displayed in the musical space are impressive features as well. Anyone who hears the programme will get an idea of the emotional nature of Milcho Leviev, who skillfully creates psychological conditions.
Performed by: Milcho Leviev (piano), Vessela Trichkova (harp), Rumyana Mihailova (vibraphone), Valentin Gerov (viola), Peter Vassilev (bass clarinet), Anatoli Krastev (violoncello), Pavel Zlatarov (violin), Milena Zlatarova (violin), Ivan Dyakov (violin), Elena Dyakova (violoncello), Boyan Lechev (Violin) |
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ID: GD197
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection:
Chamber Music
Subcollection: Chamber EnsembleAmerican composer Victoria Bond, whose stage music and chamber works enjoy great popularity in the USA, is also famous as conductor in her home country, Europe and Asia. The CD includes seven of her compositions each of which highlights various aspects of her talent. Bond is very good at logically structuring the small forms imbuing them at the same time with emotionality and musical ideas. For example, the wonderful piece Batucada, variations on a Brazilian samba for piano, or Sonata for Cello and Piano, the expressive means of which have originated from some techniques characteristic of 20th century music like Schoenberg's serial technique. Weddings & Bar Mitzvahs, built on a Jewish folk song with a beautiful melody is also an excellent concert piece. The Dreams of Flying demonstrates the composer's skill in the combination of timbres and the development of basic motifs, in interweaving the voices.
Performed by: Georgy Valtchev (violin), Nikolai Gagov (violin), Valentin Gerov (viola), Christo Tanev (violoncello), Anna Stoytcheva (piano), Kremena Acheva (flute) |
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ID: GD218
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection:
Chamber Music
Subcollection: Chamber EnsembleDimitar Tapkoff was born in Sofia in 1929. He graduated in composition under the great Bulgarian composer Marin Goleminov. He has worked in succession in the Bulgarian National Radio, Sofia National Opera, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the State Academy of Music, the Ministry of Culture. Currently he is Professor in composition at the Academy of Music and Dance Art in Plovdiv, and Director of the Sofia Music Weeks International Music Festival.
Tapkoff began writing music when the post-war avant-guard was fully embraced by a part of the Bulgarian composers, while others supported the national art, and still others followed the traditions of classical "modern". He is closest to the third group and admits that: "I would not say that I am a champion of a modern concept about music. I claim that I stand behind a music concept of my own, no matter what the fashionable trends are." He has always stressed on the possibility to use well-known structures and forms, at the same time incorporating music, which is close to the contemporary listener. His works have often been performed in Bulgaria and abroad. Tapkoff is holder of a number of home and international distinctions, among which the First Prize of the International Composer's Rostrum in Paris '76 for his Peace Cantata. He has composed works in different genres: concertos, overtures, symphonies, solo and choir songs, etc.
Soloists: Alexandrina Milcheva (soprano), Marin Valtchanov (bassoon), Anatoli Krastev (violoncello), Rossen Idealov (clarinet)
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra & Children's Choir, Vassil Stefanov, conductor
Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble, Plamen Djouroff, conductor |
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ID: GD286
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection:
Chamber Music
Subcollection: Chamber EnsembleThe programme is released in connection with the 40th anniversary of Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble. It presents three works from different epochs in music. These pieces are part of the large repertoire of the ensemble, which includes more than 400 works together with some Bulgarian composers (the album of Sofia Soloists - GD 273, as well as the compact discs GD 139, GD 160, and GD 218 released on the Gega New label include only Bulgarian authors). Founded in 1962, the ensemble quickly established itself as an elite musical formation. It has given more than 2500 concerts in Bulgaria and abroad and has a discography of over 60 releases for various music companies, Gega New included, regular television and radio broadcasts. The soloists participate in prestigious international festivals and have partnered world-renowned artists such as Henryk Szeryng, Heinz Hollinger, Daniil Shafran, Nicanor Zabaletta, Patrick Galois, Nigel Kennedy, and others. The ensemble also supports the development of many young Bulgarian musicians. Plamen Djouroff has been the conductor of Sofia Soloists since 1988. He is also Associate Professor in conducting at the Pancho Vladigerov State Academy of Music. His compositions, including Fantasia, Elegy and Toccata, Oratorio-Requiem and others have been performed many times. He is director of the Boris Christoff International Festival for Young Opera Singers. |
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ID: GD253
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection:
Chamber Music
Subcollection: Chamber EnsembleThe third CD from the CONTEMPORARY BULGARIAN COMPOSERS series presents six creative artists from the middle generation, all of whom have entered their names in the Bulgarian culture through vivid artistic achievements. This is a selection of chamber-instrumental opuses of non-traditional sounding and original compositional invention. Velislav Zaimov, famous for his symphonic works, is featured with his magnificent Largo for 12 violoncellos inspired and dedicated to the work of Prof. Zdravko Yordanov, the great Bulgarian cellist. Julia Tsenova, whose name has been well-established in the country's musical life for two decades now and whose works are marked by interesting and unusual ideas, has chosen her "П = 3.14" on lyrics by actress Mara Chapanova, herself a champion of new Bulgarian and world music. The poet's symbols and metaphors, the specific imagery leading to antiquity and the female sensitivity of the verses have been masterfully rendered in the vocal and orchestral parts of the piece. Andrian Pervazov has written a large-scope cycle for three flutes and tape. Inspired by the Sumerian epoch, the work is entitled Ziggurat or Sumerian Temple Music from the Age before the Flood and interweaves sonorousness, primitivism, spoken speech and recitation, all of which create a unique sound atmosphere. Artin Poturlian and Bojidar Petkov are represented by their works for two pianos, Fantasia "Worlds" and Toccata, respectively, and Yassen Vodenitcharov, by his Two Bagatelles for piano, clarinet and percussion. The works in the CD are interpreted by prominent Bulgarian performers united by the common idea of establishing and promoting the contemporary Bulgarian music.
Performers: Students from Prof. Zdravko Yordanov's class, Lilyana Raikova (piano), Ilia Glavanov (clarinet), Tatyana Karparova (percussions), Kremena Acheva (flute), Yavor Zhelev (flute), Mila Pavlova (flute), Anahid Akopian and Artin Poturlian (piano duo), Julia Ganeva and Konstantin Ganev (piano duo), Tsvetana Hristoforou (mezzo-soprano)
Musica Nova Chamber Ensemble
Lubomir Denev, conductor |
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