19th April, 5:30 pm, BNR, Concert Studio - 20th Cent. Classics & Young BG Music



5.                                                                                                 19th April, 5:30 pm, BNR, Concert Studio





  
Alban Berg (1885 – 1835, Austria):
Excerpts from Seven Early Songs (1905–08)
            1. Night (Nacht) [text by Carl Hauptmann]
            2. Song Amid the Reeds (Schilfliеd) [text by Nikolaus Lenau]
3. The Nightingale (Der Nachtigall) [text by Theodor Storm]

Elena Mehandzhiyska (Bulgaria) – soprano
Margarita Ilieva (Bulgaria) – piano


Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975, Russia):
Five Preludes (1919–21)
[excerpts from Eight Preludes Op. 2]
1. Allegro moderato e scherzando; 2. Andante;
3. Allegro moderato; 4. Moderato; 5. Andantino

Rumen Traykov (Bulgaria) – piano


Anton Webern (1883 – 1945, Austria):
Variations for Piano Op. 27 (1936)
            1. Sehr mäßig
2. Sehr schnell
3. Ruhig fließend

Rumen Traykov (Bulgaria) – piano


Paul Hindemith (1895 – 1963, Germany):
Sonata for Two Pianos (1942)
1. Glockenspiel; 2. Allegro; 3. Kanon; 4. Recitativ; 5. Fuge

Mila Chervenivanova (Bulgaria) – piano
Petar Karagenov (Bulgaria) – piano


Pierre Boulez (b. 1925, France):
Twelve Notations for Piano (1945)
1. Fantasque – Modéré; 2. Très Vif; 3. Assez Lent;
4. Rythmique; 5. Doux Et Improvisé; 6. Rapide;
7. Hiératique; 8. Modéré Jusqu'à Très Vif;
9. Lointain – Calme; 10. Mécanique Et Très Sec;
11. Scintillant; 12. Lent    Puissant Et Âpres

Petar Karagenov (Bulgaria) – piano

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Milen Apostolov (b. 1991, Bulgaria):
            A Game for Piano (2012)

Stiliyana Ivanova (Bulgaria) – piano


Petko Ganev (b. 1991, Bulgaria):
            Bell Reflection (2014) **

Marina Staneva (Bulgaria) – piano


Svetlin Hristov (b. 1991, Bulgaria):
            Toward the Night for Baritone (Bass) and Chamber Ensemble (2013)
[text by Nikolay Liliev]

Christopher Holman (England) – bass
Alexander Dzhambazov (Bulgaria) – flute
Martin Iliev (Bulgaria) – clarinet
Neziha Ibisheva (Bulgaria) – violin
Marta Boneva (Bulgaria) – violin
Liliya Kirilova (Bulgaria) – viola
Avgust-Alexander Pavlov (Bulgaria) – cello
Svetlin Hristov (Bulgaria) – piano/conductor


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** World premiere