Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Soloist Georgi Badev with the Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Vladigerov
Pancho Vladigerov (1899-1978) was a Bulgarian composer, arguably the most influential composer in his country's history. For more on Vladigerov, see my blog: unknowncomposers.org/2018/12/18/pancho-vladigerov-and-the-bulgarian-classical-tradition
Vladigerov wrote his first violin concerto in 1922, at the age of just 23, during his studies in Berlin. The concerto embodies late Romanticism at the peak of its powers, coupled with the innovative harmonic ideas that were sweeping through Europe at the time; it consists of three sections played attacca. The first movement is lively and vibrant, making extensive use of augmented harmonies; the second, marked "andante cantabile", is shaped by a beautiful violin melody played over a delicate harp part; and the third is a sort of wonderfully catchy burlesque, with themes from the first movement returning at the very end. The orchestral score, as well as a violin/piano reduction, can be found on IMSLP, under "Violin Concerto No. 1" (public domain US only:) imslp.org/wiki/Category:Vladigerov,_Pancho_Haralanov
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Soloist Georgi Badev with the Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Vladigerov
Pancho Vladigerov (1899-1978) was a Bulgarian composer, arguably the most influential composer in his country's history. For more on Vladigerov, see my blog: unknowncomposers.org/2018/12/18/pancho-vladigerov-and-the-bulgarian-classical-tradition
Vladigerov wrote his first violin concerto in 1922, at the age of just 23, during his studies in Berlin. The concerto embodies late Romanticism at the peak of its powers, coupled with the innovative harmonic ideas that were sweeping through Europe at the time; it consists of three sections played attacca. The first movement is lively and vibrant, making extensive use of augmented harmonies; the second, marked "andante cantabile", is shaped by a beautiful violin melody played over a delicate harp part; and the third is a sort of wonderfully catchy burlesque, with themes from the first movement returning at the very end. The orchestral score, as well as a violin/piano reduction, can be found on IMSLP, under "Violin Concerto No. 1" (public domain US only:) imslp.org/wiki/Category:Vladigerov,_Pancho_Haralanov
If you enjoyed this or any of the other score videos or original compositions on my channel, please don't forget to leave a like and subscribe. Thank you for listening!
