"B
ulgarian composer
G
heorghi
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rnaoudov has forged a profound body of work deeply rooted in minimalism and, at the same time, creating an intensely imaginative, vibrating sound world that constantly defies convention.
H
is vital use of a variety of literary sources, aesthetic ideas, and collaborations with other art forms distinguish his music in today’s
E
uropean concert culture..." -
E
ric
S
alzman, "
A
genuinely surprising and beautiful disc..." –
B
arnaby
R
ayfield,
F
anfare,
N
ew
Y
ork "...
S
tillness and medieval-tinged mystery..."
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ob
B
arnett,
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usic
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eb
I
nternational
I
t is perhaps this particular mode of rewriting that allows for bonding phenomena across the abyss of time and infinity of space together, into an immediate adequacy of the here and now – the proximity to our very own cultural environment; phenomena shared as personal contemplation on the meaning of experiencing the reading itself.
A
rnaoudov’s imaginary and musically imaginative stories are spellbinding with their inimitable peculiarity and the magnetic power of their sonority.
T
heir exquisite narration, assertive expressivity and exuberant figurative language enthral one into their imaginary-phantasmagorical world and make you want to reread them again and again.
I
liya
G
ramatikoff,
K
ultura –
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ssue
19 (2899)/2017
