Balkanisms: Guitar Music from the Balkans

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
June 14, 2019
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Mak Grgic
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 14, 2019
    • UPC
      747313392070
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8573920
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Jovka

      Composer: Miroslav Tadić

      Performer: Mak Grgić

    2. Chicho

      Composer: Miroslav Tadić

      Performer: Mak Grgić

    3. I. Prelude

      Composer: Dušan Bogdanović

      Performer: Mak Grgić

    4. II. Dance

      Composer: Dušan Bogdanović

      Performer: Mak Grgić

    5. III. Cantilena

      Composer: Dušan Bogdanović

      Performer: Mak Grgić

    6. IV. Passacaglia

      Composer: Dušan Bogdanović

      Performer: Mak Grgić

    7. V. Postlude

      Composer: Dušan Bogdanović

      Performer: Mak Grgić

    8. Macedonian Girl

      Composer: Miroslav Tadić

      Performer: Mak Grgić

    9. No. 1. Allegretto vivace

      Composer: Boris Papandopulo

      Performer: Mak Grgić

    10. No. 2. Moderato

      Composer: Boris Papandopulo

      Performer: Mak Grgić

    11. No. 3. Allegretto comodo

      Composer: Boris Papandopulo

      Performer: Mak Grgić

    12. No. 3. Improvisation and Dance

      Composer: Vojislav Ivanović

      Performer: Mak Grgić

    13. No. 4. A Funny Valse

      Composer: Vojislav Ivanović

      Performer: Mak Grgić

    14. No. 6. A Lullaby

      Composer: Vojislav Ivanović

      Performer: Mak Grgić

    15. Stairway to the Balkans

      Composer: Lazar Ostojić

      Performer: Mak Grgić

    16. Rustemul

      Composer: Miroslav Tadić

      Performer: Mak Grgić

    17. Walk Dance

      Composer: Miroslav Tadić

      Performer: Mak Grgić


The area in southeast Europe known as the Balkans has long established folk traditions rich in complex rhythms and evocative melodies. Innovative guitarist Mak Grgic has selected the music of five composers to explore the variety and piquant colors embedded in their compositions. Drawn from his evolving suite called laments, Dances and Lullabies, Miroslav Tadic traces Macedonian folk songs, while each of the other composers brings very personal qualities. Vivid harmonies, vivacious interludes, syncopated rhythms, and a lively, jazz-like feel all combine to create a tapestry of moods and textures. Lauded by The New York Times and The Washington Post, Mak Grgic is emerging as a highly esteemed performer on the international stage. An expansive and adventurous repertoire attests to his versatility and wide-ranging interests, ranging from Baroque and Renaissance to music of the cinema and from ethnic music of his native Balkans to extreme avant-garde and microtonal music.