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Petko Radev and Petko Dachev
with the Bulgarian National Radio Folk Orchestra

'Bulgarian Folk Songs And Dances'

Bulgarian National Radio Folk Orchestra featuring:

Petko Radev - clarinet
Petko Dachev - accordion

Petko Radev founded the Bulgarian National Radio Folk Orchestra in the 1970s making an immediate impression on listeners with its new musical sound, new type of improvisations and fascinating introductions. They attain a new height in the interpretation of Bulgarian music folklore, which responds to the creative requirements of a whole generation of folk musicians. Radev applies the best devices of the Thracian instrumental tradition to his performing. Making use of his classical training, he transfers to the studio and stage the brilliant and sophisticated sound, combined with his free stylistic improvisations. Many folk musicians learn from his talent and he himself is the creator of a school for interpreting of Bulgarian folklore. 

By establishing a new orchestra, Petko Radev and Petko Dachev attain a new mode in the interpretation of Bulgarian music folklore, which responds to the creative requirements of a whole generation of folk musicians.

"This collection of mainly instrumental music is a compilation of material recorded by the influential clarinetist Petko Radev with accordionist Petko Dachev for the Balkanton label in the 1970s. Backed by a little band of violin, guitar, bass and sometimes a tapan drum, plus a few guest stars, the two musicians run through a fine selection of hard-driving, rhythmically complex tunes, full of carefully turned breaks arid harmonic surprises.

... This is also the style that Ivo Papazov developed with his more rocking band, and it's easy to see where a lot of his phrases originated. ... there is a lot to enjoy here, such as the interplay of clarinet and accordion on 'Patrikovo Horo', Dachev's thoughtful slow introduction to the 'Strandjanska Rachenitsa', or the intricate way in which, in the latter piece, one phrase seems to spin itself out of the last in an unbreakable chain.

Radev's clarinet-playing is immaculate..."
Kim Burton
Songlines Magazine

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Petko Radev and Petko Dachev
with the Bulgarian National Radio Folk Orchestra

'Bulgarian Folk Songs And Dances'

This symbol  indicates an mp3 sound clip for that track. Click on the symbol and wait for the clip to start. For more information click here. Tracks

1. Krivo sadovsko horo (2'40")

2. Patrikovo horo (2'35")

3. Daichovo horo (3'15")

4. Stranja tunes (4'17")

5. Bourgasko horo (3'00")

6. Shto ne ma oznenish, mamo (4'24")

7. Izbegliisko horo (3'07")

8. Alow melody and strandjansa rachenitsa (3'14")

9. Rupchensko horo(3'20")

10. Oi, Petre, Petre (2'55")

11. Mirchovo horo (3'02")

12. Pazardjishka rachenitsa (3'20")

13. Zhenush ma, mamo, godish ma (3'04")

14. Izvorsko horo (3'15")

15. Zagorska rachenitsa (2'56")

16. Hodil sam, mamo gledal sam(2'16")

17. Zlatevsko horo(3'30")

18. Starozagorska rachenitsa (2'33")

19. Volovarsko horo (2'32")

Duration (59'20")

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