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Stradivarius

Trajkovic: Works for Piano

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Composer
Vlastimir Trajkovic
Artist
Vladimir Gligoric
Format
CD
Label
Stradivarius
Released
Jul 05, 2024
Catalog #
STR37294
UPC
8011570372949

About

One of the most significant Serbian composers of the final decade of the 20th century, Vlastimir Trajkovic (1947-2017), came from a prominent musical family. Among it's members were Miloje Milojevic, the composer's grandfather and a pioneer of the Serbian Modernist movement in music, as well as his mother, Gordana Milojevic - Trajkovic, a pianist and composer. He completed his composition studies in the class of Vasilije Mokranjac at the Music Academy in Belgrade in 1971 and obtained his MA degree in 1977. He further refined his skills by studying abroad, with Witold Lutoslawski in Groznjan and with Olivier Messiaen in Paris. In addition to his career as a composer, Trajkovic also worked as a music writer, critic, and editor. Over nearly four decades, from 1975 to 2012, Trajkovic worked as a professor of composition at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade, where he also served as the head of the Composition Department for several years. In addition to a series of accolades he received for his outstanding work, Trajkovic became a member of the Serbian Academy of Science and Art in 2000. At the outset of his creative journey, Trajkovic, a polyglot with extensive erudition, distinguished himself as a composer who embraced an intellectual and critical approach to music and it's heritage. His distinctive style is firmly rooted in the amalgamation of impulses and influences he gleaned from a wide array of musical epochs. Trajkovic's opus, imbued with a postmodern sensibility, reflects both his receptivity to various stylis-tic idioms and his unwavering commitment to flexible, contemporary compositional solutions. Exhibiting a penchant for the sublime fusion of divergent musical elements, Trajkovic traversed through diverse genres, establishing creative dialogues with the legacy of baroque, avantgarde, minimalism, neoclassicism, jazz, and, most notably, impressionism. The sonic universe of impressionism reverberates throughout Trajkovic's entire body of work. His exploration of the musical legacy of Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel in terms of references and outcomes led to a creative evolution in Trajkovic's compositions, resulting in exquisitely refined and cultivated aesthetic expressions that align stylistically with neo-impressionism.

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 I. Bells: Nocturne of Dead Waters 02:33
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Bells: Nocturne of Dead Waters
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Vlastimir Trajković
    Performer
    Vladimir Gligorić
  2. 2 II. Bells of Hope 01:51
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Bells of Hope
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Vlastimir Trajković
    Performer
    Vladimir Gligorić
  3. 3 III. Bells of Ecstasies 01:46
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Bells of Ecstasies
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Vlastimir Trajković
    Performer
    Vladimir Gligorić
  4. 4 IV. Bells of a Farewell over the Rainbow 02:19
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Bells of a Farewell over the Rainbow
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Vlastimir Trajković
    Performer
    Vladimir Gligorić
  5. 5 V. Bells: Prelude and Fugue 08:56
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Bells: Prelude and Fugue
    Duration
    08:56
    Composer
    Vlastimir Trajković
    Performer
    Vladimir Gligorić
  6. 6 VI. Bells of the Wandering Stars 03:57
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Bells of the Wandering Stars
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Vlastimir Trajković
    Performer
    Vladimir Gligorić
  7. 7 VII. Bells of Circuits 04:01
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Bells of Circuits
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Vlastimir Trajković
    Performer
    Vladimir Gligorić
  8. 8 No. 1. Affannato 02:03
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 1. Affannato
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Vlastimir Trajković
    Performer
    Vladimir Gligorić
  9. 9 No. 2. Seriamente con discretezza 03:22
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 2. Seriamente con discretezza
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Vlastimir Trajković
    Performer
    Vladimir Gligorić
  10. 10 No. 3. Allegro molto, strepitoso 01:57
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 3. Allegro molto, strepitoso
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Vlastimir Trajković
    Performer
    Vladimir Gligorić
  11. 11 No. 1. Uguale lentissimo 05:10
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 1. Uguale lentissimo
    Duration
    05:10
    Composer
    Vlastimir Trajković
    Performer
    Vladimir Gligorić
  12. 12 No. 2. Allegro 01:36
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 2. Allegro
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Vlastimir Trajković
    Performer
    Vladimir Gligorić
  13. 13 No. 3. Adagietto 09:46
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 3. Adagietto
    Duration
    09:46
    Composer
    Vlastimir Trajković
    Performer
    Vladimir Gligorić