Pantscho Vladigerov

Pancho Haralanov Wladigerow ( Bulgarian : Панчо Хараланов Владигеров ; ISO 9 : Panco Vladigerov Haralanov ; also: Pantcho Vladigueroff , Pancho Wladigueroff , Pancio Vladigherov ; Vladigerov , Wladigeroff or Vladigeroff * 13. March 1899 in Zurich , † 8. September 1978 in Sofia ) was a Bulgarian composer , pianist and university lecturer .

Life

Grave in Sofia

Wladigerow studied from 1912 in Berlin with Georg Schumann , Friedrich Gernsheim and Paul Juon . He won the Mendelssohn Prize twice, in 1918 and 1920 . He worked at several theaters as a conductor and pianist - including from 1920 to 1932 for Max Reinhardt at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin. Because of the increasing anti-Semitism he left Germany and in 1932 became professor of piano and composition for forty years at the National Music Academy of Sofia, which today bears his name. His students include u. a. Alexis Weissenberg , Stefan Remenkow . His son, Aleksandăr Vladigerov (1933–1993), worked as a conductor and composer.

Wladigerow composed two operas and a ballet , two symphonies , a suite , a legend and two overtures for orchestra, Bulgarian and Romanian dances , a cello concerto , five piano and three violin concertos , chamber music works , piano works, works for two pianos, songs and Folk song arrangements .

Since 2013 he has given its name to the Wladigerow Passage , a strait in the Antarctic

Recordings

Colors of Bulgaria: Piano Pieces by Pancho Vladigerov - Dimiter Terziev, Arktos Recordings, 2000, MP3 version, 2008
Pancho Vladigerov: Bulgarian Rhapsody Vardar, Traumspielsuite, Bulgarian Dances - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Horia Andreescu, Classic Produktion Osnabrück (CPO) Records, 2007
Pancho Vladigerov: Chamber Music - Rudolf Leopold, Endre Hegedus, Katalin Hegedus, Raluca Stirbat, Édua Amarilla Zádory, Hungaroton, 2006
Bulgarian Impressions: Vladigerov - Complete Works for Piano Duo - Genova / Dimitrov, CPO Records, 2000
Pancho Vladigerov: Compositions - Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Vladigerov, Gega Records, 1999
The Legacy of Pantcho Vladigerov - Krassimira Jordan, pianist, Albany Records, 1998

literature

Evgeni Klosterman; Evgeni Pavlov: Pancho Vladigerov . Muzika, Sofia 2000.
Maria Kostakeva: Vladigerov, Pančo. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 17 (Vina - Zykan). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2007, ISBN 978-3-7618-1137-5 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
Fedotova Valery, Some tendencies of Bulgarian music in the context of national art in the first half of the twentieth century. // Bulgarian art and literature. History and modernety. SIAS. Moscow, 2003. = Федотова В.Н. Некоторые тенденции болгарской музыки в контексте национального искусства в первой половине ХХ столовине ХХ столовине ХХ столовине ХХ сто. // Болгарское искусство и литература. История и современность. Москва, ГИИ, 2003.
Fedotova Valery, The forms of Bulgarian symbolism and Bulgarian music. // Modern and integration processes in the European culture. M., SIAS, 2004. = Федотова В.Н. Формы болгарского символизма и болгарская музыка. // Модерн и интеграционные процессы в европейской культуре. Москва, ГИИ, 2004.
Fedotova Valery, Opera of P. Vladigerov and L. Pipkov in the context of Bulgarian art of 1920-30-es. // Musical theater of the XX century: Events, Problems, Results, Perspectives. M., SIAS, 2004. = Федотова В.Н. Оперы П.Владигерова и Л.Пипкова в контексте болгарского искусства 1920-30-х гг. // Музыкальный театр ХХ века: События, проблемы, итоги, перспективы. Москва, ГИИ, 2004.
Fedotova Valery, The Bulgarian music of the XX century in the context of the national culture. Moscow, SIAS, 2012. ISBN 978-5-904082-11-6 = Федотова В.Н. Болгарская музыка ХХ века в контексте национальной художественной культуры. Москва, ГИИ, 2012. ISBN 978-5-904082-11-6 .

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personal data
SURNAME	Vladigerov, Pantscho
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Владигеров, Панчо Хараланов; Vladigerov, Pantscho Haralanov
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bulgarian pianist, composer and music professor
DATE OF BIRTH	March 13, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH	Zurich
DATE OF DEATH	September 8, 1978
Place of death	Sofia