Vladigerov, Poulenc & Seabourne: Works for Violin & Piano

Featuring

Irina Borissova
Giacomo Battarino
Pancho Vladigerov
Francis Poulenc
Peter Seabourne

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Album & Artwork

Sheva Contemporary, the sub-label releasing this album, focuses on showcasing overlooked composers alongside masterworks from earlier eras.

Composer Biography

Pancho Vladigerov, a Bulgarian composer, was a child prodigy who, with government support, studied at the Berlin College of Music from 1912.

Composer Biography

Pancho Vladigerov's early works included masterpieces that were the first examples of their genre in nascent Bulgarian musical culture, such as a violin sonata, piano trio, and violin and piano concertos.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Pancho Vladigerov's later compositions were increasingly influenced by Bulgarian folk music, combining late-Romantic inflections with Expressionism, Impressionism, and even jazz.

Composer Biography

Francis Poulenc, a French composer and pianist, was part of the influential group 'Les Six' in 1920, alongside Georges Auric, Louis Durey, Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud, and Germaine Tailleferre.

Composer Biography

Pancho Vladigerov established close friendships with celebrated musicians like Richard Strauss, George Enescu, Dmitri Shostakovich, and David Oistrakh.

Performer Biography

Irina Borissova, the violinist on this album, plays a violin made by Alessandro Mezzadri around 1720, on loan from Guarneri Hall NFP and Darnton & Hersh Fine Violins of Chicago.