Dobromir Tsenov - Pipkov: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 2 (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Suite bulgare, Op. 2: I. Lento
02. Suite bulgare, Op. 2: II. Moderato
03. Suite bulgare, Op. 2: III. Allegro ritmico
04. Suite bulgare, Op. 2: IV. Andante alla marcia funebre
05. Suite bulgare, Op. 2: V. Andantino
06. Suite bulgare, Op. 2: VI. Allegro molto
07. Pastorale, Op. 24
08. Momchil: Dance (Arr. for Piano by Anonymous)
09. Metro-Rhythmical Pictures and Studies, Op. 69: I. Shepherd & Pigeons
10. Metro-Rhythmical Pictures and Studies, Op. 69: II. Longing for Home
11. Metro-Rhythmical Pictures and Studies, Op. 69: III. Ratchenitsa
12. Metro-Rhythmical Pictures and Studies, Op. 69: IV. Cuckoo
13. Metro-Rhythmical Pictures and Studies, Op. 69: V. Twilight
14. Metro-Rhythmical Pictures and Studies, Op. 69: VI. Lazarki
15. Metro-Rhythmical Pictures and Studies, Op. 69: VII. The Cranes Are Flying Away
16. Metro-Rhythmical Pictures and Studies, Op. 69: VIII. Horo
17. Metro-Rhythmical Pictures and Studies, Op. 69: IX. Fairytale
18. Metro-Rhythmical Pictures and Studies, Op. 69: X. Lonely Bird
19. Metro-Rhythmical Pictures and Studies, Op. 69: XI. Impromptu
20. Metro-Rhythmical Pictures and Studies, Op. 69: XII. Study No. 1
21. Metro-Rhythmical Pictures and Studies, Op. 77: I. Study No. 2
22. Metro-Rhythmical Pictures and Studies, Op. 77: II. The Old Bridge
23. Metro-Rhythmical Pictures and Studies, Op. 77: III. Study No. 3
24. Metro-Rhythmical Pictures and Studies, Op. 77: IV. Spring Voices
25. Metro-Rhythmical Pictures and Studies, Op. 77: V. Village Celebration
26. Metro-Rhythmical Pictures and Studies, Op. 77: VI. Complaint
27. Children's Joys, Op. 82: I. Clown
28. Children's Joys, Op. 82: II. Winter Fairytale
29. Children's Joys, Op. 82: III. Ringing Alarm Clock
30. Children's Joys, Op. 82: IV. The Shy Snowdrop
31. Children's Joys, Op. 82: V. Autumn
32. Children's Joys, Op. 82: VI. Ballade for an Unfortunate King
33. Children's Joys, Op. 82: VII. Village Picture
34. Children's Joys, Op. 82: VIII. Fast Horo
35. Children's Joys, Op. 82: IX. Bear Dance
36. Children's Joys, Op. 82: X. Invention
37. Children's Joys, Op. 82: XI. Ratchenitsa
38. Children's Joys, Op. 82: XII. Little Radka with the Headscarf
39. Children's Joys, Op. 82: XIII. At the Duel
40. Children's Joys, Op. 82: XIV. Under the Oak Tree

Ľubomir Pipkov (1904–74) was one of the leading members of the so-called ‘second generation’ of Bulgarian composers. In later life he became fascinated with the ancient heritage of Bulgarian folk-music, producing a series of what he called ‘metro-rhythmical studies’ – piano miniatures that combine melodic immediacy and rhythmic complexity, with a character that might be loosely characterised as sounding like ‘Prokofiev meets Bartók in the Balkans’. Indeed, Pipkov saw in the irregular rhythms of Bulgarian folk-dance a parallel with the rhythmic experimentation in contemporary composers like Debussy, Ravel and Stravinsky.

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