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VICTORIA BOND - COMPOSITIONS

VICTORIA BOND - COMPOSITIONS
ID: GD197
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Chamber Music
Subcollection: Chamber Ensemble

American 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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CONTEMPORARY BULGARIAN COMPOSERS - Vol. 3

CONTEMPORARY BULGARIAN COMPOSERS - Vol. 3
ID: GD253
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Chamber Music
Subcollection: Chamber Ensemble

The 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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SOFIA SOLOISTS - BULGARIAN COMPOSERS

SOFIA SOLOISTS - BULGARIAN COMPOSERS
ID: GD273
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Chamber Music
Subcollection: Chamber Ensemble

Plamen Djouroff, conductor

Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble was founded in 1962. Since its foundation 40 years ago it has been conducted by Vassil Kazandjiev (1964-1978), Emil Tabakov (1979-1988) and its present conductor - Plamen Djouroff, who has been connected with the work of the ensemble since 1988. Sofia Soloists has preserved throughout the years its image of an elite formation with an exceptionally rich repertoire from the 16-20th centuries, including works by Bulgarian composers. The present release features four pieces composed during the 1970s-1990s. Symphony No 4 by Lyubomir Pipkov (1904-1974) was written in the last years of the composer's life (1970). For this composition his choice fell on the chamber expression of the string orchestra. Meditations by Lazar Nikolov (b. 1922) was written for string quartet (1970) and a year later it was revised for string orchestra. Microsymphony (1922) by Dimitar Tapkoff (b. 1929) brings out the most concentrated expression of the symphonic model. The work is dedicated to Arthur Honegger and the use of his initials A, H has not only tonal and constructive role but also introduces semantically the question of tradition and stability of musical values. Requiem for an Unknown Young Man for 13 stringed instruments (1968) by Simeon Pironkov (1927-1999) combines the European liturgical choral tradition and the composition and technical devices of aleatory music. Sofia Soloists' conductor, Plamen Djouroff (b. 1949), graduated from the Pancho Vladigerov State Academy of Music in Sofia. He furthered his studies in conducting at the Vienna Academy of Music under Karl Osterreicher. Besides being conductor of Sofia Soloists, Mr. Djouroff is also one of the outstanding Bulgarian composers. His works have been performed and released in Bulgaria and abroad.
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40 Years Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble - TELEMANN - BRITTEN - SCHUBERT - MAHLER

40 Years Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble - TELEMANN - BRITTEN - SCHUBERT - MAHLER
ID: GD286
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Chamber Music
Subcollection: Chamber Ensemble

The 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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YASSEN VODENITCHAROV - Compositions

YASSEN VODENITCHAROV - Compositions
ID: GD345
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Chamber Music
Subcollection: Orchestra

In 1999 Gega New released an album with works by young Bulgarian composers (GD 253). It included Two Bagatelles for Piano, Clarinet and Percussions by Yassen Vodenitcharov. Even then he demonstrated his affinity for originally chosen instruments.
The pieces in the present CD of the composer are written for various instruments and voice combinations: soprano-saxophone, violin, clarinet and piano, flute orchestra, or mezzo-soprano with string, harp, piano (celesta) and percussion. The solo works are for harpsichord and soprano-saxophone. The selection of instruments renders a specific sound colour to the works and emphasizes the author's conception. The pieces are performed by renowned musicians from France, the USA, Canada and Bulgaria.
Yassen Vodenitcharov was born in Burgas, Bulgaria, in 1964. He is a graduate of the Prof. Pancho Vladigerov National Academy of Music in Sofia and Paris National Conservatory (Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris). His teachers were Prof. Dimitar Tapkoff and Paul Méfano. Doctor of music, he is also a graduate of the IRCAM Institute in Paris, where he studied Music and Musicology of the 20th Century. He lives in Paris, but his works have been performed all over Europe, as well as in the USA, Canada, Japan and South America. He is the recipient of numerous awards, the Grand Prix at the 10th Tokyo Contemporary Music Composition Competition. He is also laureate of the Beaumarchais Competition for his chamber opera “The Talking Tree”, which was performed in the Studio Theatre of Comédie-Française in 2000 in Paris. In 2005 he received First Price of the jury and the audience at the Bruno Maderna Competition in Wuerzburg (Geramany).

Performed by: Orchestre de Flûtes Français, Susan Fancher - soprano-saxophone, Johanne Morin - violin, David Veilleux - clarinet, André Ristic - piano, Céline Joly - harpsichord, Sylvain Malézyeux, soprano-saxophone, Rozalina Kassabova-Kushinchanova - mezzo-soprano, Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Conductors: Yves Prin, Grigor Palikarov
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Barry Guy - After the Rain

Barry Guy - After the Rain
ID: NMCD013S
Collection: Chamber Music
Subcollection: String Orchestra

City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox - Barry Guy: After the Rain
After the Rain, for string orchestra, draws on Max Ernst's disturbing painting Europe After the Rain - depicting the bleak remains of a landscape left after some inexplicable catastrophe - within a work of remarkable strength and optimism.
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GEORGI MINCHEV - Concerto works for orchestra

GEORGI MINCHEV - Concerto works for orchestra
ID: GD344
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Subcollection: Viola

Georgi Minchev (b. 1939) is among the most renowned Bulgarian composers. His teacher was Marin Goleminov and he majored under Rodion Schedrin, Aram Hachaturian and Olivier Messiaen. His works have won awards in Europe and the USA and have been performed in Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Russia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Cuba, Columbia, Australia, Greece, Belgium, Austria, San Marino, USA, Holland, Spain, Japan, Great Britain and Finland. A great part of his compositions have been released by leading recording companies. Gega New also has released some of his works (GD 204). This new release presents the composer again and features his brilliants orchestral approach.
The music for orchestra in “Contrasts” was written upon invitation of Maestro Thomas Kalb for the Heidelberg Philharmonic Society. Its premiere was in 2002 in Heidelberg (Germany). The composer remarks about his work: “... I set myself the goal to create a piece which is masterly and bravura but at the same time emotional and poetic with different and permanently changing dynamics, tempo and character - aggressive in some places and calm in others, with powerful culminations followed by standstill noiselessness...”
“Monody and Concerto grosso” was also written by request of a famous musician - the violist Dimitar Penkov who has worked in Hannover for many years. The premiere was in Sofia in 2007. “Concert Music for Orchestra” was composed long before the other two works. It was written in 1976 by order of the Symphonic Orchestra of the Czech Radio in Prague. Its world premiere was also in Prague, in the same year.
The three compositions have been performed many times in Europe and have always aroused the interest of the audience and the reviewers.

Performed by: Dimitar Penkov - viola, Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Conductors: Vassil Stefanov, Plamen Djouroff, Rossen Milanov
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HOFFMEISTER, STAMITZ, TELEMANN - Viola concertos - E.Staneva, viola

HOFFMEISTER, STAMITZ, TELEMANN - Viola concertos - E.Staneva, viola
ID: GD334
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Chamber Music
Subcollection: Viola

Composers usually regard the viola as a part of the orchestra and thus a few works for viola have been written. Recordings of talented viola players are very rare. In the limited number of works for viola, the listener can appreciate the beautiful sound and varied potentialities of the instrument.
Elissaveta Staneva is one of the renowned viola players world-wide. She was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, studied at the Secondary Music School in Plovdiv and continued her education at the State Academy of Music in Sofia and at the University of Music in Vienna. She attended many master classes with: Tabea Zimmermann, Thomas Riebl, Michael Kugel and Diemut Popen. From 1992 to 1996 she was a member of Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra under the direction of Claudio Abbado, and played later on in the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. She has been principle viola of the Graz Philharmonic Orchestra (Austria) since 2001. In addition to her orchestral engagement, she also participated as soloist and member of various chamber music groups throughout Europe and USA. She is holder of prestigious awards: Prize of the Nippon Foundation Japan, OESTIG Prize for the excellent Interpretation of Contemporary Austrian Music, etc. She is prize winner at national and international competitions.
The conductor Nayden Todorov was born in Bulgaria. He studied with Karl Osterreicher and Uros Lajovic in Vienna and has gone on to conduct major orchestras across the European and the American continents, and in Israel. He currently serves as a general manager and music director of the Rousse State Opera & Philharmonic. In addition he is the Music Director of the much-lauded Thracia Summer International Music Festival and since 2001 he has been paying regular guest visits to the National Opera and Ballet in Sofia. Nayden Todorov has also been a Principal Guest Conductor of the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra since the 2003-2004 season.
The Thracian Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1998. The orchestra includes talented musicians from Plovdiv and the surrounding region. Many renowned Bulgarian and foreign solo players and conductors have performed in the orchestra since its foundation, and they have received high appraisal from the audience and critics.


With the participation of: Iliana Todorova - Baycheva, basso continuo (7-10)
Thracian Chamber Orchestra Plovdiv
Nayden Todorov, conductor

Recorded in 2005 in the studio of Radio Plovdiv
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LISZT - SCRIABIN - PROKOFIEV - Pavlina DOKOVSKA - Vladimir GHIAUROV

LISZT - SCRIABIN - PROKOFIEV - Pavlina DOKOVSKA - Vladimir GHIAUROV
ID: GD318
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Subcollection: Piano

The interesting selection of three emblematic works for piano and orchestra on this CD is performed to perfection by the brilliant pianist Pavlina Dokovska, the distinguished conductor Vladimir Ghiaurov and the musicians of the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Pavlina Dokovska is well-known among music lovers. She received her musical education in Bulgaria where she studied with Lydia Kuteva and graduated from the Music Academy of Sofia as a student of Julia and Konstantin Ganev. After further studies with Ivonne Lefebure in Paris, she completed her Master of Music Degree at the Juilliard School in New York as a student of Beveridge Webster. She is a First Prize winner of the Claude Debussy International Competition in France and Italy’s International Piano Competition of Senigallia. Her concert tours have taken her to Europe, the Far East and throughout the United States. She has worked with renowned orchestras and conductors, given recitals in famous concert halls, participated in festivals, recorded for major recording and music publishing companies… She combines her extensive concert-giving activity with a teaching career in Mannes College of Music in New York. Known for her insightful and caring teaching methods which have produced many a competition winner, Ms. Dokovska was elected Chair of the Piano Department at the Mannes College of Music. In 1999 she founded and became artistic director of the annual Mannes Festival, which grew into a staple of New York’s musical life. She is also artistic director of the Southwest Virginia Festival for the Arts.
Vladimir Ghiaurov, son of the celebrated bass Nicolai Ghiaurov, has also had a very interesting career and his talent is greatly recognised in Europe and world-wide. He began his musical training as a pianist at the Conservatory Giuseppe Verdi in Milan, Italy and continued his education in Austria at the Vienna Musik-Academie, where he studied conducting and composition. Mr. Ghiaurov made his conducting debut in Italy in 1980. Since then he has been invited by Opera Houses and Orchestras in France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Bulgaria, Spain, Norway, Switzerland, Japan and Taiwan. He was guest conductor at the Vienna State Opera, Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre, Berlin's Konzerthaus, Tokyo's Suntory Hall, Sofia Opera, the opera theatre in Dublin, Ireland. For almost ten years he served as a principal conductor of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. He has collaborated with many prominent artists such as: Jorg Demus, Aldo Ciccolini, Viktor Tretiakov, Juri Boukoff, Mirella Freni, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Ghena Dimitrova, Giorgio Zancanaro, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Ruggiero Raimondi, Carlo Colombara.
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Young composers of the Moscow Conservatory - Bochikhina - Gorlinsky - Sysoev - Romashkova - Sioumak - Prokopenko

Young composers of the Moscow Conservatory - Bochikhina - Gorlinsky - Sysoev - Romashkova - Sioumak - Prokopenko
ID: SMCCD0156
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Chamber Music
Subcollection: Voices and Chamber Ensemble

Studio for New Music Ensemble
Igor Dronov, conductor (1, 4-6)
Vladimir Gorlinsky, conductor (2, 3)
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