GD 159 Bulgarian Folklore HORO ORCHESTRA Rousse CD
DOBROUDJA FOLK STATE ENSEMBLE "DOBRICH" BULGARIAN FOLKLORE CD
Issued: 1994
Style: folklore music
Company: Gega New GD159
HORO Orchestra, conducted by Vassil PARVANOV
North Bulgaria is a region with fascinating folklore obtained by the interaction of the traditions of several groups: local population, Balkan people and immigrants from East Thrace. Even during the Turkish domination in Bulgaria the Danube river served as a natural link with Central and Eastern Europe. That is why, along with the old-time songs and tunes, one can also hear others, in which the European influence is felt. These peculiarities of the North-Bulgarian folk-musical idiom are conspicuously present in the recordings of HORO Orchestra from the town of Rousse. Vassil Parvanov, its conductor, is from Lom, a small Danubean town in Northwest Bulgaria. This explains the presence of some Northern motifs in the horo tunes. Irrespective of his classical music education (he graduated from the State Academy of Music in Sofia majoring in clarinet), he has always performed folk music only. This was how he established the best folk orchestra in North Bulgaria which has preserved its original style throughout the long years of creative existence without yielding to modern influences.
The CD features Danubean and Elenino Horo, Rachenitsa, Pravo and Daichovo Horo. Of great interest is the combination of traditional instruments (whistle, occarina, tamboura and tupan) with modern ones (clarinet, saxophone, accordion, guitar, double-bass, keyboards).
Another pleasant surprise in the programme are the songs, selected with much taste and sung in the characteristic of the region vocal manner by soloists Elka Boicheva, Nedelcho Valchev, and the duet Mariana and Georgi Androv.
Contents:
•Dajchovo horo
• Loveshko horo
• Trajkovska rychenica
• Vliazla e Tinka v gradina
• Zaliubil Koliu
• Kojchovata
• Dylgata
• Pravo severniashko horo
• Zaliubil Todor
• Mome, Eleno, Eleno
• Velikovo horo
• Petrovsko elenino
• Radka si platno beleshe
• Zaliubih si dve momi
• Liubomirovo horo
• Kaval sviri
• Zaliubili sa dvama mladi
• Mominska rychenica
• Kacelovsko horo
• Berkovsko horo (Bavna idilia)
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