Bulgarian Archive

Dimitar LIOLEV: Eastern Shadows – Slam
Dimitar LIOLEV: Eastern Shadows – Slam 581, 45:55 (6/26/17) ****: An inspired Bulgarian quartet collaborates on some Slavic-flavored original jazz charts. (Dimitar Liolev; tenor saxophone/ Martin Tashev; trumpet, flugelhorn, laments/ Massimiliano Rolff; bass/ Dimitar Semov; drums) An eccentric friend of mine set out on a quixotic journey to discover “the South” (of the United States). […]

BARTOK: Piano Music – 14 Bagatelles; 2 Romanian Dances; 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs; Improv. on Hungarian Peasant Songs; Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (from Mikrokosmos) – Terry Eder, p. – MSR Classics
Beautiful playing, shedding a different light on an often-maligned composer.

“Fantasies, Fairytales & Nightmares” = Works of BEETHOVEN, SCHUMANN, BRAHMS, MEDTNER, SHOSTAKOVICH, PROKOFIEV, LIGETI – Ana Gogova, p. – Blue Griffin
Ani Gogova’s recital displays her mastery over many styles, essentially Romantic, here in dark colors.
![DEBUSSY: Preludes, Book 2 [TrackList follows] – Hristo Kazakov, piano – self](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DebussyPreludes2.jpg)
DEBUSSY: Preludes, Book 2 [TrackList follows] – Hristo Kazakov, piano – self
Hristo Kazakov concludes a brace of fine Debussy Preludes albums.
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Avi Avital, mandolin – Between Worlds [TrackList follows] – DGG Grand Fatilla – Global Shuffle [TrackList follows] – Grand Fatilla Records
Two interesting world music discs featuring the mandolin.
![Avi Avital, mandolin – Between Worlds [TrackList follows] – DGG Grand Fatilla – Global Shuffle [TrackList follows] – Grand Fatilla Records](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/AvitalGrandFatilla2.jpg)
Avi Avital, mandolin – Between Worlds [TrackList follows] – DGG Grand Fatilla – Global Shuffle [TrackList follows] – Grand Fatilla Records
Two interesting world music discs featuring the mandolin.
Elizabeth Hainen in Harp Concertos = ALVARS: Harp Concerto in G Minor; ALBRECHTSBERGER: Harp Concerto in C Major; SAINT-SAENS: Morceau de Concerto for Harp and Orchestra – Elizabeth Hainen, harp/Bulgarian National Radio Orchestra/Rossen Milanov – Avie
A very pretty lady plays very pretty music for the harp, much of it fit for — a Queen.
Boris Christoff: Italian Opera Arias; Russian Opera; Russian Songs and Sacred Music – Nimbus Prima Voce (3 CDs)
An excellent assemblage of the great operatic basso, 1949-1955, that embraces much of his colorful and dramatic range.