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Miroslav Hristov, Marta Simidtchieva, Ilia Radoslavov – Irminden. One Hundred Years of Bulgarian Piano Trios (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:04:37 minutes | 1,15 GB | Genre: Classical
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This album of piano trios represents one hundred years of Bulgaria’s diverse and colorful history, enchanting audiences with haunting melodies, joyous rhythms, and the deeply rooted sentiments of a proud people. While common threads can be discerned through the three works in this album, the distinct personalities and wide-spread influences of the three composers offer an eclectic, yet wondrous journey to the ancient lands of Bulgaria.
Album includes works by Lubomir Pipkov, Georgi Zlatev-Tcherkin and Lora Al-Ahmad, performed by pianist Ilia Radoslavov, violinist Miroslav Hristov, and cellist Marta Simidtchieva.
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Ilia Radoslavov – Mussorgsky & Prokofiev (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:10:26 minutes | 1,06 GB | Genre: Classical
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Ilia Radoslavov, piano professor at Illinois Wesleyan University, performing Prokofiev and Mussorgsky.
Prokofiev’s Ten Pieces can also be seen as a work involved in representation, but this time the music aims to render the story of a well-known play, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Initially, Prokofiev is commissioned by the Bolshoi Theatre to write a ballet based on the play, but the ballet’s production is subsequently cancelled by the Stalinist government, a common occurrence of political censorship in the arts at the time. In response, Prokofiev penned the Ten Pieces for piano in order to be able to perform the music himself instead of relying on the government’s approval for orchestral performance. However, these pieces are not mere orchestral reductions, but pianistically conceived scene paintings, with a virtuoso pianist in mind since Prokofiev himself was a virtuoso performer.
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