GD 107
BULGARIAN FOLK DANCES
Performed by: Krustyo Dimov (kaval) Alexander Raichev (gaida and
accordion), Angel Vangelov (accordion), Yanko Kolev (accordion), Shopskata
Groupa, Delcho Mitev (clarinet), Dimiter Milarov (accordion), Theodosii
Spassov (kaval), Georgi Petrov (gadulka), Valentin Yankov (tambura),
Dobroudjanska Troika - Dobrich, Dimiter Lavchev (gadulka), Ivan Boichev
(violin), Sofia Brass Band
Accompanied by Orchestra
Hristofor Radanov, conductor
Sample - 1
In the Bulgarian folk tradition instrumental music performs a specific
function - to accompany the horo dances played on Sundays or at public
holidays in the village square. Each region in Bulgaria has its own
preferences for the specific instruments and characteristic dances. In
Dobroudja, for example, the typical horo dances Opas, Sborenka, Ruka,
Tropanka, etc. are accompanied on kopanka, gaida (bagpipe), and in more
recent times, by three concertina-, kopanka- and bagpipe-players. In the
Pirin Mountains region the heavy horo dancing used to be accompanied on
tamburas, tarambukas, or zurnas (in the southernmost parts). In Thrace the
favourite instrument is the kaval.
With the mass penetration of West-European musical culture some instruments
which are the closest to the Bulgarian spiritual make up were also introduced
- the clarinet, the violin, the accordion... These new technical resources
enhanced immensely the progress in the development of instrumental music,
which, on its behalf, provoked the skill of folk musicians. Today one can
hear equally brilliant virtuosos on both traditional and so-called
"modern" instruments. You will come across some of them in this CD.
A part of the horo dances are authentic, while the rest are works of Kosta
Kolev, Hristofor Radanov, Krustyo Dimov, Georgi Petrov, Alexander Raichev,
Angel Vangelov, Delcho Mitev, Valentin Yankov, Dimiter Lavchev, and Ivan
Boichev
