Balada: Caprichos Nos. 6 & 7 & Double Concerto Ivan Ivanov

• Leonardo Balada (b. 1933): Caprichos No. 7 "Fantasies of La Tarra":
• 1 Caprichos No. 7 "Fantasies of La Tarra": I. Obsesiones 05:27
• 2 Caprichos No. 7 "Fantasies of La Tarra": II. Sorpresas 05:40
• 3 Caprichos No. 7 "Fantasies of La Tarra": III. Íntimo 06:20
• 4 Caprichos No. 7 "Fantasies of La Tarra": IV. Frenesí 05:26
• Caprichos No. 6:
• 5 Caprichos No. 6: I. Enojo 02:19
• 6 Caprichos No. 6: II. Lágrimas 02:13
• 7 Caprichos No. 6: III. Angustias 03:03
• 8 Caprichos No. 6: IV. Escalofríos 01:35
• Leonardo Balada:
• 9 Double Concerto for Oboe and Clarinet (Version for Flute, Clarinet & Piano) 19:29
• Total Runtime 51:32

Info for Balada: Caprichos Nos. 6 & 7 & Double Concerto

Der kreative Stil des in Barcelona geborenen Leonardo Balada wurde als »Dalís Surrealismus in der Musik« bezeichnet – ein Aspekt seiner Arbeit, der in diesem Programm durch die Technik der »Klangtransformation« erforscht wird, bei der abstrakte musikalische Materialien zu vertrauter Melodie werden. Die Caprichos Nr. 6 und 7 verbinden traditionelle und zeitgenössische Elemente und setzen sich intensiv mit der spanischen Kultur und Geschichte auseinander, während das virtuose Doppelkonzert, das hier in einer Bearbeitung für Flöte, Klarinette und Klavier zu hören ist, bekannte mexikanische Volksweisen mit dem unverwechselbaren Avantgarde-Stil des Komponisten verbindet.

Ivan Ivanov, Klarinette
Leta Chin, Violine
Greta Mutlu, Violine
Sarah Lee, Cello
Annie Gordon, Flöte
Kristine Rominski, Flöte
Rebecca Bush, Percussion
Jacob Polaczyk, Klavier
Erborg Eryilanz, Klavier
Geoffrey Larson, Dirigent

Ivan Ivanov
Bulgarian-born clarinetist Ivan Ivanov studied for his Bachelor’s degree at the National Academy of Music – ‘Prof. Pancho Vladigerov’, graduating with distinction. In 2004 Ivanov became a permanent member of the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra and worked with conductors such as Sir Neville Marriner, Jean-Bernard Pommier and Rossen Milanov. In addition to his full time employment at the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra he has collaborated with the Radio Sofia and New Symphony Orchestras, among others.

Ivanov earned his Master’s degree at Carnegie Mellon University and his Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. At Carnegie Mellon University he collaborated with surrealist composer Leonardo Balada, subsequently recording this album, and writing the book Surrealism in Music and Leonardo Balada. Ivanov has also recorded for the Bulgarian National Radio archive and Bulgarian National Television.

Ivanov currently serves as clarinet lecturer and post-doctoral scholar at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and as a substitute player with the Las Vegas Philharmonic and San Diego Symphony.

Booklet for Balada: Caprichos Nos. 6 & 7 & Double Concerto