Emil Tabakov
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Emil Tabakov ɛˈmiʎ taˈbakov is a Bulgarian
conductor, composer, and double-bass player. He is the former chief conductor of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra
and Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
. He has composed seven symphonies, instrumental concertos, and a requiem to date.
Emil Tabakov
Concertante
Chamber music
Piano
Choral
Bulgarians
The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...
conductor, composer, and double-bass player. He is the former chief conductor of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra
Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra
The Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra is an orchestra in Serbia, regularly considered as one of the finest in the country. Its home base is in Belgrade.- History :...
and Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
The Bilkent Symphony Orchestra is a major symphony orchestra of Turkey located in Bilkent, Ankara. It was founded in 1993 by Bilkent University. Since 1994 the orchestra is based in Bilkent Concert Hall...
. He has composed seven symphonies, instrumental concertos, and a requiem to date.
Emil Tabakov
Selected works
Orchestral- Symphony No. 1 (1981)
- Symphony No. 2 (1984)
- Symphony No. 3 (1988)
- Symphony No. 4 (1997)
- Symphony No. 5 (2000)
- Symphony No. 6 (2001)
- Symphony No. 7 (2005)
- Concert Piece (1985)
- Astral Music (1978)
- Ad Infinitum (1992)
- Concerto for Orchestra (1995)
Concertante
- Concerto for 15 String Instruments (1979)
- Double-Bass Concerto (1975)
- Percussion Concerto (1976), commissioned by the percussion ensemble Poliritmia
- Concert Piece for trumpet and string orchestra (1985)
- Concerto for two flutes and orchestra (2000), written for Patrick GalloisPatrick GalloisPatrick Gallois is a French flutist and conductor.Gallois was born in Linselles near the town of Lille in the north of France. At the age of 17 he began studies at the Conservatoire de Paris with the celebrated flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal and after two years received the First Prize...
(recorded on Naxos 8.570073) - Piano Concerto (2003) (recorded on Naxos 8.570073)
- Concerto for cello and orchestra (2006)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (2007)
Chamber music
- Sonata for viola and double bass (2005)
- Sonata for double bass and piano
- Etude (Етюд) for 12 double basses
- Lamento for 12 double basses (2002)
- Motivy (Мотиви) for double bass solo
- Motivy 2 (Мотиви 2) for double bass solo (2005)
- Prelude (Прелюд) for violin solo
- Improvisation (Импровизация) for clarinet solo
- Imagination (Въображения) for flute solo (2005)
Piano
- Sonatina
Choral
- Turnovgrad Cantata, for mezzo-soprano solo, 4 basses solo, narrator and orchestra (1976)
- Requiem, for 4 soloists, chorus and orchestra (1994)
- Concerto for Violin, Vibraphone, Marimba, Bells and Mixed Choir (1996), written for the famous Bulgarian violinist Mintcho Mintchev