“Deeply knowing and loving the folk song, Petko Staynov creates
works with national face, without limiting himself with the use
of folk motives. He strives for an art that is accessible and comprehensible
by the masses". Filip Koutev.
One of the first works, outlining the trends of the Bulgarian symphonic
music, is the Thracian Dances symphonic suite. It is written in
the late 1924 and early 1925 for the Kazanluk symphony orchestra
and initially called Bulgarian Dances. It is revised in 1926 for
a large symphony orchestra, with a new movement, Mechkarsko (The
Bear Warder's Dance), added; its first performance on Jan. 4, 1927,
by the People’s Philharmonic orchestra conducted by Todor Hadjiev,
was greeted with enthusiasm. |
“The pinnacle in Petko Staynov’s symphonic works in the 1930s
is “Thrace” symphonic poem, inspired by the Nikola Fournadjiev’s
poem of the same name. The intensity and vividness of the musical
images in the work convey originality and uniqueness in the new
Bulgarian music”. Prof. Venelin Krustev. |
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