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Ivo Varbanov (piano) Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Emil Tabakov. This excellent new recording by Ivo Varbanov with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by fellow Bulgarian Emil Tabakov – the orchestral playing in particular is impressive — BBC Music Magazine, July 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…. Release Date: 2nd Jun 2017.
Dimitar Nenov (1901-53) is one of the great unknowns of Eastern European music, a multi-gifted individual whose music is barely known, even in his native Bulgaria. On the strength of this Hyperion release it is clear that his neglect is wholly unwarranted, having been predicated upon factors which have nothing to do with the quality of his music, which includes two Symphonies.
Dimitar Nenov’s Piano Concerto, completed in 1936, was premiered in Belgrade the following year with the composer as soloist. It is a monumental work that pushes the classical and romantic traditions of sonata form and thematic development to their limits.
The concerto may be initially somewhat forbidding in tone, but the Ballade is immediately approachable and should appeal to all listeners whose taste for piano concertos does not stop short at Prokofiev. One looks forward with anticipation to further releases of Nenov’s music. Paul Corfield Godfrey
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupNenov: Piano Concerto: I. Vivace – · Ivo Varbanov · Emil Tabakov · Royal Scottish National Orchestra · Dimitar Ne...
Jul 18, 2017 · The Bulgarian composer, Dimitar Nenov (1901-1953), wrote the substantial piano concerto included in this new Hyperion release between 1932 and 1936. This period of political turmoil is perhaps reflected in the utterly gripping, heart-wrenching opening to the work.
Ivo Varbanov has made it a personal mission to bring fellow Bulgarian and polymath Dimitar Nenov’s (1901-1953) music to the modern audience. This is the first commercial recording of this previously unpublished Piano Concerto No 2, paired with the 1942 Ballade. In the mid-20th century, many scores and recordings of Nenov’s were destroyed ...
