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Contemporary Bulgarian Composers Vol.2

$11.95

Artist:

Various Artists

CD Length:

75:04

Category:

Contemporary

Works by Krassimir Kyurkchiiski, Alexander Kandov, Alexander Tanev, Simeon Pironkoff, Plamen Djourov.

Tracklisting:
1. Krasimir Kiurkchijski – Variations and Fugue on theme by Handel
2. Aleksandyr Kandov – Music for Orchestra
3. Aleksandyr Tanev – Construction Music
4. Simeon Pironkov – Night Music
5. Plamen Dzhurov – Fantasia for Orchestra

Additional Information:

The second CD of the series presenting the contemporary Bulgarian composers, project of the Soros Center for the Arts, includes music by five representatives of three generations of tonal masters. Their compositions demonstrate a rich palette of ideas and aesthetic preferences, so characteristic of the Bulgarian school from the last three decades of the 20th century. Alexander Tanev, known for his excellent choral works and cantatas, often combines in his symphonic works academic principles of construction with the most modern resources of our century, while the younger Alexander Kandov looks for a new expressiveness and has directed himself to original themes in his symphonic works. Simeon Pironkoff’s Night Music is among the author’s most representative and bright opuses, appealing to the listener with the refined sound and elegant melodic line. The same can be said about the Fantasia by Plamen Djourov, a prominent Bulgarian composer and conductor. Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel are representative of Krassimir Kyurkchiiski’s art of composing. The author demonstrates his mastery of handling the Baroque forms, introducing in them the outlook and interpretation of a contemporary musician.

With the exception of Plamen Djourov’s Fantasia, performed under the baton of the author, the other works in the CD are conducted by Dimitar Manolov, the remarkable conductor and propagator of Bulgarian music.