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Toccata

Emil Tabakov: Complete Symphonies, Vol. 8

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Details

Composer
Emil Tabakov
Artist
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Emil Tabakov
Format
CD
Label
Toccata
Released
Mar 13, 2026
Catalog #
TOCC0695
UPC
5060113446954

About

The symphonies of the Bulgarian composer-conductor Emil Tabakov (b. 1947) explore the darker side of the human spirit in monumental scores as austere as they are powerful, his language sitting somewhere between Shostakovich, Varèse, Pettersson, and Simpson in it's fierce, explosive energy and elemental drive. His Tenth Symphony (2018) opens with the first of many wild outbursts that occasionally give way to islands of uneasy calm. The inconsolable sorrow of the slow movement finally boils up into an epic passage of colossal anger. By way of contrast, the scherzo opens in a mood of mischievous humour that soon spirals into a swirling, headlong, white-knuckle ride. Like the first movement, the finale sets off with the untrammelled power of a raging flood; it abates only briefly, to reveal a blasted landscape suggesting Kafka's 'There is hope - but not for us'. The Symphony is prefaced here by a dignified, deeply felt symphonic essay for strings, an epitaph for lost love.

Tracklist 5 tracks

  1. 1 Adagio 12:42
    Track
    1
    Title
    Adagio
    Duration
    12:42
    Composer
    Emil Tabakov
    Ensemble
    Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Emil Tabakov
  2. 2 I. Allegro moderato 16:33
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    16:33
    Composer
    Emil Tabakov
    Ensemble
    Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Emil Tabakov
  3. 3 II. Largo 11:23
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    11:23
    Composer
    Emil Tabakov
    Ensemble
    Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Emil Tabakov
  4. 4 III. Allegro 09:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    09:26
    Composer
    Emil Tabakov
    Ensemble
    Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Emil Tabakov
  5. 5 IV. Allegro molto 14:10
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. Allegro molto
    Duration
    14:10
    Composer
    Emil Tabakov
    Ensemble
    Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Emil Tabakov