SOME
COMMENTS ABOUT TALE OGNENOVSKI'S BRILLIANT CAREER
AS A MUSICIAN AND COMPOSER
Tale Ognenovski received the First Award.
"Tale Ognenovski was born in the village of Brusnik, Bitola. The first
time I met this clarinetist was when he was a participant at
the great October festival in Skopje in 1948. Out of the numerous
groups
and individuals participants at this festival, one of the most
remarkable
and eminent instrumentalists was Tale Ognenovski. He won First Award.
Since
then he has performed with extraordinary success as a folk artist on
numerous
shows both nationally and internationally." These words are from a
letter
dated May 13, 1965, written by Zhivko Firfov, ethnomusicologist,
composer,
and president of the award commission at the First Republic of
Macedonia
Festival of Folk Dances and Songs, Skopje, October 6-10, 1948.
Tale Ognenovski has created his own style in folk music
"As the best clarinetist at the Festival in Skopje on October 11, 1948,
Tale Ognenovski was awarded First Award for the clarinet. Zhivko Firfov
was president of the award commission, and Angelko Saldziev gave him a
clarinet as the award donated by the Ministry of Education and Culture
of the Republic of Macedonia. Tale Ognenovski has performed many of his
own compositions of folk dances about Macedonian folklore on Radio
Skopje.
He has recorded gramophone records of folk dances with him playing as
soloist.
His folk dances have been recorded on tapes and broadcast over the
radio
by all the radio stations in Yugoslavia (the former Yugoslavia). This
remarkable
clarinetist created his own style of folk music and is now the best
clarinetist
in the Republic of Macedonia. He is an excellent player on the pipe and
has recorded folk dances as pipe soloist." The ethnomusicologist Vasil
Hadzimanov wrote these words in a letter dated May 1965.
... I presented the first prize for the clarinet
At the Republic's Festival of the Cultural Artistic Society and
individuals,
on October 11, 1948, I presented the first prize for the clarinet to
Tale
Ognenovski as the best clarinetist. This award was donated by the
Ministry
of Science and Culture of People, Republic of Macedonia..." Angel
Saldziev
wrote these words in his letter dated May 28, 1973.
... He was given top awards...
"With his clarinet, Tale Ognenovski has helped us by working with
cultural
and educational organizations, particularly with dancing groups from
the
Bitola area. He toured the People's Republic of Macedonia with our
dancing
groups and performed at the festival organized in our Republic,
throughout
the whole of Yugoslavia (the former Yugoslavia) and in Opatija,
Kragujevac
and other towns... He was given top awards..." These words were written
in a letter dated May 18,1965, by Remzi Mefail Nasufi from Bitola, who
was a member of the organizing committee for the preparation of
folklore
groups from the Bitola area for the regional festival in Bitola, 1947,
and for the Republic of Macedonia Folklore Festival in Skopje, 1948.
... an active helper in the preparation of
folklore
groups...
"Tale Ognenovski was an active helper in the preparation of folklore
groups of young players from Brusnik, Dihovo, Nidzopole, Rotino and
other
places. In recognition of his contribution towards the preparations and
the performances at the Festivals (in areas and towns) he received top
awards. At the Republic's Festival in 1948, he received the First Award
as the best clarinetist because he was the best player of folk dances
on
the clarinet..." Krste Thokovski, a member of the organizing committee
for the preparation of folklore groups from the Bitola area in respect
of the regional festival in Bitola, 1947, and for the Republic of
Macedonia
Folklore Festival in Skopje, 1948, wrote this in a letter dated May 18,
1965.
"I have known Tale Ognenovski since 1947 when
he performed at the Festival in Bitola. I performed as a folk dancer.
Since
then, he has participated in arts activities with the Cultural -
Educational
Society 'Svetlost' and other societies in Bitola..." written by Ilija
Alushevski
in a letter dated June 7, 1965.
Tale has played for more groups, and he prepared
them
for the Festival...
"With the founding of the first cultural artistic groups in Bitola
and the surrounding area, Tale Ognenovski joined in their activities as
a clarinet player. He gave invaluable help in the preparation of the
groups
in their participation at the Festival organized by the Ministry of
Education
and Culture of the People's Republic of Macedonia. Later, in 1948, with
the founding of 11 cultural artistic groups in Bitola and the
surrounding
area, Tale played for other groups and prepared them for the Festival
on
October 11... In recognition of his and other volunteers' participation
at the festival in Skopje, the region of Bitola received the top award.
Tale Ognenovski received the top award for the clarinet as the best
clarinet
player at the Festival..." These words were written in a letter dated
April
20, 1983, by Pande Vojdanovski, a member of the organizing committee
for
the preparation of folklore groups from the Bitola area for the
regional
festival in Bitola, 1947, and for the Republic of Macedonia Folklore
Festival
in Skopje, 1948.
...At the International Festival in Opatija...the
top
award...Some of the merit for this award belongs to Tale Ognenovski...
"Tale Ognenovski contributed a lot towards the educational development
of the young people from the villages of Dihovo and Nidzopole,
particularly
with their music and singing. The Cultural -Educational Society from
the
village of Dihovo has participated in all Festivals in Bitola and
Skopje,
presenting a particularly distinguished folk dance group, some soloist
singing and choirs with accompaniment by the clarinetist Tale
Ognenovski
and the accordionist Ordan Plashev. Our Society has received the top
prize
many times. The clarinetist Tale Ognenovski was personally awarded with
the top prize on many occasions. Tale Ognenovski
toured our
entire Republic, visiting the towns of Skopje, Kumanovo, Kriva Palanka,
Delchevo, Pehchevo, Carevo selo, Strumica, Kavadarci, and many others.
The greatest success was in Kragujevac where, although it had been
planned
that two concerts would be performed, in fact five were actually
performed.
Tale Ognenovski was a particularly distinguished soloist. The folk
dance
group from our society in Nidzopole took part in the International
Festival
in Opatija and won first prize. Some of the merit for this award
belongs
to Tale Ognenovski..." Mile Petrovski, the artistic manager of the
Cultural
- Educational Society "Jonche Georgievski" from the village of Dihovo,
wrote these words in a letter dated May 15, 1965.
His performances of folk songs and dances created
in
me a deep feeling...
"I have known Tale Ognenovski since 1947, when he
performed
as clarinet soloist at the Festival in Bitola. His performances of folk
songs and dances created in me a deep feeling for literal
interpretations
of folk melodies... As a participant he won an award for his artistic
performances...He
has composed folk dances that are recorded on gramophone records..."
Ilija Nikolovski, Director of the Musical school in
Skopje,
wrote these words in a letter dated October 16, 1965.
Tale Ognenovski...a clarinetist of the highest
level,
the clarinetist who has no other equal in the Balkans or anywhere
else...
"With his great skill and rich knowledge of all the secrets about
creating
folklore music, Tale Ognenovski helped us a great deal to make the
programme
the richest it could be. He showed us a way to develop our work. He is
great patriot, who has helped all amateur societies without any
financial
compensation. Our opinion is that Tale Ognenovski is a clarinetist of
the
highest level, the clarinetist who has no other equal in the Balkans
and
anywhere else..." these words appeared in the letter no. 62 dated April
6, 1973, from the Ensemble of folk dances and songs "Goce Delchev".
... a special honour for Tale Ognenovski for his interpretations
and creative compositions in folk music...
"Tale Ognenovski worked as a clarinetist with the Ensemble of Folk
Dances and Songs 'Tanec' from July 1, 1956 till September 1, 1960.
After
this, he was often invited as a top-class musician to participate from
time to time in various performances of Ensemble 'Tanec', and always
maintained
his ability to interpret quality...
He has had a particular influence on and made a significant
contribution
to the musical life in Macedonia, particularly with his creative
additions
to Macedonian folklore tunes and his own fascinating compositions. This
was appreciated at the meeting of the Artistic Council of Ensemble
'Tanec',
Skopje, on May 9, 1973, when he was given a special honour for his
interpretations
and creative compositions of folk music..." These words appeared in
letter
no. 03-22/2 dated May 10, 1973 from the Ensemble of
Folk
Dances and Songs 'Tanec'.
...his professional help with the music was
valuable
and of high quality...
"Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist from Skopje, has for many
years worked with our Cultural Art Society on an amateur basis, and his
professional help with the music was valuable and of as high a quality
as his participation in numerous concerts both nationally and
internationally
and his professional education of young clarinetists." This appeared in
the letter no. 61-700 from the Cultural Art Society "Orce Nikolov",
dated
April 9, 1973.
...he educated young musicians...
"Tale Ognenovski was, for a long time, an
instrumentalist
of the clarinet with the Folk Orchestra of the Cultural Art Society
'Vlado
Tasevski'. With great self-sacrifice, he worked a great deal to bring
on
our Society. With his many years of experience he educated young
musicians,
who are now working in our Society and in other cultural and art
institutions
in Skopje and in the Republic..." From a letter from the Cultural Art
Society
'Vlado Tasevski' dated April 25, 1973.
... Tale Ognenovski deserved many honours as a
composer,
as a folk artist, as an interpreter of folk music...
"Tale Ognenovski gave me two recorded tapes with his compositions of
folk music with the request that I review them for their quality. When
I had finished listening to them, I realised that he had a good style
of
interpretation on the clarinet... Tale Ognenovski deserved many honours
as a composer, as a folk artist, as an interpreter of folk music..."
wrote
Aleksandar Linin, manager of the folk music department at the Institute
of Folklore in Skopje, in a letter dated April 10, 1973.
Tale Ognenovski helped manage Radio Skopje's
review
programme...
"During the period 1962 to 1965, Tale Ognenovski helped manage Radio
Skopje's review programme, the "Competition of the towns", as a
musician
of Radio Skopje, as a leading instrumentalist of the Folk Orchestra and
as assistant manager of the auditions and selection of unknown singers
from all the towns of our Republic. He got a very positive message from
the reactions he received about these activities. He received many
compliments...Tale
Ognenovski has appeared as a remarkable clarinet soloist. He
contributed
to this programme and to the Music productions of Radio Skopje with
many
of his own dance compositions, which are a particular musical
treasure..."
written by Blagoj Stefanovski, Head of Programme Performances on Radio
Skopje and former editor and manager of the review programme
'Competition
of the towns' of Radio Skopje, in a letter dated April 3, 1973.
Tale Ognenovski...got listeners excited and up on
their
feet in many countries and continents...
"With enormous hard work and the strength of his talent, Tale
Ognenovski
developed the highest level of ability in interpreting Macedonian
rhythms.
Besides his masterly improvisations of folk music, he learned musical
notation.
On many occasions Tale Ognenovski, when presenting our source of
musical
richness, got listeners excited and up on their feet in many countries
and continents. With his performances he proved that Macedonian
folklore
was the richest." The composer Blagoja Ivanovski wrote these words in a
letter dated May 23, 1977.
Tale Ognenovski is recognized...as a composer of
Macedonian
folk dances...
"Tale Ognenovski is recognized as an artist from the Union of Composers
in Yugoslavia (the former Yugoslavia) and as a composer of Macedonian
folk
dances with a prize collection of his own compositions. Some of these
composition
are recorded on gramophone records..." These words appeared in a letter
from 'OOZT Koncertna Direkcija - Skopje', dated May 30, 1977.
... instrumental melodies performed by Tale
Ognenovski
undoubtedly present an object for special research work...
"His performances came from the school of natural folklore where one
can cherish a wealth of everlasting musical tradition, as symbolised by
the old and the new. The records of many dances and instrumental
melodies
performed by Tale Ognenovski undoubtedly present an object for special
research work, because the clarinetist Tale Ognenovski is a name that
represents
extraordinary originality and creative interpretation." This appeared
in
a letter no.03-466/2 dated June 17, 1977, from the Institute of
Folklore
'Marko Cepenkov', Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.
His natural talent is impressive and he has
developed
an amazing level of expertise ...
"Tale Ognenovski has performed on the pipe ('kavalche') and the
clarinet
for 50 years. His natural talent is impressive and he has developed
such
an amazing level of expertise that to generations of folk clarinetists
both in our country and around the world his musicianship is a sign of
quality...It is evident that Ognenovski has an extraordinary reputation
for developing our artistic amateurism and for his endless presentation
of our folklore to the world. The numerous records of his performances
are valuable, unique and everlasting artistic treasures of our culture,
for the benefit of Yugoslavian (the former Yugoslavia) radio and
televised
programmes and for millions of Yugoslavians in this country and around
the world.
With Tale Ognenovski's interpretations, the dance ('oro') lives its
own, totally natural life with a genuine air of style, brilliant
creativity,
highly gracious in all registers and colourful. This champion virtuoso
made his performances sound unique and really magnificent..." contained
in a letter from Radio Television Skopje, no. 03-948/1,
dated
May 30, 1977.
Tale Ognenovski is famous for his originality and
superb
skill...
"The famous, well-known artist Tale Ognenovski has for four decades
unceasingly and unselfishly worked at maintaining the rich origin of
traditional
music in his creations. He is famous both nationally and
internationally
for his originality and superb skill in his interpretations of
Macedonian
folklore..." This comes from a letter from the Association of Stage
Artists
of Macedonia", dated May 30, 1978.
"Tale
Ognenovski
worked with the Folk Orchestras of Culture and Art
societies
in Skopje without any financial remuneration, and left behind him many
educated young artists, enthusiasts in folk music..." This comes from a
letter from the Cultural Educational Association of Macedonia, no. 0301-19/1,
dated
January 15, 1988.
...exciting the public with his solo
performances...left
the sign of a unique clarinetist...
"As an extraordinary and very popular clarinetist Tale Ognenovski
performed
for several decades on numerous occasions both nationally and
internationally,
everywhere exciting the public with his solo performances. He has
recorded
many gramophone records depicting Macedonian folklore... Many
well-known
musicologists and musical critics have commented about his
interpretations
of the origins of Macedonian folklore, and have always declared his
great
skill, his wonderful talent and his creative musicianship. During the
past
decades Tale Ognenovski has left the sign of a unique clarinetist in
his
interpretations of Macedonian folklore. He has made a particularly
special
contribution in protecting and giving proof of the creation of
Macedonian
musical folklore..." These words are from the Association of
Folklorists
of Macedonia, in their letter no. 25, dated May 24, 1982.
"He was an active musician in all amateur
ensembles,
and
he worked on a professional basis with the Folk Orchestra of Radio
Skopje.
He has taught numerous musicians, enthusiasts in folk music..." These
words
are from the Cultural-educational community of Macedonia, in their
letter
No. 0301-19/1,
dated
January 15, 1988.
... contributing by his teaching methods...the
young
enthusiasts...
"In the House of the Culture Tale Ognenovski was a
reproduction
artist, preserving our folklore and contributing by his teaching
methods,
transferring his enormous experience to the young enthusiasts." This
comes
from a letter from the House of the Culture 'Kocho Racin' dated
February
22, 1990.
...his book 'Makedonski ora' ('Macedonian
dances')
which will forever be a guide for young musicians...
"Tale Ognenovski was professional manager of the Folk
Orchestra in the Cultural Art Society 'Mirche Acev'. His expertise and
desire to work contributed to our Folk Orchestra being on a level
comparable
with other professional orchestras. His tuition led to several members
of the Folk Orchestra becoming good musicians who then continued to
work
in the same Cultural Art Society as well as in other culture and art
institutions
in the town and around the country. Another of his contributions in the
area of folk music is his book 'Makedonski ora' ('Macedonian dances')
which
will forever be a guide for young musicians"... These words are from
the
Cultural Art Society 'Mirche Acev', appearing in their letter no.
1015/18-2,
dated February 20, 1990.
...always ready for conversation and for
companionship,
Tale was always popular and always the centre of attention in our
society...
"Tale Ognenovski, the soloist and instrumentalist participated in
numerous
concerts around our country always on a voluntary basis, without any
financial
remuneration. His vast knowledge and experience as an instructor,
musical
manager and teacher he transferred to the young, talented enthusiasts
in
our society. Friendly and sincere, always ready for conversation and
for
companionship, Tale was always popular and always the centre of
attention
in our society. And nowadays, even though he is not actively involved
with
our society, he lives in our Ensemble through his folk dances in his
book
'Makedonski ora' ('Macedonian dances')." These words are from the
Cultural
Art Society 'Kocho Racin', appearing in their letter no. 10-12, dated
February
21, 1990
...develop in their the most valuable of settings...
"His real understanding of style, brilliant inventiveness, remarkable
ability to accommodate every register and shade and fantastic skill
made
his performances sound unique and really magnificent... In the areas of
artistic imagination and powerful, creative improvisation, Ognenovski
developed
his rare talent. It is evident that Ognenovski is an amiable
representative
of our contemporary, important, folk-artist school, who with incredible
enthusiasm, love and creative work develop in their the most valuable
of
settings..."These words are from Radio Television Skopje, and appear in
their letter no. 03-2179, dated February 21, 1990.
...in Europe and America, giving all he could in a top quality
performance
of folk music...
"Tale Ognenovski was often invited as a guest to perform with Ensemble
Tanec in Europe and America, giving all he could in a top quality
performance
of folk music...Tale Ognenovski has recorded many folk dances with
Radio
Skopje and also on gramophone records where, besides original folk
dances,
he has recorded his own folk dance compositions in the Macedonian
style..."
These words are from Ensemble of Folk Dances and Songs 'Tanec',
appearing
in their letter no. 03-166, dated February 21, 1990.
"The musicianship of Tale Ognenovski, not only here but in
all
parts of the world, is recorded in a world anthology of folklore. This
is his true award for proclaiming the legend of Macedonian folk music
worldwide.
His highly skilful improvisations, variations, and 'maninja' (cadenzas)
characterized his personality. A great amount of production and
reproduction
of music with thousands of concerts, performances and gramophone
records,
and a book published with his own dance compositions...Tale Ognenovski
lives the legend of Macedonian folklore..." These words are from the
'Center
for Culture and Information', Bitola, appearing in their letter no.
03-68/1,
dated May 27, 1998.
...Everywhere, audiences gave Ensemble 'Tanec' and Tale
Ognenovski
ecstatic applause...
"At the end of 1955, Tale Ognenovski was employed by the 'Public Police
Orchestra'. Emanuel Chuchkov, the director of Ensemble 'Tanec', asked
Micho
Kostovski, the manager and conductor of the Orchestra if Tale
Ognenovski
could be a guest soloist of the Ensemble 'Tanec'. First he was on tour
in Bulgaria, and soon afterwards on tour in the United States and
Canada
(for three months in early 1956). Between 1956 and 1960, as an employee
of the Ensemble, he went on tour in Switzerland, France (for three
months),
Germany (for three months), Albania, Romania and throughout the
republics
of the former Yugoslavia: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia,
Serbia and Croatia. Everywhere, audiences gave Ensemble 'Tanec' and
Tale
Ognenovski ecstatic applause..." These words are from the Ensemble of
Folk
Dances and Songs 'Tanec', appearing in their letter no.03-241/1,
datedMay
26, 1998.
... rare talent for improvisations and creative
composing
whilst performing...
"In many of Tale Ognenovski's instrumental performances there is a
remarkable sense of shaped musical phrase, rich shades, a tame and
gracious
tone, an extraordinary memory of sound and rare talent for
improvisations
and creative composing whilst performing. His brilliant-to-perform
technical
dances and instrumental melodies are likely to contain a heterogeneous
array of Macedonian folklore rhythms. All of these things made this
folk
artist a virtuoso of his instrument..." These words are from the
Institute
of Folklore 'Marko Cepenkov', Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, appearing
in their letter no. 04-339,
dated May 8, 1998.
The name of Mr. Tale Ognenovski is now on the
Internet...
"Mr. Tale Ognenovski did much to popularise not only
Macedonian songs and dances but also Vloch folk songs and dances from
Nidzopole,
Bitola, at big and important Festivals not only in Macedonia, but also
around the world. His highly skilful performances will remain as
everlasting,
valuable records in Macedonian Radio Television and become a part of
the
culture of the Vloch and also around the world. The name of Mr. Tale
Ognenovski
is now on the Internet and, by this channel, the world's media will be
able to gain access to and knowledge about our style of song and
dance..."
These words are from the 'Union of Culture of Vloch from Macedonia',
appearing
in their letter dated May 12, 1999.
He started playing classical works in December
1952
when, accompanied by the excellent pianist Nino Cipushev...
"The famous and renowned artist, Tale Ognenovski, has for the past
six decades unceasingly and generously worked at maintaining the rich
origin
of traditional music in his creations. He is famous both nationally and
internationally for his originality and superb skill in interpretations
of Macedonian folklore. He started playing classical works in December
1952 when, accompanied by the excellent pianist Nino Cipushev, he
performed
the concert 'Concert Polka for Clarinet' in the 'Police House'...Tale
Ognenovski
has composed and arranged 150 Macedonian folk dances which have been
recorded
by Macedonian Radio Television...Visitors to his Web site from around
the
world can hear audio samples of ten musical works from folk, classical
and jazz music in which Tale Ognenovski performs as clarinet and pipe
soloist...His
Web site http://www.taleognenovski.com.mk/ is listed on the most
popular
Internet search engines..." these words are from the Association of
Stage
Artists of Macedonia, appearing in their letter no. 66, dated May 19,
1999.
...affirmation of Macedonian Art...
"The contribution of Mr. Tale Ognenovski from the Bitola village of
Brusnik towards the development and affirmation of Macedonian Art, is
great.
His 60-year musical career included an important and productive period
as an artistic producer and reproducer. His real merit is based on his
affirmation of Macedonian original folk music, which he has performed
in
almost every continent in the world..." These words are from the
'Committee
for Community Activities on the Council of the Commune of Bitola',
appearing
in their letter no. 14-340,
dated May 20, 1999.
...almost irreplaceable quality, the creative
artistic
presence of Tale Ognenovski has been demonstrated on Radio and
Television
programmes since 1948...
"Extraordinarily important, extremely rare, and with an almost
irreplaceable
quality, the creative artistic presence of Tale Ognenovski has been
demonstrated
on Radio and Television programmes since 1948: a vast number of
magnetic
records by the Musical Production department of Macedonian Television;
more gramophone records; tireless work and a great contribution to the
artistic profile of programmes of the Ensemble of Folk Dances and Songs
'Tanec'; working with many amateur culture and arts societies...On his
numerous audio records and with every performance, Tale Ognenovski and
his clarinet are a valuable, unique and permanent artistic treasure of
our culture, because Tale and his performances shine with all the
brilliance
of our abundant folklore origins...Without disturbing the deep
continuity
of tradition, Tale Ognenovski has created a marker and a style in our
musical
folk era. It is from him that the secrets of how to preserve creative
perfection
in reproductions of folk music have been, are and will be learned by
numerous
folk instrumentalists. For this reason we can speak in some sense of an
'Ognenovski folk clarinet school'...Tale Ognenovski is an extraordinary
artist on the national and international map of art and culture..."
These
words are from Macedonian Radio Television, appearing in their letter no.08-1978/2,
dated May 19, 1999.
The three CD albums from
Independent Records are produced by Tale Ognenovski and Stevan
Ognenovski and
are distributed by CD
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Tale Ognenovski
Clarinet
Solo - Brusnichko Oro Macedonian Folk Dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfM97pOp23M
Tale
Ognenovski Clarinet Solo - Bukovsko Svadbarsko Oro Macedonian Folk Dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZvuHuLswaI
Tale Ognenovski Concert for Clarinet No.
1 - Macedonian Classical Clarinet Solo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hJqfSv3Jnc
Tale
Ognenovski Jazz Composition No. 1 - Macedonian Jazz Clarinet Solo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5v68GMLaCs
Tale
Ognenovski Jazz Composition No. 6 - Macedonian Jazz Clarinet Solo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJkibqVfE5I
Ognenovski's
performance is the most beautiful and the fastest performance of
Mozart's
clarinet concerto of all time.
In this sensational
recording
the clarinet is accompanied by second clarinet (performed and arranged
by Tale
Ognenovski). Tale Ognenovski performed the Concerto on a standard-range
A
clarinet (Buffet Crampon). Clarinet solo parts of this recording are
performed
according to Breitkopf & Hartel edition (Publisher’s no.: Nr.
2300).
Perhaps this is unique recording where every notes of measure numbers
III/311-313 from the Third movement: Rondo: Allegro are played by Tale
Ognenovski exactly as they are written in
Breitkopf & Härtel edition.
(Time: 09:29 – 09:34 in this recording). The full, wonderful sound of
the
modern A clarinet is rich and Ognenovski's playing is superb, with good
tempo
and intonation throughout.
Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A Major K.622 Rondo Allegro Performed by Tale
Ognenovski
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbUqKvpmPfU
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Jazz recognition: Jazz Musician of the Day - April 27, 2010 Tale
Ognenovski was born in the village of Brusnik near Bitola in the
Republic
of Macedonia on April 27, 1922.
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Tale
Ognenovski received All About Jazz recognition: Jazz Musician of the
Day first
time on April
27, 2009.
Newspaper Spic, Republic
of Macedonia
Valentina
Gorgievska of the
newspaper Spic wrote: "Macedonian Music Virtuoso Tale
Ognenovski
received second time All About Jazz recognition: Jazz Musician of the
Day on
April 27, 2010, the day of his 88th birthday... This is great
recognition and
for such recognition in the days when you were born, whether at that
moment
they were alive or deceased, received the other the most famous jazzers
of all
time - Benny Goodman, Miles Davis, Artie Shaw, Sidney
Bechet, Duke
Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and others. Article: "Tale
Ognenovski
- Jazz Musician of the Day", April 30, 2010, Skopje,
Republic
of Macedonia.
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Article
written by Valentina
Gorgievska, entitled: “At All About Jazz - The
World's Largest Jazz Music
Website - Jazz Musician Of The Day: Tale Ognenovski”, Vreme,
Skopje,
Republic of Macedonia, July 6, 2009.
http://www.vreme.com.mk/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=6&tabid=1&EditionID=1749&ArticleID=117172
Interview
with Tale Ognenovski for TV A1 –
National
TV in Republic
of Macedonia.
Interviewer:
Aleksandra Bubevska, 09.07.2009, 16:02
http://a1.com.mk/vesti/default.aspx?VestID=111214
Tale
Ognenovski at Wikipedia – The Free Encyclopedia
"One of the most renowned Macedonian
clarinet players is Tale Ognenovski, who gained worldwide fame for
his
virtuosity.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarinet
Tale
Ognenovski at Clarinet-Now.com,
Famous Clarinet Players – World
Macedonia - The
famous clarinet player from Republic of Macedonia,
Tale
Ognenovski played the clarinet as a Macedonian folk instrument and
became
famous worldwide with his work. Hear more from Tale on iTunes
http://www.clarinet-now.com/famous-clarinet-players.html
Tour of North America and Carnegie Hall concert
The popularity of the
Ensemble Tanec's music in Europe brought with it increasing press
attention in
North America before and during the tour of North
America.
The major newspapers published articles:
YUGOSLAV
BALLET TO APPEAR IN U.
S.; National
Folk Unit, Planning 15-Week Tour, Will Make Debut Here in January The
New York Times
"The Yugoslav
National
Folk Ballet will begin a fifteen-week tour of the United States
in January, under the
auspices of Consolidated Concerts Corporation and the International
Music
Institute. This will be the first large-scale dance company from a
former Iron
Curtain country..." - By The New York
Times,
November 15, 1955.
THE DANCE: DIRECTION; CHOREOGRAPHIC
VIGOR FROM MACEDONIA The
New York Times
The Ensemble
arrived in New York City
on January
21, 1956. The following day, on January 22, The New York Times
commented,
"Members of the Yugoslav National Folk Ballet dancing on board the
liner
Israel yesterday, after they arrived here... The forty-member group,
which has
attracted much attention in Europe, will give a recital in Carnegie
Hall on
Friday evening...The company will perform folk dances from Macedonia,
Croatia,
Herzegovina, Albania and Serbia in native costume." - By John
Martin, The New York
Times, January 22, 1956.
Great
Variety of Dance in Yugoslav
Folk Ballet
Daily
Boston
Globe
"The word, Tanec, means
Dance in Macedonian, all kinds of dance. And the repertory of Tanec,
the
Yugoslav National Folk Ballet, in the United
States and Canada
as the first artistic import from the new Yugoslavia, Illustrates
that
meaning in its broadest sense... " - By Daily Boston Globe - Boston, Mass.,
January 22, 1956.
Yugoslav
Ballet Booked Here
The Washington
Post and Times Herald
"The Yugoslav National
Folk Ballet will be presented for one night only at Constitution Hall
on
Thursday, Feb. 9. This company of Balkan singers, musicians and folk
dancers
has been on tour in Europe and currently is preparing for its New York bow...
" - By
The Washington Post and Times Herald - Washington,
D.C., January 22, 1956
TV
debut of "Tanec” on CBS
The North
America tour began on
January 22, 1956, and finished on
April 12,
1956. Ensemble "Tanec" performed 65 concerts in 50 cities.
‘Tanec’s
American tour began with their
debut on one of the most popular television programmes in the
United
States, the Ford Foundation TV
Programme "OMNIBUS", on January 22,
1956. This programme was seen by millions of Americans. This TV debut
of
‘Tanec’ on CBS (Columbia
Broadcasting System) Television Network, one
of the
largest radio and television broadcasting companies in the United
States, created
great interest in all 65 concerts in many towns throughout the United
States.
A copy of this
programme may
be viewed free of charge on a videocassette at the Library of
Congress in Washington,
D.C.
On the LIBRARY
OF CONGRESS’
Internet Web site, http://catalog.loc.gov with Keyword = Ansambl za
narodni
igri i pesni Tanec is written:
Main
Title: Omnibus.
IV, vol. 15 / TV-Radio Workshop of the Ford Foundation; Producer,
Robert
Saudek.
Published/Created: United States:
CBS Television Network, 1956-01-22
Library
of Congress http://lccn.loc.gov/88705799
Tale
Ognenovski performed as
virtuoso clarinet and reed pipe soloist in Folk Dances in the
world-famous Carnegie
Hall, New York a
symbol of artistic
excellence, on January
27, 1956. with Macedonian Ensemble “Tanec”.
Tale
Ognenovski played as
virtuoso clarinet and reed pipe (recorder) soloist for most parts of
the
programme, including the Macedonian folk dances "Bride's Dance"
("Nevestinsko Oro"), "Chupurlika", "Sopska
Poskocica" ("Shopska Podripnuvachka"), "Kopachka",
"Shepherd's Dance" ("Ovcharsko Oro"), "Soborski
Igri", Macedonian songs, Serbian folk dances and songs and
"Shote", an Albanian folk dance.
The New
York Times for
Ognenovski's performances as reed pipe (recorder) player wrote "raucous
and unforgettable pipe", Article entitled "Ballet: Yugoslav Folk
Art; 'Tanec'
Dancers Appear at Carnegie Hall in Display of Tremendous Skill",
written by music critic John Martin (January
28, 1956), and "dateless reed
pipe", Article entitled "THE DANCE: FOLK ART;
Group From Yugoslavia In
Impressive Debut Learning vs. Magic No Macedonian Monopoly The Week's
Events", written by music critic John
Martin,
The New York Times. (February 5, 1956).
Allmusic's
reviewer,
Craig
Harris, noted: "The only professional folklore ensemble in Macedonia,
the
Tanec Ensemble are dedicated to the preservation of traditional
Macedonian
music, dance, and costuming. Founded by the government of the People's
Republic
of Macedonia
in 1949, the group has shared their musical heritage with audiences
around the
world for more than half a century, performing an estimated 3,500
concerts in
31 countries'... The ensemble reached their peak during the late
'50s,
when influential clarinet and pipes player Tale Ognenovski was a
member..." "Biography
of Ensemble
Tanec"
The great contribution of Tale Ognenovski for tremendous success of
Ensemble "Tanec" at North America
tour can be seen in the published articles in major North American
newspapers:
"Venerable
Carnegie
Hall fairly vibrated as the audience blistered its palms in
appreciation..." - By Robert Coleman,
New
York Daily Mirror, January
28, 1956
"Last night this
Yugoslav National Folk Ballet preluded a transcontinental tour at
Carnegie
Hall. This is the freshest, gayest, most expert dance affair
that has
come over
the horizon in years… We have been afforded many novelties from the
Orient and
the Occident but none of them won a more enthusiastic reception than
the
Yugoslav National Folk Ballet..." - By William
Hawkins, New
York World Telegram, January
28, 1956
Yugoslav Folk Ballet
New York Herald
Tribune
"And these
antique
measures, accompanied sometimes by a shepherd's pipe … Tanec, a
Macedonian
group of some forty dancers and musicians, gave generously of their
rich folk
heritage... An audience which jammed Carnegie to capacity (the house
had been
sold out by last Monday) cheered and applauded the folk dancing with as
much
enthusiasm as if it had been witnessing classical, theatrical ballet at
its
most glittering." ..." - By Walter Terry, New York
Herald
Tribune.,
January 28, 1956
Ballet:
Yugoslav Folk Art; 'Tanec'
Dancers Appear at
Carnegie Hall in Display of Tremendous Skill The
New York Times
"The Yugoslav
National
Folk Ballet ‘Tanec’, which has been touring Europe with great success,
made the
reason quite clear last night in a performance at Carnegie Hall
that was a
joy and delight...This particular group, part of a national movement
toward the
revival of the folk arts, comes from Macedonia, but its dances and
songs come
also from Serbia, Croatia and Dalmatia...Among them are the endless
vivacity
and the tremendous skill of a thoroughly ingratiating company and some
brilliantly spectacular and wonderfully unfamiliar dances. To be sure,
they
possess all the qualities common to folk dancing, but they have great
individuality and a wide variety besides... In number after number they
do
rapid and fairly incredible phrases with inexhaustible vigor... and
some
remarkable music on both orthodox and unorthodox instruments - a
raucous and
unforgettable pipe...The evening is not only wonderful art but also a
superb
show. Surely one performance in New York is not enough. The
house was completely
sold out, and others no doubt would follow the same pattern..." - By John
Martin
, The
New York
Times, ,
January
28, 1956
REVIEWS OF
Yugoslav
National Folk
Ballet Carnegie Hall January 27, 1956
Dance
Observer
"The capacity audience
at Carnegie Hall on January 27 for the single New York
performance of Tanec, the
Yugoslav National Folk Ballet, enjoyed a fascinating cross-section of
over 2000
years of human history and culture. Tanec is a Macedonian group,..." - Dance
observer: Volumes 23-24, April, 1956.
On
the Aisle - Yugoslav
Ballet
a Colorful Addition to International Dance
Chicago Daily
Tribune
"IF IT EVER COMES to an all
out global brawl, I want
the Yugoslavs on my side. That is, if the Yugoslav National Folk
Ballet, which
spent the week-end in the Civic Opera house, is a fair sample... Called Tanec,
which is
the Macedonian word for dance, this group of 37 dancers, singers and
musicians
is a kaleidoscope of the Balkans... When five of them dance the "Sopska
Poskocica", which apparently just means they are showing off to the
girls.
I would keep them any day as a unfair trade for the four little swans
in "Swan Lake"..." - By Claudia Cassidy, Chicago Daily
Tribune, ,
February 6, 1956.
Yugoslav Ballet Visits Academy The Philadelphia Inquirer
""Tanec"
means "dance",
but "dance" in a larger form than customary. Besides dance alone, it
conveys drama, ritual, tradition, songs, even military
maneuvers...there was a
remarkable precision in both dancing and playing...Clarinet, bass
fiddle,
violin, drums, guitar and flute provided most of the accompaniments in
various
combinations..." - By Samuel
Singer, The
Philadelphia Inquirer,
, February 8, 1956.
Yugoslav
Dancers Shoot the Works
The Washington
Post and Times Herald
"A
Sopska
Poskocica is devised to show the girls
how handsome and wonderful and brilliant and exciting and sensational
their man
friends are. The rate at which it is danced, and the tremendous energy
and
precision of six men who dance it, is unique and demanded a repetition
... If
you see "Tanec" which simply means "Dance" advertised
again, you won’t want to miss it... " - By Paul
Hume,The Washington
Post and Times Herald - Washington,
D.C., ,
February 10, 1956.
Music in Toronto
The Globe and Mail
"The first
impression,
however, must be one of rhythmic precision... Nor was the performance
without
spectacle... in the case of one dance, Sopska Poskocica it was no more
than a
show-off dance. As such it was highly effective ... " -
By John
Kraglund, The
Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada), , February 14,
1956
Yugoslav
National Folk Ballet
'A
Breath of Mountain
Air'
Christian
Science Monitor
"FRESH AS A BREATH of
mountain air comes Tanec, the Yugoslav National Folk Ballet, now on its
first
American tour. Tanec means dance--including drama, song, and music--and
that's
what the company of some 40 members (who are interchangeably dancers,
singers,
and musicians) does... " - By Margaret Lloyd
Dance Critic
of Christian
Science Monitor - Boston,
Mass., , March 2, 1956
The
Boston
Globe Feature Vacation Section
EUROPEAN
FESTIVALS Every Country Has
Its Own Folk Art
Daily
Boston
Globe
"Many an American
who
has never crossed the Atlantic is
getting his
first taste of European folk art this season, thanks to the celebrated
Yugoslav
National Fol Ballet, now on a Winter-Spring tour of principal... " - By
Daily Boston Globe - Boston, Mass.,
,
March
4, 1956.
Yugoslav
Ballet Proves Folk
Dancing ‘Tricky’
San Francisco Chronicle
"The music
itself -
including several indigenous instruments - is worth the price of the
show, and
never more so than in a number titled simply "Macedonian Tune", which
in its intricate rhythms and plaintive melody should at least
make Dave
Brubeck send out an emergency call for Darius Milhaud..."
- By R. H. Hagan, San
Francisco
Chronicle, March
8, 1956.
Yugoslav
Folk Ballet Opens
Engagement
Los Angeles Times
"The Yugoslav
National Folk Ballet -- known at home
as Tanec--excited a large audience... For authentic
folk
dancing,
wild and free and yet subject to its own
intricate
disciplines, this
group would be hard to beat. It numbers over 30 dancers, singers and
musicians
and they do the dances of Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia, Herzegovina and
Albania
in native costumes with superb vitality and style … They are
accompanied by a
group of musicians consisting of a violinist, guitar and accordion
players, a
flutist, a clarinetist and double bass, though drums of
different
types are frequently involved, as well as a shepherd's reed pipe..." -
By Albert
Goldberg, Los
Angeles Times, ,
March 13, 1956.
THE
DANCE: FOLK ART; Group From Yugoslavia In
Impressive Debut Learning vs. Magic No Macedonian Monopoly The Week's
Events
The
New York Times
" Everybody
knows, of
course, that folk dancing is entirely for participation, and has no
value at
all as spectacle; everybody knows it, that is, until something like the
Yugoslav National Folk Ballet, "Tanec", comes along and puts on a
stunning show that any set
of spectators would find hard to resist... There is an amazing variety
to the
dances that comprised this particular program... And this flowering is
in terms
of movement that compasses a thousand different shades of dynamics, of
elevation, of rapidity, of aplomb, of spatial range, of conscious
virtuosity,
of total strangeness and exoticism of texture... There is equal
interest in the
curious musical instruments that accompany many of the dances... a
dateless reed
pipe.", February 5,
1956 - By John
Martin,
The New York
Times, February 5,
1956.
DANCE
BOUNCING
BRIGANDS
Yugoslavs
come to U.S.
LIFE
"A hundred years
ago on
the rugged roads of Macedonia, bands of brigands used to plunder the
caravans
of rich merchants and, like Robin Hood, pass on some of their spoils to
the
poor... the
Yugoslav National Folk Ballet which this
spring is making a first, and highly successful, tour of the U.S...Together
they make as vigorous a display of dancing as the U.S. has
ever seen..." - By Life (magazine),
April
9, 1956 (pp 173)
THE DANCE: REVIEW;
SOLOIST
WITH DANCE GROUP The
New York Times
On May 20, 1956,
summing up
the performances of soloists and dance groups including Ensemble
"Tanec", The New York Times's music critic John Martin identifies
last season as unpredictable, strong, international and creative
innovation. He
writes, "Looking over one's shoulder at the season just closed, as is
conventional practice at this time of year, one is impressed most of
all by its
general obstreperousness. It was fecund, unpredictable, energetie,
international, creative,..." - By John
Martin,
The New York
Times, May 20,
1956
Tour
of France
Tale Ognenovski
was virtuoso
clarinet and reed pipe (recorder) soloist with Ensemble "Tanec"
during their tour of France from
September 20 until November 25, 1959. They performed 83 concerts in 58
towns
and cities in France.
The Ensemble twice had performances broadcast on television, on
September 21
and 22, 1959. 20 million people would have seen them on the most
popular
programme on Television in France. Radio
Paris recorded
a 45-minute programme of Macedonian folk dances and songs. The first
concert
in France was
performed on the stage of the Grand Palais in Bourges on September 23, 1959.
France press
Hier soir au GRAND-PALAIS BRILLANTE
"PREMIERE" des Ballets de Macedoine - Yesterday evening in
GRAND-PALAIS Brilliant first performance of National Ballet of Macedonia
"Everyone in the
audience applauded as if they were four people, and the Macedonian
National
Ballet left a great impression in Bourges....
The quality and talent of this group is admirable... At the end of
their
concert, the members of Ensemble "Tanec" remained on stage and were
applauded by the Bourges audiences for more than quarter of
an
hour..." - By Le Berry Republicain, Bourges, France. September 24,
1959.
Hier soir a Bourges,
La "premiere" nationale des Ballets de Macedoine a remporte un enorme
succes - Yesterday evening in Bourges,
The first
national Ballet of Macedonia
achieved tremendous success
"The first performance
of the National Ballet of Macedonia was a tremendous success. Everyone
in the
hall applauded with enthusiasm, here in the "Grand Palais" in Bourges at the first performance in France of the National Ballet
of Macedonia...
The first performance in Bourges was a
spectacle.", ..." - By La nouvelle republique du Centre, Bourges, France.
September 24, 1959.
Macedonian press
Vashata
igra me fascinira - Your
dance fascinates me
In an interview with
newspaper "Vecher", Republic of Macedonia published on September 14,
1964 Raymond Guillier, Manager of Ensemble
"Tanec" tour in France,
1959 said: "Everyone who went to the concerts by Ensemble
"Tanec" in Paris and other towns and cities in France during the tour
in 1959 of a little over two months was fascinated … What "Tanec" is
playing in the spirit of Macedonia, believe me no other Ensemble in the
world
can perform ... I know that the clarinetist Tale after every concert
played
clarinet solos and amused us well into the early hours. This hasn't
been the
case with any other member from any other Ensembles." - By M.
Georgievski,
Vecher (Skopje, Republic of Macedonia),
September 14, 1964.
Tale Ognenovski
in the books and encyclopedias:
Za
Nasha Muzika (For Our Music);
Author: Dushko Dimitrovski;
Publisher: BID
"Misirkov" (1994),
Republic of Macedonia; Language: Macedonian;
ISBN 9989-600-01-5
-
"
The prodigy, however, is called Tale Ognenovski ... The impossible
becomes
possible: two, "usually non-complimentary" parallel-existing worlds
of sounds - Europe - The Orient - are in Tale Ognenovski's
music naturally
brought closer together, understand each other and merge. Has
Ognenovski's
ingenuity in advance not done something that with the power of
empirical
palpability and outright proof, will convince us that Macedonia - with
the
power of both worlds of melodies being borne and present in her galaxy
of
sounds - is the one predetermined to play the role of a tonal catalyst
for the
future universal connection and natural mixing and circulation of the
creative
idea of East - West - East?" ( pp 114-116)
Rough Guide to World Music Volume One: Africa, Europe &
The Middle
East;
Simon Broughton (Author), Mark
Ellingham (Author),
Publisher: Rough Guides; 2nd edition (February 7, 2000);
Language: English;
ISBN-10: 1858286352; ISBN-13: 978-1858286358 - "One of the
few
clarinettists to have performed successfully both with a calgia and in
the more
modern style is Tale Ognenovski, born in 1922 and one of the most
influential
musicians of the post-war era. He was a member of the Tanec group
during the
1950s and lead clarinet of the Radio Skopje calgia. The composer of
many tunes
that have become standards, he is today the leader of his own group,
and a
master of the more Westernised style that become prominent in the 1940s
and
50s. This is the style that still holds sway, and which is the basis
for
Macedonia's own new composed folk music." (pp 203)
Tale Ognenovski
Virtuoso of the Clarinet and Composer;
Author:
Stevan Ognenovski, M.Sc.,
Publisher:
Matica Makedonska, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
(2000); Language: Macedonian and English; ISBN 9989483124 ; 406
pages
(format A4) -
"Tale Ognenovski is one of the greatest
instrumentalists
and
composers in the world of music. He made the connection between
Oriental and
Western Music. He has composed and arranged 150 Macedonian folk dances,
one
classical concert "Tale Ognenovski Concert for Clarinet No. 1" and
number of jazz compositions. Some of his compositions have been
recorded on 11
LPs, 11 cassettes, 10 gramophone records, and one videotape (RTB,
Jugoton and Macedonian
Radio Television). Tale Ognenovski's numerous musical
works belong to different
genres;
together, his folk dances and classical and jazz compositions
established the
clarinet as an instrument capable of the highest range of expression in
solo
music. ... He is the greatest clarinetist of all time, demonstrating
unique
skill, a wealth of invention, amazing improvisational virtuosity and
outstanding musical competence in all areas of music." (pp 6-9)
Lichnosti
od Makedonija (Distinguished People from Macedonia);
Authors: Petar Karajanov,
Hristo
Andonovski, Jovan Pavlovski;
Publisher: MI-AN (2002),
Republic
of Macedonia; Language: Macedonian; ISBN 9989-613-28-1
- "...Tale Ognenovski composed and arranged 150 Macedonian folk dances.
With
his performances with Ensemble "Tanec" at Carnegie Hall in New York City he
received
his first international success... (pp 233)
Britannica
Concise Encyclopedia;
2005
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc; Publisher:
Toper and Media Print Makedonija, Skopje,
Republic of Macedonia Language: Macedonian;
ISBN 9989-165-12-2 - "Ognenovski, Tale - Clarinetist and composer, born
in
village Brusnik, Bitola.
As clarinet and reed pipe virtuoso he reached international success
with his
performances with National Ensemble "Tanec". He composed hundred
folk dances... " (pp 66, book 7)
ZNACHAJNI LICHNOSTI
ZA BITOLA (DISTINGUISHED
PEOPLE FOR BITOLA);
Authors:
Lence
Andonovska, Naume Gorgievski, Blagoj Nikolov, Trajko Ognenovski,
Gordana Pesevska,
Aneta Stefanovska, Svetlana Taleska, Publisher: NUUB “St. Clement Ohridski” – Bitola
and Municipality of Bitola (2007), Republic of Macedonia; Language: Macedonian and English; ISBN
978-9989-2783-0-3 - "Ognenovski, Tale (1922), Macedonian clarinetist
, one of the most important Macedonian folk musicians; belong to the
line of the
biggest instrumentalists and composers in the world music. He made the
connection between the oriental and the western music and represents
one of the
biggest exponents of the composing for a clarinet. He has composed and
arranged
150 Macedonian folk dances, one classical concert “T.Ognenovski concert
for
clarinet number 1” and many jazz compositions. Tale is one of the best
representatives
in playing of a clarinet with special technique, inventiveness and
amazing improvisation
virtuosity..." (pp 161-162)
Tale
Ognenovski
Lambert M.
Surhone (Editor), Mariam T. Tennoe (Editor), Susan
F.
Henssonow (Editor)
Product Description: The
content of this book primarily consists of articles available from
Wikipedia or
other free sources online. Tale Ognenovski (Macedonian: Тале
Огненовски) (born
April 27, 1922) is a Macedonian multi-instrumentalist: clarinet, reed
pipe
(instrument) (recorder), tin whistle, small bagpipe, zourla (zurla) and
drum,
composer and bandleader. On January 27, 1956, he performed at Carnegie Hall, New York
City as clarinet and reed pipe (recorder) soloist of Macedonian State
Ensemble
of Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec".
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"Influential Clarinet and
Pipes
Player Tale
Ognenovski" - All Music Guide
'"The only
professional folklore ensemble in Macedonia, the
Tanec Ensemble are dedicated to the preservation of traditional
Macedonian
music, dance, and costuming. Founded by the government of
the People's Republic of Macedonia
in 1949, the group has shared their musical heritage with audiences
around the
world for more than half a century, performing an estimated 3,500
concerts in
31 countries ... The ensemble reached their peak during the late
'50s,
when influential clarinet and pipes player Tale
Ognenovski was a member."
- Craig Harris, All
Music Guide
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p509257
"Tale
Ognenovski is always environed with love of his son Stevan
Ognenovski and
daughter in law Margarita Ognenovska." - Article written by Rumena
Ravanovska-Tulbevska, entitled: "World Jazz
Musician of the Day Tale Ognenovski", Tea Moderna, Skopje,
Republic of Macedonia, July 29, 2009.
AllAboutJazz.com
Publicity News:
Tale
Ognenovski, Internationally
Renowned Clarinetist on YouTube
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Posted:
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
T H E A U T H O R
Stevan Ognenovski, Mag.Scient.,
Magister Scientiarum (Magister
of Science in
Computer Science)
Born in 1948 in the village of
Brusnik
near Bitola,
Republic of Macedonia.
EDUCATION
Stevan
Ognenovski received his Diplom-Ingenieur (Dipl.-Ing.),
degree
in electronics engineering (Graduate Engineer, Dipl.-Ing. - This degree
is
equivalent to a Master's degree (M.Sc.), Level 7.1 according
to the
European Qualification Framework (EQF) in 1974 and a Magister of
Science (Magistar
nauka/znanosti - Level 7.2 or Level 8.1 according to the European
Qualification Framework (EQF) degree in Computer Science in 1991, both
from
the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University
of Zagreb, Croatia.
In 1994,
the Faculty of
Electrical Engineering changed its name becoming the Faculty
of
Electrical
Engineering and Computing (FER).
Degree: Magister of Science in
Computer Science (MAGISTAR ZNANOSTI iz oblasti TEHNICKIH ZNANOSTI,
podrucja
RACUNARSKIH ZNANOSTI smjer JEZGRA RACUNARSKIH ZNANOSTI - MAGISTER
SCIENTIARUM
ad SCIENTIAS TECHNICAS - SCIENTIAS COMPUTANDI SCIENTIARUM COMPUTANDI
NUCLEUM).
Diploma No.:Ab/80-27. EL 3350/91. (March 7, 1991)
Magister's thesis (Magistarski rad - Magisterii disputationem):
“Software
programs for measurement of the network traffic in the local area
network” (PROGRAMSKA
POMAGALA ZA MJERENJE PROMETA U LOKALNOJ MREZI).
Mentor:
Prof.dr. sc. Leo Budin (Member of CROATIAN ACADEMY OF
SCIENCES AND ARTS). Information about Magister’s Science Thesis
of Stevan Ognenovski can be found at Web site: http://www.mzos.hr/svibor/2/06/278/rad_e.htm#rad9
(and http://www.mzos.hr/svibor/2/06/278/rad_h.htm#rad9)
of MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - SVIBOR - Collecting Data on
Projects in Croatia.
In Croatia
the Magister Scientarium degree required 7 years of
study (420
ECTS credits - given the Bologna comparison
system among academic programs) with strong emphasis on the magister
scientific thesis. The admission
to a Magister program in Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Zagreb, Croatia required the full
completion of Dipl.-Ing. degree (5 years, or 300 ECTS credits - passing
exams
of 42 courses and the defense of Dipl.-Ing. thesis). Magister study
required additional
2 years of study, passing exams of 10 courses and the defense of
Magister
thesis (120 ECTS credits).
Degree:
Diplom-Ingenieur (Dipl.-Ing.), degree in electronics
engineering
(Graduate Engineer, Dipl.-Ing. - This degree is equivalent to
a Master's
degree (M.Sc.), Level 7.1 according to the European Qualification
Framework
(EQF)). Diploma No.: 3158-1974 (April 26, 1974). Thesis: “Converter of
Voltage
to Frequency”. Mentor:
Prof. emer.
dr. sc. Ante Santic. (Prof. emer. dr. sc. Ante Santic was
awarded 2003 EMBS Career Achievement Award presented by IEEE
Engineering in
Medicine and Biology Society).
On March 23, 2006 Faculty of
Electrical Engineering (FER) obtained international accreditation.
International accreditation for Bachelor and Master programs at FER has
been
issued by international agency - ASIIN (Akkreditierungsagentur
für Studiengänge der Ingenieurwissenschaften, der Informatik,
der
Naturwissenschaften und der Mathematik e.V.). Accreditation refers to
both
Bachelor study programs Electrical Engineering and Information
Technology and Computing and all three Master study
programs Electrical Engineering and Information
Technology, Information and Communication Technology and
Computing.
CV of Stevan Ognenovski,
Mag.Scient., Magister
Scientiarum
(Magister of Science in Computer Science), author of the Web site of
Tale Ognenovski, Musical
Genius,
Clarinetist and Composer
Awards
- Award for innovation
from
Iskra Delta, Ljubljana,
Slovenia
(November 28, 1986)
- Recognition for
successfully participation in the National
Competition of the “Society of mathematicians and physicians of
Macedonia” in physic of the scholars of the secondary schools in
Republic of Macedonia on May 8, 1966 in Skopje.
- Third Prize at the
National Competition of the “Society of mathematicians and physicians
of Macedonia” in
physic (Area of Electricity and Magnetism) of the scholars of the
secondary schools in Republic
of Macedonia on May 14, 1967 in Skopje.
Writer
He has written
articles
about the artistic works of his father Tale Ognenovski in the
newspapers:
"Nova Makedonija" (November 10, 1997), Dnevnik (2002), Vecher (October
7, 2002) and Utrinski Vesnik (October 7, 2002), in the
newsmagazines:
"Denes" (on October 29, 1998 and on October 10, 2002), Makedonsko
Sonce (November 15, 2002) and Makedonsko Delo (November 22, 2002).
He is Author of the book
entitled: "Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinet and
Composer". Publishing house is Matica Makedonska. The book
is
published in both Macedonian and English, on December, 2000. ISBN
9989483124 ; 406 pages (format A4).
The content of the book are: the biography of Tale Ognenovski and music
notation of compositions of Macedonian Folk Dances, Jazz and Classical
Music
(all composed by Tale Ognenovski).
Dushko
Dimitrovski, ethnomusicologist
and reviwer of the book writes: "This book can be distinguished from
others by the way research has been extraordinarity complete and
scrupulously
conducted. An enormous number of richly illustrated moments in his life
and the
creative style of Tale Ognenovski make it possible for everyone to see
the
extraordinary values and dimensions of this artistic person as one of
the most
important instrumental maestros in the world and a uniquely creative
musician." Kiril Todevski, ethnomusicologist and reviwer of the book
writes: "In the first chapter the author, using selected materials, has
included biographical data and individual articles about Tale
Ognenovski's
performances, as well as significant statements about his contribution
towards
the common proclamation of our cultural values with Ensemble "Tanec"
on their mammoth tours in the United States of America, Canada and
Germany in
1956, followed by the tours in France and Switzerland in 1959. Perhaps
the most
significant of his performances with Ensemble "Tanec" was the one in
the famous Carnegie Hall in America." The Ministry of Culture for
the Republic
of Macedonia
makes the publishing of this book possible by their financial support.
Library
of Congress information
at
http://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521 and World
catalog at
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56368816&referer=brief_results
He is Author and Owner of
the Web site http://www.taleognenovski.com.mk entitled:
"Tale Ognenovski, Musical
Genius, Clarinetist And Composer" hosted by Makedonski Telekom AD –
Skopje.
(Since September
1998).
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