Emil Tabakov, Symphony Orchestra of Bulgarian National Radio, Entcho Radoukanov - Emil Tabakov: Complete Symphonies, Vol. 4 (2019) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Double-Bass Concerto: I. Allegro
02. Double-Bass Concerto: II. Lento
03. Double-Bass Concerto: III. Vivace
04. Symphony No. 5: I. Spirituoso
05. Symphony No. 5: II. Largo
06. Symphony No. 5: III. Allegro moderato
07. Symphony No. 5: IV. Finale. Andante


The music of the Bulgarian composer-conductor Emil Tabakov (b. 1947) explores the darker side of the human spirit in epic scores as austere as they are powerful. His mighty Fifth Symphony, a work almost an hour in length, is obsessive and violent, with the two outer movements, wild kaleidoscopes of whirling colours and driving energy, framing a tragic slow movement and a sardonic march. The much earlier Double-Bass Concerto, which sits downstream from Shostakovich, shows the same grim sense of humour in the teeth of the dancing indifference of fate.

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