Todorov, Nayden

L. Glass: Symphony no 2, Fantasia / Todorov, Smilkov, et al

1 CD / Danacord / 2009-09-08

Works: Louis Glass: Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 28; Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 47
Performers: Smilkov, Romeo
Conductors: Todorov, Nayden
Ensemble: Philippopolis Choir; Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra

This series represents the first ever recordings of the complete orchestral music of the Danish composer Louis Glass. A concert pianist until a physical complaint...continue...

Hoffmeister, Stamitz,Telemann: Viola Concerto / Elissaveta Staneva

1 CD / Gega New / 2008-08-12

Works: Franz Anton Hoffmeister: Concerto for Viola in D major; Carl Stamitz: Concerto for Viola no 1 in D major; Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Viola in G major, TV 51 no G 9
Performers: Staneva, Elissaveta
Conductors: Todorov, Nayden
Ensemble: Thracian Chamber Orchestra

Elissaveta Staneva was born in Bulgaria into a musical family. She began her studies on a violin but switched to viola at age 14. She...continue...

Rachmaninov: Opera Highlights / Todorov, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-08-29

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Aleko; The miserly knight, Op. 24; Francesca da Rimini
Performers: Beykov, Plamen; Isakov, Niko; Naydenov, Peter; Tekeliev, Alexander; Zvetanov, Boiko; Zvetkova, Mariana
Conductors: Todorov, Nayden
Ensemble: Sofia National Opera Chorus; Sofia National Opera Orchestra

"This is really beautiful-and a great introduction if you don't know Rachmaninoff's operas. There are 40 minutes from Aleko, which is generally considered the best...continue...

Minkus: Don Quixote /Todorov, Sofia National Opera Orchestra

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-02-01

Works: Léon Minkus: Don Quixote, ballet
Conductors: Todorov, Nayden
Ensemble: Sofia National Opera Orchestra

'Don Quixote' centers on the episode of Camacho's wedding. The misadventures of the deluded knight and his sidekick Sancho Panza and depicted with sparkling orchestration,...continue...