Music from the Balkans

[alegitor]

[/quote] I agree! This set is surprisingly rich and pleasing and very pianistic, harmonically interesting and with very effective gestures. This man knows how to write for the piano.[/quote]

Yes. It would be fantastic to obtain a copy of any of his three Piano Concertos.

Regards.

[passthesalt]

Some more by Nenov
With many thanks to
Passthesalt which posted them on the old forum
Oren

Thanks, Oren. Actually the Song & Musette are pieces from the Miniatures which I posted before here.

Thank you for clearing this up, Alegitor. I've been scratching my head the last 2 days, trying to remember where I got these pieces, because I know I was not the original scanner or poster.

[alegitor]

Some more by Nenov
With many thanks to
Passthesalt which posted them on the old forum
Oren

Thanks, Oren. Actually the Song & Musette are pieces from the Miniatures which I posted before here.

Thank you for clearing this up, Alegitor. I've been scratching my head the last 2 days, trying to remember where I got these pieces, because I know I was not the original scanner or poster.

He-he, don't scratch anymore ... I scanned them, some years ago

[alegitor]

Krassimir Kyurkchiysky (1936-), Bulgarian composer, graduated from the State Academy of Music in 1962 majoring in Composition under Professor Pancho Vladigerov. He specialised at the Moscow Conservatoire with Dmitri Shostakovich. He worked as a conductor at the Ensemble for Traditional Song and Dance (the present-day Philip Koutev National Folklore Ensemble) and at the ensemble for traditional song at the Television and Radio Committee. At present he works as a freelancer and lives in Bojentzi [Bozhentsi], district of Gabrovo.

He composed two operas and a ballet; vocal-instrumental works; orchestral and chamber music; choral songs; instrumental pieces; film music. He arranged folksongs, too. In 1966 he won the Grand Prix of the Paris Music Weeks Composition Competition for. Very popular are his works for symphony orchestra such as Diaphonic Study, Concerto for orchestra, Variation on a theme by Haendel, Adagio and Aria for string orchestra, Piano Concerto 1. He made a name for himself as innovative folksong arrangement writer, too. His folksong arrangements are now part of the repertoire of Bulgarian and foreign performers, among them the world famous choir "The Mistery of the Bulgarian Voices".

A terrific composer, unfortunately almost unknown outside Bulgaria. I am sure he wouldn't mind the attached little score being shared here - I haven't asked him for a permission, but, however, this forum gives a good opportunity to promote his output. At present he is reworking his Concerto nr.2 for me - I hope to be able to perform and record that piece soon.

The attached is NMS.

KYURKCHIYSKY-Elegy.pdf

[alegitor]

Parashkev Hadjiev (1912-1992). He graduated from the State Academy of Music (1936) majoring in Piano under Andrey Stoyanov and Composition under Pancho Vladigerov. In 1937 he specialised with Joseph Marx in Vienna. From 1938 to 1940 he studied Composition with H. Tissen at the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin. Upon return he taught Harmony at the State Academy of Music. In 1947 he was appointed Full Professor of Harmony and Composition, a post he held for over forty years. He wrote textbooks of harmony and music theory essentials. He chaired the Union of Bulgarian Composers (1990-92).

He is the most prolific Bulgarian stage music composer, for he wrote 21 operas, 6 operettas and 3 musicals, 1 ballet, etc., performed over 150 times and characteristic for the Bulgarian opera and operetta repertoire after the 1950s. Some of those works were staged in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Russia, etc. He also wrote symphonic and chamber music, over 500 choral songs, more than 1000 children’s and school songs, 20 pop songs, over 500 arrangements of traditional songs, film music.

Hadjiev - Theme & Variations.pdf

[oren segev]

2 more by Hadjiev (nms)
Oren

hadjiev-2 mal preludii.pdf

hadjiev-svetljaki.pdf

[Ferruccio]

Parashkev Hadjiev (1912-1992). He graduated from the State Academy of Music (1936) majoring in Piano under Andrey Stoyanov and Composition under Pancho Vladigerov. In 1937 he specialised with Joseph Marx in Vienna. From 1938 to 1940 he studied Composition with H. Tissen at the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin. Upon return he taught Harmony at the State Academy of Music. In 1947 he was appointed Full Professor of Harmony and Composition, a post he held for over forty years. He wrote textbooks of harmony and music theory essentials. He chaired the Union of Bulgarian Composers (1990-92).

He is the most prolific Bulgarian stage music composer, for he wrote 21 operas, 6 operettas and 3 musicals, 1 ballet, etc., performed over 150 times and characteristic for the Bulgarian opera and operetta repertoire after the 1950s. Some of those works were staged in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Russia, etc. He also wrote symphonic and chamber music, over 500 choral songs, more than 1000 children’s and school songs, 20 pop songs, over 500 arrangements of traditional songs, film music.

Dear Alegitor,

thank you so much for this Hadjiev ! It is a very beautiful piece, and not too difficult ! The teacher inside me likes such discoveries !

BtW: Do you see any possibility to get the score of this ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLFqL4BV_3U

[alegitor]

Hi Ferruccio,

I don't have that piece - will keep an eye open

Cheers.

[giwro]

Stoyanov - Suite Pour Piano

A crazy piece, for sure!

I also found his Sonata for Violin and Piano, will upload that when I get some more scanning time

Enjoy,

- G

Stoyanov Suite Pour Piano.pdf

[alegitor]

Many thanks, giwro!

Cheers.