This fifth volume of the Pancho Vladigerov Edition focuses on one genre in the composer’s output that many other composers have either never, or hardly ever, touched: orchestral songs. It is perfectly plausible that Vladigerov found himself exposed to it during his formative years in Berlin and Vienna, where the genre was at the peak of its popularity during the time he spent there (witness works by Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss, Hans Pfitzner, Joseph Marx and others). Notably, Vladigerov always used poems by Bulgarian writers, complementing the interest he showed in Bulgarian folk… read more
This fifth volume of the Pancho Vladigerov Edition focuses on one genre in the composer’s output that many other composers have either never, or hard… read more
This fifth volume of the Pancho Vladigerov Edition focuses on one genre in the composer’s output that many other composers have either never, or hardly ever, touched: orchestral songs. I… read more
Pancho Haralanov Vladigerov (or Wladigeroff, or Vladiguerov, or Vladigueroff Bulgarian: Панчо Хараланов Владигеров) (March 13, 1899, Zürich, Switzerland - September 8, 1978, Sofia, Bulgaria) was a Bulgarian composer, pedagogue, and pianist. Pancho Vladigerov belongs to the second generation of Bulgarian composers. He was among the founding members of the Bulgarian Contemporary Music Society (1933), which later became the Union of Bulgarian Composers. He marked the beginning of a number of genres in Bulgarian music. He also established the Bulgarian composition and pedagogical school… read more
Pancho Haralanov Vladigerov (or Wladigeroff, or Vladiguerov, or Vladigueroff Bulgarian: Панчо Хараланов Владигеров) (March 13, 1899, Zürich, Switzerland - September 8, 1978, Sofia, Bulgaria… read more
Pancho Haralanov Vladigerov (or Wladigeroff, or Vladiguerov, or Vladigueroff Bulgarian: Панчо Хараланов Владигеров) (March 13, 1899, Zürich, Switzerland - September 8, 1978, Sofia, Bulgaria) was a Bulgarian composer, pedagogue, and pia… read more