Guitar Music from Serbia

Guitar music by 20th-century Serbian composers offers a rich blend of traditional Balkan folk elements and contemporary classical music trends. During this period, Serbian composers began to explore the guitar, an instrument not deeply rooted in the region’s classical tradition but well-suited to expressing the nuances of Serbian musical identity. Artists: Alberto Mesirca (guitar), Daniel Rowland (violin), Maja Bogdanovic (cello), Zoran Markovic double bass 🎵 Purchase or streaming (Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music): https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Gui... 💎 More Information: https://www.brilliantclassics.com/art... 🎬🎮 These tracks are available for sync licensing in videos, films, tv-shows, games, advertising and more. For more information and to request a license go to: https://www.brilliantclassicslicensin... Vlastimir Trajković (1947–2017) studied with Olivier Messiaen and was the first Serbian composer to – from the early 70s – structurally apply elements of minimalism to what was a primarily impressionistic harmonic idiom in his music. His 10 Preludes for guitar is a work of refined melodies and subtle harmonies containing the composer’s musical reminiscences of Serbian, Brazilian and Spanish traditional music, as well as jazz. Isidora Žebeljan (1967–2020) possesses a musical originality that is the product of an exceptionally authentic capability to organically fuse musical elements from various spheres of influence (from old Balkan folk traditions to rock and pop music) into new, as yet unknown sonic contexts. Her 3 Pieces for guitar are tender and filigreed, like a children’s guide through a world of fairy tales, with delicious echoes of the Balkan and Mediterranean. The Intimate Letter from Judean Desert, with its lonely, distant and almost endless melody, was written as chorale for any combination of instruments or voices. Dušan Radić (1929-2010) studied with both Milhaud and Messiaen and created an authentic integration of musical elements from folk and popular music, together with modal chant and jazz. His joyful Vignettes are derived from his earlier choral music, reusing some old, funny, almost childish folk tunes. Veljko Nenadić (b.1998) is the recipient of multiple international awards. He studied composition as a child prodigy with Isidora Žebeljan and writes music characterised by powerful energy, surprise, humour and emotional delicacy. His Festa na lua (Portuguese for ‘Party on the Moon’) pays homage to Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal and the generations of musicians who created post-bossa nova Brazilian jazz. Dragana Jovanović (b.1963) composes in an eclectic, postmodern idiom, often with baroque motoric rhythms and virtuosic display. Pushc Y Me (‘Let me go’) is her arrangement for double bass and guitar of an old traditional song from North Macedonia. Her composition Pure Energy evokes the energy in tenderness, slightly coloured by elements of blues. Tracklist: Vlastimir Trajkovic: 10 Preludes for Guitar, Op. 10 (1980): 00:00:00 I. Moderato 00:02:22 II. Vivo con impeto 00:04:02 III. Andante ben tenero e senza rigore 00:07:26 IV. Vivo ben ritmico 00:09:49 V. Adagio molto grave 00:12:12 VI. Allegretto piacevole 00:13:32 VII. Con brio 00:15:16 VIII. Liberamente e quasi improvvisando 00:17:00 IX. Andantino semplice 00:19:42 X. Affetuoso non mosso Isidora Zebeljan: 3 Pieces for Guitar (1999): 00:23:36 I. Bathing 00:26:18 II. The King 00:27:34 III. Traveling Dusan Radic: Vignettes, Op. 3 No. 2bis for Guitar (ca.2000): 00:29:38 I. No. 1 00:31:27 II. No. 2 00:32:35 III. No. 3 00:33:44 IV. No. 4 00:34:50 V. No. 5 00:35:36 VI. No. 6 00:36:44 Veljko Nenadic: Festa na Lua (2023) 00:40:47 Dragana Jovanovic: Pushc Y Me (2023) 00:45:24 Dusan Bogdanovic: Preamble and Ricercare (2019) 00:49:48 Vuk Kulenovic: Toccatina (ca.1990) 00:51:45 Milos Raickovic: Without You (2022) 00:57:03 Milos Petrovic: Averröes Dances (1996) 01:03:22 Dragana Jovanovic: Pure Energy (2010) 01:07:43 Miroslav Tadic: Macedonian Girl (1997) 01:11:09 Isidora Zebeljan: Intimate Letter from Judean Desert (2018, Arr. by Zoran Marković - Alberto Mesirca 2023) 👉 Social media links: Instagram: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Ins... Facebook: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Fac... TikTok: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Tik... Spotify: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Spo... Thank you for watching this video by Brilliant Classics, we hope you enjoyed it! Don’t forget to share it and subscribe to our YouTube channel. And visit our channel for other pieces by Cramer and more of the greatest composers. We upload daily with complete albums and compilations with the best classical music. https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/You... #guitar #serbia #serbia #20thcentury #modern #serbia #classical #music #brilliantclassics