Tabakov - Complete Symphonies Vol.5: Symphonies 2 & 6 | Toccata Classics TOCC0562

Tabakov - Complete Symphonies Vol.5: Symphonies 2 & 6

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Label: Toccata Classics

Cat No: TOCC0562

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 5th June 2020

Contents

Artists

Symphony Orchestra of Bulgarian National Radio
Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Emil Tabakov

Works

Tabakov, Emil

Symphony no.2
Symphony no.6

Artists

Symphony Orchestra of Bulgarian National Radio
Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Emil Tabakov

About

The music of the Bulgarian composer-conductor Emil Tabakov (b. 1947) explores the darker side of the human spirit in epic scores as austere as they are powerful. The Second Symphony is a diptych where the wild, stamping, manic whirl of the second movement releases the store of energy pent up by the grief-stricken first. The four-movement Sixth Symphony is a tragic utterance in the monumental manner of the middle-period Shostakovich symphonies, bleak and gripping in equal measure.

“The Bulgarian Dances which open this album, for example, clearly owe something to Bartók and Kodály yet are completely sui generis  [...]. Symphony No.8 is music with something individual to say and though it’s not always a comforting message or an easy listen, I found it well worth hearing.” – MusicWeb International (TOCC0365: Vol.1)

“The orchestral playing is vivid, and I welcome the wealth of orchestral detail revealed in the performances; it’s certainly an advantage having the composer conduct his own score. Paul Conway's superb, informative annotations are an added bonus.” – Fanfare, September 2017 (TOCC0410: Vol.2)

“Tabakov is unquestionably skilled in building large symphonic structures and judicious in his use of the large orchestral forces at his disposal” – MusicWeb International (TOCC0467: Vol.3)

“Tabakov’s Fifth stands in the same lineage as the epic-scale symphonies of the Soviet era: Shostakovich’s Fourth and Seventh, Khachaturian’s Second, Schnittke’s First. Besides scope, Tabakov’s shares the same edginess and wry humor, and contains more than a touch of the black-as-night bleakness of his predecessors. [...] A very satisfying disc showcases the talents of a composer-conductor whose output is worthy of exploration. This is the fourth in a series of Tabakov’s recordings of his own symphonies – check it out!” – Fanfare, March 2020 (TOCC0530: Vol.4)

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