Music from the Balkans

[Noti-Man]

СОНАТИНА ЗА ПИАНО | SONATINE POUR PIANO
from the bulgarian composer Андрей СТОЯНОВ | Andrey STOYANOV | Andrej STOJANOW
(1890-1969)
Редактор : Панчо Владигеров | Editor : Pancho Vladigerov
1955

Andrey_Stoyanov_Sonatine_B&W.pdf

[Jean-Séb]

Thank you, Noti-man.

[Noti-Man]

Вариации за пиано на тема от Добри Христов | Variations for piano on a theme by Dobri Hristov
from the bulgarian composer Андрей СТОЯНОВ | Andrey STOYANOV | Andrej STOJANOW
(1890-1969)

Andrey_Stoyanov_Variations_On_A_Theme_By_Dobri_Hristov_ru.pdf

Andrey_Stoyanov_Variations_On_A_Theme_By_Dobri_Hristov_3P.pdf

Andrey_Stoyanov_Variations_On_A_Theme_By_Dobri_Hristov_2P.pdf

Andrey_Stoyanov_Variations_On_A_Theme_By_Dobri_Hristov_2P.mid

[Noti-Man]

Леки пиеси за пиано | Easy piano pieces
1967
from the bulgarian composer Асен ДИАМАНДИЕВ | Assen DIAMANDIEV
(1915-2009)

Asen_Diamandiev_Easy_Piano_Pieces_B&W.pdf

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12 ПИЕСИ ЗА ДЕЦА | 12 piano pieces for children
1976
from the bulgarian composer Виктор РАЙЧЕВ | Viktor RAYCHEV | Victor RAITCHEV
(1920-1999)

Viktor_Raychev_-_B&W.pdf

[Noti-Man]

9 Piano pieces (This edition is from 1984)
from the bulgarian composer
Марин ГОЛЕМИНОВ | Marin GOLEMINOV
(1908-2000)

5 IMPRESSIONS
1. Арабеска | Arabesque
2. Пиеро | Pierrot
3. Размисъл | Meditation
4. Фреска | Fresque
5. Импровизация | Improvisation
+
Песен | Chant
Танц | Danse
Микровариации | Microvariations
Скоропоговорка | Brise langue

Goleminov_9_Piano_Pieces_B&W_Scan.pdf

[Noti-Man]

СЛЪНЧЕВИ ЛЪЧИ
Пиеси за пиано за 4 ръце | Piano pieces for 4 hands
from the bulgarian composer Пенчо СТОЯНОВ | Pencho STOYANOV | Pentcho STOJANOW
(1931-2020)
Редектори : Джулия и Константин ГАНЕВИ | Editeurs : Julia et Konstantin GANEVI
Edition : 1983

Pencho_Stoyanov_SL_B&W.pdf

Pencho_Stoyanov_SL-001.jpg

[bingo]

Listening to Dave Hurwitz' YT channel this morning, I heard him cover Ipiritikos from Skalkottas' orchestral suite 36 Greek Dances.
I wondered if any had been reduced for piano, and found only this liner note from a recording:

the first-ever recording of any of his works, a 1949 aircheck of two pieces by Greek pianist Tota Economos ..... the rarest of all Skalkottas recordings, his Sifneikos I and Ipirotikas I played by pianist Tota Economos, highly admired by the composer, from a French radio broadcast in 1949.

This appears to be the same piece, based on the labelling of the Universal orchestral score, which has Ipirotikas I and II.

https://artmusiclounge.wordpress.com/20 ... kalkottas/

Note for searching: Ipiritokos is sometimes rendered as Epirotikos or Epirot Dance.

POSTSCRIPT: These come from 6 Greek Dances for piano (AK 76, 1947)
I. Kritikos
II. Ipirotikos
III. Sifneikos
IV. Kleftikos
V. Tessallikos
VI. Kalamatianos

26 Sifneikos I (1946-7), (AK 11b) - AK 76
27 Ipirotikos I (1946-7), (AK 11b) - AK 76
https://www.classicalmusicdaily.com/202 ... s-info.htm
http://www.skfe.com/aifs/aifs/Skalko/Sk ... logue.html
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikos_Skalkottas

I found the Skalkottas archive which has the original scores of piano arrangements of the Greek Dances.
https://digital.mmb.org.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/60673

I may try to engrave some of them, but it looks like at least three hands may be needed for human performance:

[bingo]

I found the Skalkottas archive which has the original scores of piano arrangements of the Greek Dances.
https://digital.mmb.org.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/60673

I may try to engrave some of them, but it looks like at least three hands may be needed for human performance:

The archive has at least two versions of the Epirotikos/Ipirotikos/Ηπειρώτικος for piano solo. The handwritten marginal notes (in Greek) might clarify the differences in intent or execution.

I engraved one of them (the B version) and posted to musecore: https://musescore.com/user/4151271/scores/22266391

The score extract above is from the C version, just before the Scherzando.

[Noti-Man]

Very old bulgarian piano music (probably found in some garbidge...)

Old_Bulgarian_Piano_Color_Scan.pdf