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ID: GD245
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Kolektion: Orchestral WorksSubkolektion: Orchester
Gega New Ltd. begins releasing the series MASTERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC. The new project will feature eight releases with music from the pre-classical, classical, and the romantic periods, as well as 20th century music. Among the recorded composers are: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Rossini, Dvorak, Brahms, Liszt, Suppe, Barber, Vaughan-Williams, Pachelbel, ?odaly, Rosas, etc. The instrumental pieces included in the series have been loved by generations of music fans. Some of them have been recorded a number of times, while others are less popular. |
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ID: GD257
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Type: CD
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Subkolektion: Viola
The fifth disc of the series continues that trend of presenting world-famous classical works, loved by many generations of classical music admirers. The four programs released up to now (vol. 1 - GD 245, vol. 2 - GD 246, vol. 3 - GD 247, vol. 4 - GD 256) feature great works of the 18th, 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. This release also includes a long period in time, which is another proof that the different aesthetic visions of the composers and their various stylistic means of expression do not oppose them to each other, but rather unite them by the eternal value of their work.
The “Masters of Classical Music” series has had great success with the listeners and this is due especially to the Bulgarian conductor Vassil Kazandjiev. He offers a precise interpretation of the works, and an exceptional knowledge of the epoch and style of the composers. The viola player Dimitar Penkov also participates in the program. He is a world-renowned artist, lives in Germany and concertizes in many countries throughout the world. |
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ID: GD260
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Kolektion: Orchestral WorksSubkolektion: Orchester
With this release Gega New presents an interesting programme, which includes some European composers from different schools of composing. The Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, one of the leading formations in the Balkans, conveys magnificently the style and creative conception of the works. With its concert activities throughout the country, numerous successful tours abroad and extensive recording career, the orchestra has long become a model of high artistic and professional standard.
Milen Nachev is one of the most talented young Bulgarian conductors. He graduated from the Sofia State Academy of Music and in 1979. Following a competition, he began his studies at the Saint Petersburg Conservatoire, in Prof. Ilya Mussin's class in conducting, from which he graduated with honours, majoring in choral and orchestra conducting. After graduation, he began work at the Rousse Opera Theatre. In 1989 he specialised with Prof. Gennady Rozhdestvensky at the Chigiana Academy of Sienna, Italy. In the same year he was appointed principal conductor and artistic director of the Rousse Opera. In 1992 he was on an ANFIAC (UNESCO) internship and his managing practice was with the Paris Symphony Orchestra. He graduated in 1993 from the University of Burgundy in Dijon, France and began working as conductor at the Sofia Opera. In 1994, Mr. Nachev was invited to conduct the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra and in the following year he headed this orchestra as its principal conductor. It was with this orchestra that Maestro Nachev has toured successfully in Germany, France and Spain and has made numerous recordings, world premieres including, of contemporary works for the sound collection of the Bulgarian National Radio. As visiting conductor he has worked with the orchestras of the Paris National Opera, the Klagenfurt Philharmonic (Austria), the Accademia Concordi Orchestra - Rome (Italy), the Bucharest National Radio Orchestra. In 1999 he was also appointed Principal Conductor of the Belgrade Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra. He has directed master classes in conducting at the Lyceo Academy in Barcelona, Spain and in Opava, the Czech Republic. |
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ID: GD256
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Subkolektion: Orchester
Just as in the first three albums, the series MASTERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC (vol. 1 - GD 245, vol. 2 - GD 246, vol. 3 - GD 247) continues to present composers from different epochs and their ever-loved works. The present programme features pieces written over a vast period of time. Even though each composer represents a different trend in music, they are all united by the eternity of their work. All of them were innovators in music and influenced their followers to a great extent: from the representatives of the Vienna classical school (Mozart and Beethoven), to the author of the first German romantic opera (Weber), the most outstanding comic opera composer (Rossini), up to Elgar, who worked in the beginning of the 19th and the end of the 20th c. |
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ID: GD306
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Type: CD
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Subkolektion: Viola
The Bulgarian violist Dimitar Penkov, who has lived in Germany for a number of years, again presents an interesting program. For his two previous CDs on the Gega New label he recorded Jean-Marie Leclaire’s 6 sonatas for two violas, performed together with Johannes Flieder (GD 212) and the concertos for viola and orchestra by Krzysztof Penderecki and Karl Stamitz (GD 250). The present program features two concertos, which are representative of the music of the 20th century. Both works were written at the end of the composers’ lives and both were dedicated to legendary violists - Bartok wrote his concerto commissioned by William Primrose, while Schnittke kept a promise he had given Juri Bashmet nine years earlier. The premieres of the works were outstanding events among music circles at that time. Dimitar Penkov continuously proves his skill at performing difficult works. His interpretation of the Honegger sonata for viola and piano was the first studio recording of this work. He also performed the French premiere of Penderecki’s viola concerto. During his career Dimitar Penkov has performed under the batons of such notable conductors as Aldo Cecatto, Pierre Bartholomee, Vassil Stefanov, Vassil Kazandjiev, Lutz Herbig, Gilbert Varga, Konstantin Iliev, Anthony Bramall, Michael Tabachnik, Nikos Athineos, Otmar Maga, and Plamen Djouroff. He has realized numerous recordings for the radios of Paris, Sofia, Zurich, and Hannover. Two films produced by Bulgarian National Television document the instrumental art of Dimitar Penkov. The conductor Nikos Athineos studied at the Athens Conservatory, the Cologne Hochschule fur Musik and the Robert Schumann Institute in Dusseldorf. He has toured throughout Germany, Spain, Russia, Lithuania, Israel, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. As a guest conductor he has appeared with various major European orchestras such as the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London, the English Chamber Orchestra, the Sinfonia Varsovia, the Prague Gustav Mahler Orchestra, the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra and the Symphony Orchestra of the Bulgarian National Radio. The Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra is one of Bulgaria’s oldest and most respected ensembles. The orchestra was founded by its chief conductor of more than thirty years, Vassil Stefanov. Other chief conductors have included Alexander Vladigerov, Vassil Kazandjiev, Ruslan Raichev, Milen Nachev. The orchestra is now led by Rossen Milanov. |
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ID: GD258
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Subkolektion: Piano
Bulgaria's liberation from the Ottoman occupation (1878) created conditions for the development of professional culture in Bulgaria. Up to then the only cultural product was present in the folk tradition. From the first half of the 20th century onwards the arts marked a rapid development. Many talented Bulgarians returned to their country and lay the foundations of the Bulgarian national culture. Dimitar Nenov (1902-1953) was among the representatives of the Bulgarian composers' school of that time. He was a brilliant composer and pianist, a talented architect, an original thinker, piano pedagogue and active public figure. He graduated in architecture in Germany and then went on to study piano, theory of music and composition under the tuition of well-known professors at the Dresden Conservatory. Later he specialized in piano in Poland, graduated from the Music Academy of Bologna, Italy, and in 1937 became Professor in piano at the State Academy of Music in Sofia. Besides being a pedagogue, he also worked actively for establishing the Contemporary Music Composers' Association in Bulgaria, gave many concerts in his country and abroad. He also created a large quantity of works where he united the ideas of the European musicians together with his aspiration for ethnical sounding of the musical work. The two compositions included in this CD are an illustration of his concept. They were composed during the period 1932-1939. The toccata was conceived as a piano variant and was later orchestrated by the great Bulgarian composer Lazar Nikolov (Dimiter Nenov's student).
The Bulgarian pianist Anton Dikov, whose teachers were Nadia Boulanger, Arthur Rubinstein and Robert Kasadeseau, performs the piano solo of the concerto. He has concertised successfully in Europe, the USA, South America, and Asia and is a holder of many prestigious awards from international competitions. The remarkable performance of the Rousse Philharmonic Orchestra is due to a large extent to its conductor, Alipi Naidenov - a prominent Bulgarian conductor who has given numerous concerts and made many recordings in Bulgaria and in other European countries. |
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ID: GD254
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Kolektion: Orchestral WorksSubkolektion: Orchester
While 19th century Western Europe music includes different styles and schools, there is no such division among Russian composers. During that time Russia marks a period of real national upsurge in enhancing the Russian nation. For this reason, the Russian composers turn back to the traditional village folklore and consider it basic for the future development of Russian musical culture. Glinka was the first to look back to the Russian musical heritage. His works provide a basis for the Russian classical music school. The realistic traditions in his music are followed also by the next generation of composers.
At the end of the 50s and the beginning of the 60s a group of composers (Balakirev, Borodin, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Cui) created the group “The Five”, dedicated to the production of a specifically Russian brand of music and truthful representation of real life. They follow the path of Glinka and Dargomizhsky in creating works which are closely connected to folk art. However, they also stand out with their brilliant artistic talent and the innovations they made in opera, symphonic and chamber music. Tchaikovsky also shares their outlook. He often uses Russian folklore, but is interested mainly in the inner life of man, and not in large-scale historical dramas. In this sense, his music is more closely related to everyday romance, than to the traditional folklore. Tchaikovsky also creates a new type of ballet music. Music had mainly accompaniment functions before him. He makes it stand on its own in the whole performance. By employing the expressive means of symphonic music, the composer reveals the dramatic content of the work.
20th century composers are also influenced by their predecessors. They develop the folk traditions and enrich them with the expressive means of their time. |
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ID: GD330
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Type: CD
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Kolektion: Orchestral WorksSubkolektion: Orchester
Theodosii Spassov, “the best kaval on the planet”, presents yet another original programme (so far Gega New has released five of his albums). In this CD the pieces were recorded together with the Big Band of the Bulgarian National Radio. Against the background of the orchestra sound, the release also includes two works for piano and kaval. Theodosii Spassov is the first Bulgarian musician who successfully synthesizes Bulgarian folk music with other genres, mostly jazz. His first attempts were in his student years, and his project with Milcho Leviev (1990) leads him to the world stage. This is followed by his concerts with Albert Mangelsdorf, with the percussionist from India Trilok Gurtu, the ethno-jazz stars Rabih Abou-Khalil and Glen Velez, the Canadian singer Kareen Young, Andy Sheppard, Mark Johnson, the Greek musicians Dionisis Savopulos, Kostas Theodorou, the world- famous Riverdance formation... Theodosii Spassov has played with almost all Bulgarian jazz musicians. Recently, he has cooperated with colleagues from the Balkan countries. Together they have launched two projects - “Balkan Horses” and “Balkan Winds. His music has been warmly applauded in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Finland, Germany, Greece, Holland, India, Israel, Japan, Nepal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, the U.K., the USA and many more countries.
Performers: Theodosii Spassov, Milen Kukosharov, Mihail Yosifov, Ognyan Veskov,
Big Band of BNR, Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductors: Willy Kazassian, Yanko Miladinov |
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ID: GD345
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Kolektion: Chamber MusicSubkolektion: Orchester
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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ID: VVCD-00139
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Kolektion: Orchestral WorksSubkolektion: Orchester
Recorded: 1949 (5); 1952 (1-4) |
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