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World music CD DVD shop and Classic distribution
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ID: GD317
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Traditional
Subcollection: Folk Music
The name of Kosta Kolev (b. 1921) is emblematic of Bulgarian folk music!
He is brilliant in all three fields he engages in - as an accordionist, composer and conductor. Bulgarian traditional culture wouldn’t have been the same today without his unique arrangements and original works, his brilliant accordion performances and his wide scope of conducting work. Being brought up in a family of folk musicians, he started playing music at a very early age. Besides mastering the accordion, Kosta Kolev also plays almost all wind instruments. This has helped him a lot in his work as a composer.
His concerts as an accordionist throughout Bulgaria are legendary. He worked with all famous performers in the past: Atanaska Todorova, Gyurgya Pindzhurova, Boris Mashalov, Mita Stoycheva and many others. The concerts they gave always turned into real festivities!
In 1949 Kosta Kolev started working at Radio Sofia as a director of a folk orchestra. He wrote down songs in notes, arranged folk songs and tunes, accompanied live performances. In 1954 he took up the leadership of the orchestra of the Bulgarian National Radio Folk Songs Ensemble and soon it became a leading ensemble in Bulgaria. Kosta Kolev continuously noted down songs, arranged folk music, composed pieces, taught the musicians how to read music, introduced new instruments in the orchestra, made innovations in the gadulka playing…
Many folk artists’ first successful performances are due to his help. All singers and musicians have at least one arranged piece by Kosta Kolev in their repertoire. He is still sought after by the orchestra of the Bulgarian National Radio and by many performers and ensembles.
Kosta Kolev has registered and wrote down in notes over 10 000 folk songs and tunes. He has arranged and written more than 6 000 songs and pieces, taken part in over 5 000 concerts in Bulgaria and throughout the world, and captivated the audience in Romania, Germany, France, Egypt, Austria, Italy, Switzerland…
Kosta Kolev is a model of a musician with a classical music education (he graduated the Bulgarian Academy of Music under Prof. Georgi Dimitrov and Prof. Parashkev Hadjiev), who has remained true to his native origin and has brilliantly combined his knowledge and talent with the centuries-old experience of the folk tradition. He is a true inheritor of the best folk traditions!
Performed by: Kosta Kolev - accordion, Kostadin Gugov, Yanka Rupkina, Bulgarian National Radio Folk Songs Ensemble, Kostadin Varimezov - gaida, Kaicho Kamenov, Nedyalka Keranova, Trakia Enesemble - Plovdiv, Stoyan Velichkov - kaval, Boris Mashalov, Elena Bozhkova, Bulgarian National Radio Folk Music Orchestra, Maria Leshkova, Boris Karlov - accordion, Verka Siderova, Roza Tsvetkova, Nikola Ganchev - kaval
Accompanied by an orchestra and the Bulgarian National Radio Folk Music Orchestra
Conductors: Kosta Kolev, Tsvetan Tsvetkov, Dobrin Panayotov, Dimitar Dinev |
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ID: GD298
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Traditional
Subcollection: Folk Music
The new series in the Gega New label: BULGARIAN FOLK HERITAGE will present the most famous composers connected with arrangement of Bulgarian folk music. The first release of this series is dedicated to the 75th anniversary from the birth of Stefan Kanev - one of the most prominent authors, who created real masterpieces in this field.
Ever since he graduated the Music Academy in Sofia, Bulgarian musical folklore became his destiny for life. His classical music education and rich culture was imprinted on his unique style. He always impressed with the precision and elegance of the music that he created and his deep penetration into the essence of the folk melody and lyrics. His songs and melodies have been sung and played by the best performers from all folk regions in Bulgaria: Verka Siderova, Ilia Argirov, Kalinka Zgurova, Staika Gyokova, Yovcho Karaivanov, Stoyan Velichkov, Nikola Atanassov and many others. The present album bears the name of one of these songs - “Oi, Devoiche”, performed by Ilia Argirov - a song loved not only in the Pirin region, but also in the whole country. Stefan Kanev contributed a lot to the development of folk choirs, orchestras, and ensembles. All ensembles in Bulgaria have his works in their repertoire.
Performed by: Verka Siderova, Stoyan Velichkov (kaval), Folk Songs Ensemble Choir at the Bulgarian National Radio, Kalinka Zgurova, Ilia Argirov, Ruska Nedyalkova, Mihail Marinov (gadulka), Yovcho Karaivanov, Nadejda Hvoineva, Nikola Atanassov (gaida), Kalinka Vulcheva, Stoyanka Boneva, Zornitsa Trio, Lyubomir Vladimirov (tambura) |
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