Composer: Grigoras Dinicu, Pancho Vladigerov
Orchestra: Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Alexander Vladigerov
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Capriccio
Catalogue: C8053
Release: 2021
Size: 924 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
01. Vladigerov: Rhapsody Vardar, Op. 16 (Version for Orchestra)
Vladigerov: 7 Symphonic Bulgarian Dances, Op. 23
02. No. 1, Festlicher Tanz
03. No. 2, Volkslied
04. No. 3, Kleiner Reigen
05. No. 4, Früh’ ist Radka aufgestanden
06. No. 5, Paidoushko
07. No. 6, Bilyana
08. No. 7, Großer Reigen
09. Vladigerov: Rachenitsa, Op. 18 No. 2
Vladigerov: Bulgarian Suite, Op. 21
10. I. Quasi marcia
11. II. Lied
12. III. Kettentanz
13. IV. Ratschenitza
CD 02
Vladigerov: 4 Romanian Symphonic Dances, Op. 38
01. No. 1, Molto vivace
02. No. 2, Doina. Andante sostenuto
03. No. 3, Allegro moderato
04. No. 4, Moderato. Presto
Vladigerov: 2 Romanian Symphonic Sketches, Op. 39
05. No. 1, Aria
06. No. 2, Tanz
07. Vladigerov: Balkan Dance, Op. 46 No. 3 (Arr. for Orchestra)
Vladigerov: 4 Waltzes for Orchestra
08. No. 1, Valse fantastique (After Op. 2 No. 4)
09. No. 2, Valse caprice (After Op. 9 No. 2)
10. No. 3, Der Tänzer aus dem Orient (After Op. 10 No. 2)
11. No. 4, Valse romantique (After Op. 12 No. 4)
12. Vladigerov: Danza primordiale, Op. 53 No. 3 (Arr. for Orchestra)
13. Vladigerov: Foxtrot (Transcr. M. Leviev for Orchestra)
14. Dinicu: Hora staccato (Version for Symphony Orchestra)
15. Interview
In Bulgaria, both folk and art music evince an ancient tradition that strikes awe even in some of the great music nations today. The way Pancho Vladigerov incorporated these folk-music themes into his concert pieces shows not only his affinity for them but also suggests that he felt something of a calling to promulgate and champion the folk-traditions of his central European homeland.
The most-performed work of Pancho Vladigerov’s is undoubtedly his Bulgarian Rhapsody, Op.16 “Vardar” from 1922. The most outstanding must be his Seven Symphonic Bulgarian Dances, Op. 23 (1931), with which he might have wanted to create a counterpart to Brahms’ Hungarian Dances, Dvorák’s Slavonic Dances, or Grieg’s Norwegian Dances or similar such popular aural nationalistic postcards.