Pancho Vladigerov - Trois pièces de concert, Op.57 No.1, "Arioso" [Tsenov]

Pancho Haralanov Vladigerov (or Wladigeroff, Wladigerow, Vladiguerov, Vladigueroff (1899 – 1978) was a Bulgarian composer, pedagogue, and piano player. Vladigerov is probably the most important Bulgarian composer. He combined Bulgarian folk music and classical music. He was part of the "Second Generation Bulgarian Composers". Vladigerov was also one of the founders of the Bulgarian Contemporary Music Society (1933). This society later became the Union of Bulgarian Composers. Vladigerov helped start many genres of Bulgarian music. He helped start the violin sonata and the piano trio. He was also an important pedagogue. His students would all be important Bulgarian musicians. Some of his students were Alexander Raichev, Alexander Yossifov, Stefan Remenkov, and Alexis Weissenberg. (Source: Wikipedia) Other titles of the set: Three concert pieces Composed 1959 Dedicatee: Elka Vladigerova (composer's wife) Performer: Dobromir Tsenov Audio from:    • Three Concert Pieces , Op. 57: I. Arioso