Vladigerov - Nadejda Vlaeva

Vladigerov - Nadejda Vlaeva

CDA68327 (Hyperion Records, CD)

DDD
FIRST RELEASE (1 May 2021)

Playing time: 80'00"
Tracks: 16
Booklet pages: 22
℗ 2021 Hyperion Records Ltd
© 2021 Hyperion Records Ltd
Main country of recording: United Kingdom
Country of manufacture: France
Reviewer: Roderic Dunnett
Review of Vladigerov - Nadejda Vlaeva published on 17 March 2022

Nadejda Vlaeva, piano

Pancho Vladigerov (1899-1978):

Six Exotic Preludes, Op 17
1 Nocturne-serenade
2 Prelude
3 Exotic Dance
4 Evening Song
5 Prelude
6 Elegy

Ten Impressions, Op 9
7 Desire
8 Embrace
9 Waltz-capriccio
10 Caress
11 Elegance
12 Confession
13 Laughter
14 Passion
15 Surprise
16 Resignation

Recorded 28-30 August 2019 at St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London UK.

The rich profusion of musical idioms employed by Pancho Vladigerov, filtered through the prism of his dazzlingly virtuoso piano writing, makes for some exciting listening. Nadejda Vlaeva responds thrillingly to the extreme pianistic challenges.