Certificate for National Pension for Tale Ognenovski, The Greatest Clarinetist of All Time, Composer, Musical Genius, Titan of the Clarinet from Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister of Republic of Macedonia, March 3, 2012

Tale Ognenovski, Clarinetist and Composer received Certificate for National Pension from Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister of Republic of Macedonia in the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on March 3, 2012. From left to right: Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister of Republic of Macedonia, Tale Ognenovski, Clarinetist and Composer and Stevan Ognenovski, Mag.Scient..

News about the ceremony at the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia were published despite others in the newspaper Dnevnik (http://www.dnevnik.com.mk/?ItemID=852DBFBEAF5D1A4590764D859FEBCAC2), article titled: “Awarded for the first 40 national pensions”. (Published: March 5, 2012); Macedonian Television; Sitel TV, Alpha TV, Kanal 5 TV …

Elizabeta Kancheska Milevska, Minister for Culture of Republic of Macedonia, Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister of Republic of Macedonia, Tale Ognenovski, Clarinetist and Composer, Dragan Nedeljkovic, Deputy of the Minister of Culture of Republic of Macedonia and prominent representatives of cultural life in Republic of Macedonia at the ceremony in the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle where Prime Minister of Republic of Macedonia Nikola Gruevski has awarded Certificates for National Pensions to the composer and clarinetist Tale Ognenovski and 39 prominent representatives of cultural life in Republic of Macedonia for their contributions to Macedonian culture, March 3, 2012, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Photo published on the website of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Macedonia.

Tale Ognenovski, Clarinetist and Composer and prominent representatives of cultural life in Republic of Macedonia at the ceremony in the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle where Prime Minister of Republic of Macedonia Nikola Gruevski has awarded Certificates for National Pensions to the composer and clarinetist Tale Ognenovski and 39 prominent representatives of cultural life in Republic of Macedonia for their contributions to Macedonian culture, March 3, 2012, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. First from the right: Tale Ognenovski, Clrinetist and Composer. Photo published on the website of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Macedonia.

TALE OGNENOVSKI RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS AND HONORS INCLUDING:

2 Tale Ognenovski received the "11 October" Award, the highest national award in Republic of Macedonia in the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on October 11, 2003 for his contributions to Macedonian culture. Award No. 445/03, dated September 25, 2003, signed by the prof. Dr. Trajan Gocevski, President of the Board for award "October 11". Tale Ognenovski received The Award "11October" in the form of paper decision (No. 446/03) and in the form of plaque made of gold-plated metal base (No. 129/03, first from right) and two with the date of 25 September 2003. Tale Ognenovski won top honors at the Macedonian Parliament on October 11th. 2003 as the winner of "11 October" award, the highest and the most prestigious national award in Republic of Macedonia. In the text of this award is written: "The Award "11October" for 2003 as the highest state recognition for lifetime particularly significant achievements for the Republic of Macedonia in the field of culture and art is awarded to Tale Ognenovski". Committee for the allocation of the award "11 October" of the Republic of Macedonia, President, prof. dr. sc. Trajan Gocevski. Skopje, September 25, 2003, No. 445/03. Tale Ognenovski received The Award "11October" in the form of paper decision (No. 446/03) and in the form of plaque made of gold-plated metal base (No. 129/03) and two with the date of 25 September 2003.

Tale Ognenovski is a winner of the First Regional Bitola Festival of Folk Dances and Songs, 1947
Tale Ognenovski received the First Award as the best clarinetist at the First Regional Bitola Festival of Folk Dances and Songs, October 9-11, 1947. At this festival participated folk dance groups from the towns of Bitola, Skopje, Prilep, Tetovo, Gevgelija, Debar, Ohrid, Kichevo, Gostivar, Kavadarci, Makedonski Brod, Demir Hisar, Struga, Resen and Krushevo.
“Macedonia is the country with the most folk dances, so many in number that there is no other country in Europe equal to Macedonia,” said Olga Skovran from Belgrade, Manager for folklore in the Ministry of Culture in the Republic of Serbia (Former Yugoslavia). This came from an article entitled ‘We must keep our folk songs, dances and folk costumes’, written by Lazo Karovski and appearing in the newspaper ‘Nova Makedonija’, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on October 11, 1947

Tale Ognenovski’s First Award for Clarinet as a top clarinetist at the First Republic of Macedonia Festival of Folk Dances and Songs, 1948
“The First Award for Clarinet was received by Tale Ognenovski from Bitola.” This comment appeared in the newspaper ‘Nova Makedonija’ published on October 13, 1948. The report was entitled ‘Awards for folk dances and songs, solo singers and players who participated at the First Republic of Macedonia Festival of Folk Dances and Songs’.
One of the highpoints of Tale Ognenovski’s successes was his participation in a competition during the ‘Republic of Macedonia Festival of Folk Dances and Songs’ during the period 6-10 October, 1948. 453 Folk dances and songs groups competed in the festival in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. He was a winner, and received his First Award as the best clarinetist from Angel Saldziev, Assistant Director from the Ministry of Science and Culture in the Republic of Macedonia. The President of the commission was Zhivko Firfov, and a member of the commission was Vasil Hadzimanov.
At this folk festival Tale Ognenovski participated in playing as clarinet soloist with every folk group from the Bitola region – from the villages of Brusnik (its members were Pande Metlovski, Vasko Stankovski, Rade Talevski, Sotir Ilkovski, Tome Grozdanovski, Cane Grozdanovski, Jonche Talevski, Mile Josifovski, Milica Talevska, Vera Tasevska, Vasilka Karangelevska, Danica Drskovska, Vasa Altanovska, Kristina Palashovska, Cena Veleva, Fana Dushovska, Ljube Karangelevska and Dragica Apchevska), Lavci, Dihovo and Rotino and from the town of Bitola. In addition, Tale Ognenovski was the artistic instructor and coordinator of all the folk groups from the Bitola region. The Bitola Towns Union of cultural educated societies won the First Award for the best cultural region in the Republic of Macedonia… (Source: the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 194-195) The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521)

4. Tale Ognenovski’s First Award at the Yugoslav (Former Yugoslavia) Folk Music Festival in Opatija, Croatia, Former Yugoslavia, 1951.
85 Folk groups performed at the Yugoslav (Former Yugoslavia) Folk Music Festival in Opatija, Croatia, that took place during the period September 9 to 13, 1951. They came from Serbia (September 9th, represented by 15 villages), Bosnia and Herzegovina (September 10th, represented by 15 villages), Montenegro (September 11th, represented by 8 villages), Slovenia (September 11th, represented by 5 villages), Macedonia (September 12th, represented by 23 villages) and Croatia (September 13th, represented by 19 villages).
“… From the time of the conquest of Alexander the Great to the modern era, Macedonia has been the scene of dramatic events, brutal invasions and profound social upheavals…Macedonian folk music is governed by rhythmic laws and set metres. Foreign influences, in so far as they existed, where subjected to the rules of accentuation of the Macedonian popular language. The melody is usually symmetrical…Teshkoto (the virtuoso clarinet soloist was Tale Ognenovski - remark made by Stevan Ognenovski) from Nidzopole (Bitola) means ‘heavy’, and indicates the heavy rhythm which is typical of very ancient dances...” This appeared in the ‘International Folk Music Journal’ under the title ‘Extracts from PROGRAMME NOTES ON THE DANCES AND SONGS performed at the Yugoslav Folk Music Festival’, with the subtitle ‘MACEDONIA - represented by 23 villages’, published by The International Folk Music Council, London, in March, 1952, Volume IV, pages 60-64.

At At the Yugoslav (Former Yugoslaviia) Folk Music Festival in Opatija, the Folk Dance group from the Bitola village of Nidzopole from Cultural - Educational society “Jonche Georgievski” from the Bitola village of Dihovo in which Tale Ognenovski was playing as a clarinet soloist, created a sensation and received First Award as the best Folk Dance group at the festival. Tale Ognenovski, with his masterly playing solo clarinet, deserved the award together with other members of the group. This was a great success because in this Festival participated 85 different folk dance groups from Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The musical part of the group had only two members: Tale Ognenovski played solo clarinet with the accompaniment of drummer Lambe Petrovski. This is a musical sensation, to receive the First Award with orchestra consisting of only two members. The clarinetist Ognenovski and drummer Petrovski performed closely together. The dancers and singers were Vera Cholakovska, Cveta Petrovska, Sakjime Alimovska, Nada, Marika, Menan, Sefer, Mirko, Vangel, and Dimche Talevski. There was a full house at the concert hall in the Kvarner hotel in Opatija, and the audience was fascinated by the music and the three dances performed by the Ensemble: ‘Za ramo Teshkoto’, ‘Beranche’ and ‘Vlashko za ramo’ (these folk dances involved singing by all ten members of the Ensemble). Tale Ognenovski was arranger of these folk dances and made them more effective with his solo improvisations. “The clarinet (the virtuoso clarinet soloist was Tale Ognenovski - remark made by Stevan Ognenovski) was as effective an accompaniment to the large drum in the folk dance from Kozjak as it was to the small drum in the folk dance ‘Teshkoto’ from Nidzopole. They provided a very effective combination” - Dr. Vinko Zganec in the cultural newsmagazine ‘Kulturni radnik’ Number 10-11, published in October 1951 in Zagreb, Croatia, This appeared in an article entitled ‘Yugoslav Musical folklore at the Festival in Opatija’. The audience greets the debut of the group from Nidzopole with great applause... Delegates at the Conference of the International Folk Music Council in Opatia from September 8-14, 1951, were present at this concert. Many of the world’s reporters took photos of the members of the group regarding their excellent debut and their receiving First Award at this festival (Source: a letter from Mr. Mile Petrovski, Bitola, Republic of Macedonia, May 15, 1965, and an informal interview with Mrs. Vera Cholakovska Petrovska and Mr. Mile Petrovski made by Stevan Ognenovski on May 3, 1998).

The Yugoslav (Former Yugoslavian) Folk Music Festival in Opatija had been specially arranged for the members of the Conference of the International Folk Music Council. “The Council has been fortunate in the national setting of its conferences, which each year has given a distinctive character to the proceedings. At the 1951 conference, held at Opatija from September 8th to 14th, we had the stimulus of exchanging views with and learning from our Yugoslav colleagues who have had the inestimable advantage of studying their folk music tradition whilst it is still in full flower; and we were privileged to see and hear for ourselves the beauty and variety of Yugoslav folk art in the wonderful Festival which had been especially arranged for the members of the Conference…” - ...” This appeared in an article entitled ‘Editorial’, and was published in the Journal of the International Folk Music Council, Vol. IV, page 1, in March, 1952. “It was natural that on this occasion expositions of Yugoslav folklore and music should form the backbone of the Conference, and these received the most wonderful illustrations in the nightly Festival which took place in the magnificent ballroom of a nearby hotel. Every evening, for three hours or more, we witnessed an astonishing pageant of costume and custom, ritual and social dance, song and instrumental playing by 700 performers brought together from every part of the country. This was a world whose riches most of us had barely guessed at and, in this highly concentrated presentation, it was an overwhelming and unforgettable experience...” This came from an article entitled ‘Some impressions of the Yugoslav Conference and Festival’, written by Marie Slocombe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Slocombe), recorded music archivist at the BBC and published in the Journal of the International Folk Music Council, Vol. IV, page 2, in March, 1952. IFMC - The International Folk Music Council (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Council_for_Traditional_Music) was established in 1947 in London, UK. (Source: the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 198-205. The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521 )
Tale Ognenovski has composed or arranged 300 Instrumental compositions: Macedonian folk dances, jazz compositions, classical concerts... Tale Ognenovski , clarinetist and composer was a member of the Composers’ Association of Yugoslavia (Former Yugoslavia) from 1963 till 1991. Tale Ognenovski’s 300 instrumental arrangments or compositions have been protected by the Musical Copyright Society of the Republic of Macedonia ZAMP - Macédoine (Macedonian: Здружението за заштита на авторски музички права-ЗАМП) since 1963. ZAMP – Macédoine is the member of CISAC, the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers. Tale Ognenovski’s Macedonian folk dances have been performed in Switzerland (Mechanlizenz Society), France (Sacem Society), Sweden (Gema Society), Finland (Teosto Society), Great Britain, Denmark, Austria… APRA Society ("Piperkovo oro", "Prilepsko svadbarsko oro", Egejsko oro", "Mominsko oro", "Patruno svadbeno oro"...); HDS Society ("Pelistersko oro"), SAZAS Society ("Piperkovo oro")... also protect compositions of Tale Ognenovski . Tale Ognenovski recorded his 77 Folk Dances on 11 LPs (Long Play gramophone records), 11 cassettes, 10 gramophone records, one videotape with the Labels: MRT, Macedonian Radio-Television, Republic of Macedonia , PGP-RTB (now PGP-RTS Radio Television of Serbia, Serbia), Jugoton (now Croatia Records, Croatia). Tale Ognenovski is one of the most important musicians of all time in the world. Tale Ognenovski made his recording debut as a composer with the Galevski-Nanchevski Orchestra in 1963, with the first record EP 14700 produced by PGP RTB - "Radio Televizija Beograd" (Radio Television Belgrade (now Radio Television Serbia), Belgrade, Serbia). In 1965, Tale Ognenovski established his own "Tale Ognenovski Orchestra", and PGP RTB produces the record EP 14711, He made his recording debut for Jugoton Zagreb, Croatia with the record EPY-3851 (1967).

In 2001 Tale Ognenovski formed Quartet with his son, Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. on drum and reed pipe (recorder) and grandsons Nikola on reed pipe and Kliment on reed pipe. Tale Ognenovski is soloist on clarinet, reed pipe (recorder – “kavalche”), tin whistle, small bagpipe and zourla (zurla). Dimitar Dimovski, recorded, mixed and mastered four CD Albums of Tale Ognenovski at “Promuzika TRA-LA-LA Studio”, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.

31 Tracks of Tale Ognenovski in four Music Albums: “Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski” (Record label: Independent Records, USA. Catalog: IR43832), "Mozart and Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos" (Record label: Independent Records, USA. Catalog: IR37223), “Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed By Tale Ognenovski” (Record label: Independent Records, USA. Catalog: IR38824) and "Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music" (Record label: Independent Records, USA. Catalog: IR04542) are available on Amazon.com, iTunes, Google Play Music… Stevan Ognenovski, Mag Scient. was music producer (together with his father Tale Ognenovski) of four CD Albums of Tale Ognenovski and play drum on 27 tracks. Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. and his two sons Kliment Ognenovski and Nikola Ognenovski played on reed pipe (recorder or “kavalche”), the parts of tracks: Tale Ognenovski Jazz Composition No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 (Album: Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed By Tale Ognenovski” (Record label: Independent Records, USA. Catalog: IR38824).

Discography

Amazon.com MP3 Downloads of Albums of Tale Ognenovski:

MP3 Albums:


Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed by Tale Ognenovski by Tale Ognenovski	Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music by Tale Ognenovski	Mozart And Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos by Tale Ognenovski	"Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski" by Tale Ognenovski and Stevan Ognenovski

Discography

Tale Ognenovski on Apple Music iTunes

“Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski”	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mozart-clarinet-concerto-in/id1105858650
“Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed By Tale Ognenovski”	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/macedonian-clarinet-jazz-composed/id289186198
“MOZART and OGNENOVSKI Clarinet Concertos”	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mozart-ognenovski-clarinet/id192549491
“Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music”	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jazz-macedonian-folk-dances/id4691673

Tale Ognenovski Physical Audio CD on Amazon.com: Online Shopping

“Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music”	https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000Y8HXS/qid=1068816978/sr=8-4/ref=sr_8_4/104-9748987-8087112?v=glance&s=music&n=507846
“MOZART and OGNENOVSKI Clarinet Concertos”	https://www.amazon.com/MOZART-OGNENOVSKI-Clarinet-Concertos-Ognenovski/dp/B000ENV2BE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1303097678&sr=1-1
“Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed by Tale Ognenovski”	https://www.amazon.com/Macedonian-Clarinet-Jazz-Composed-Ognenovski/dp/B001GNFYXS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1303097678&sr=1-3

Tale Ognenovski Digital MP3 albums downloads/streaming on Amazon.com: Online Shopping

“Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski”	https://www.amazon.com/Clarinet-Concerto-Arranged-Clarinets-Ognenovski/dp/B01EK9367U/ref=sr_1_2?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1476292777&sr=1-2-mp3-albums-bar-strip-0&keywords=Tale+Ognenovski
“Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed By Tale Ognenovski”	https://www.amazon.com/Macedonian-Clarinet-Jazz-Composed-Ognenovski/dp/B003KZCVUE/ref=sr_1_3?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1476362829&sr=1-3-mp3-albums-bar-strip-0&keywords=Tale+Ognenovski
"Mozart and Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos"	https://www.amazon.com/Mozart-Ognenovski-Clarinet-Concertos-Tale/dp/B000R00MS8/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1476371311&sr=1-1-mp3-albums-bar-strip-0&keywords=Tale+Ognenovski
"Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music"	https://www.amazon.com/Jazz-Macedonian-Dances-Classical-Music/dp/B000S5AJWQ/ref=sr_1_4?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1476292777&sr=1-4-mp3-albums-bar-strip-0&keywords=Tale+Ognenovski

Tale Ognenovski Digital MP3 Album: “Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski”: Online Shopping

TheMusic.Today	https://themusic.today/release/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart-mozart-clarinet-concerto-in-a-k-622-arranged-for-two-clarinets-by-tale-ognenovski/7703885
Muzoic	http://muzoik.com/release/album/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart-mozart-clarinet-concerto-in-a-k-622-arranged-for-two-clarinets-by-tale-ognenovski
Google Play Music	https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Tale_Ognenovski_Mozart_Clarinet_Concerto_in_A_K_62?id=B35frekz4oxb7vsfuz3ddx762je
CD Universe	https://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=10312819&style=musi

Music of Tale Ognenovski on Google Play (Download)

https://play.google.com/store/music/artist/Tale_Ognenovski?id=Aicvernys25hjhde2qm5gculwai

YouTube Videos:

Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. is author and producer of YouTube Music Video “Tale Ognenovski, The Greatest Clarinetist of All Time, Musical Genius, Composer...” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvqdG4eSIIA
Perhaps this music YouTube video is the most documented biography for any music artist in the world with chronological presentation of Tale Ognenovski’s work as clarinetist, composer and recording artist.

YouTube Music Video: “Tale Ognenovski Clarinet Solo - Brusnichko Oro Macedonian Folk Dance” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfM97pOp23M
YouTube Music Video: “Tale Ognenovski Clarinet Solo - Bukovsko Svadbarsko Oro Macedonian Folk Dance” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZvuHuLswaI

YouTube Music Video: “Tale Ognenovski plays Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622: Allegro” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9390xDUuPuU

YouTube Music Video: “Tale Ognenovski Concert for Clarinet No. 1 - Macedonian Classical Clarinet Solo”    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hJqfSv3Jnc
YouTube Music Video: “Tale Ognenovski Jazz Composition No. 1 - Macedonian Jazz Clarinet Solo”    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5v68GMLaCs
YouTube Music Video: “Tale Ognenovski Jazz Composition No. 6 - Macedonian Jazz Clarinet Solo”    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJkibqVfE5I

YouTube Music Video: “Tale Ognenovski Jazz Composition No. 7 - Macedonian Jazz Clarinet Solo” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK4wLnpPlNw
YouTube Music Video: “Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A Major K.622 Rondo Allegro Performed by Tale Ognenovski” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbUqKvpmPfU

YouTube Music Video “Tale Ognenovski, The Greatest Clarinetist of All Time, Musical Genius, Composer...” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvqdG4eSIIA

Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. is author and owner of Website entitled: “Tale Ognenovski, The Greatest Clarinetist of All Time, Composer, Musical Genius, Titan of the Clarinet… Carnegie Hall Concert, New York City, 1956” http://www.taleognenovski.mk

Wikipedia Web page of Tale Ognenovski https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tale_Ognenovski

Stevan Ognenovski YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/steveogn

Tale Ognenovski was included in the book entitled: “The Greatest Clarinet Players of All Time: Top 100” written by Alex Trost (Author) and Vadim Kravetsky (Author). Publisher: CreateSpace, an Amazon company; 1 edition (August 25, 2013). Language: English; ISBN-10: 1492255270; ISBN-13: 978-1492255277. To see a preview of the book at Google Books, visit Web address:
http://books.google.mk/books?id=4tXLAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5&dq=the+greatest+clarinetist+of+all+time+Tale+Ognenovski&source=bl&ots=tQO0HerpjK&sig=XAHE-rHiERrv739bfQtJuWiSpSE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BR1rVOSbCeWvygPt_oLwBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=the%20greatest%20clarinetist%20of%20all%20time%20Tale%20Ognenovski&f=false

Mi2N - Music Industry News Network: "Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski Is Included In The Book Entitled “The Greatest Clarinet Players Of All Time: Top 100” By Alex Trost And Vadim Kravetsky. Publisher: CreateSpace" (Posted: 11-21-2014) http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=179441

Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. is author and producer of YouTube Music Video “Tale Ognenovski, The Greatest Clarinetist of All Time, Musical Genius, Composer...” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvqdG4eSIIA
Perhaps this music YouTube video is the most documented biography for any music artist in the world with chronological presentation of Tale Ognenovski’s work as clarinetist, composer and recording artist.
Important Webpages:

CD: “Jazz, Macedonian Folk Danced and Classical Music” http://www.taleognenovski.mk/firstcd.html Amazon (Physical Audio CD) – http://taleognenovski.mk/afjaztalp.html Amazon (Download) – http://taleognenovski.mk/afjaztale.html iTunes (Download) – http://taleognenovski.mk/ifjaztale.html	Tour of North America and Carnegie Hall Concert http://www.taleognenovski.mk/usa1956.html	Brilliant Career http://www.taleognenovski.mk/comments.html
CD: “MOZART and OGNENOVSKI Clarinet Concertos” http://www.taleognenovski.mk/mozartcd.html Amazon (Physical Audio CD) – http://taleognenovski.mk/amozartcd.html Amazon (Download) – http://taleognenovski.mk/amozartog.html iTunes (Download) – http://taleognenovski.mk/imozartog.html	The Film "Rhythm and Sound”, 1955 http://www.taleognenovski.mk/rhythmandsound.html	Tour of Germany http://www.taleognenovski.mk/germ1956.html
CD: “Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed By Tale Ognenovski” http://www.taleognenovski.mk/jazzcd.html Amazon (Physical Audio CD) – http://taleognenovski.mk/ajazztalp.html Amazon http://taleognenovski.mk/ajazztale.html – http://taleognenovski.mk/ajazztale.html iTunes (Download) – http://taleognenovski.mk/ijazztale.html CD: “Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski" http://www.taleognenovski.mk/mozart2016.html Amazon (Download) – http://taleognenovski.mk/amozart2c.html iTunes (Download) – http://taleognenovski.mk/imozart2c.html Tale Ognenovski received the First Award as the best clarinetist at the First Regional Bitola Festival of Folk Dances and Songs, October 9-11, 1947. Bitola, Republic of Macedonia. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/bitola1947.html New York, NY Top40-Charts News published an article entitled, "Tale Ognenovski, Internationally Renowned Jazz And Classical Clarinetist Released CD Album Entitled: Mozart And Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos To Celebrate The 250th Anniversary Of Mozart's Birthday" on November 13, 2006. (Posted: 13/11/2006) http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=28463	Songs with famous singers http://www.taleognenovski.mk/songstaale.html Mi2N - Music Industry News Network: Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski - Jazz Musician Of The Day: April 27, 2009 At AllAboutJazz.com http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=120961 (Posted: 06-25-2009) All About Jazz celebrated April 27, 2009, the birthday of Tale Ognenovski with All About Jazz recognition: Jazz Musician of the Day: Tale Ognenovski, April 27, 2009 with announcement published at his website: “Jazz Musician of the Day: Tale Ognenovski” http://news.allaboutjazz.com/news.php?id=34707#.Ur2mJ_RDuHM (Published: 2009-04-27) Photo of Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer with Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, June 3, 1957. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/tito1957.html Photo of Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer with Boris Trajkovski, President of the Republic of Macedonia, Macedonian Parliament, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, October 11, 2003. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/trajkovski2003.html	Tour of France http://www.taleognenovski.mk/france1959.html All About Jazz Recognition: Jazz Musician Of The Day: Tale Ognenovski (Published: 2010-04-27) http://news.allaboutjazz.com/news.php?id=54768#.Ur2fdvRDuHM YouTube Music Video: “Tale Ognenovski, The Greatest Clarinetist of All Time, Musical Genius, Composer...” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvqdG4eSII Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer received Recognition entitled, “Radio Ros Gratitude" (Macedonian: “Радио Рос Благодарница) in the ceremony at the Universal Hall in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia”. December 7, 2000. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/ros2000.html Tale Ognenovski in Metro Goldwyn Mayer studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California with members of Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" and with June Allyson, one of the screen’s most important stars in the U.S., March 14, 1956. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/metrogoldwynmayer1956.html
First Award at the Yugoslav Folk Music Festival in Opatija, Croatia, 1951. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/opaija1951.html	Sounds - Europe - The Orient http://www.taleognenovski.mk/kniga.html	Tour of Switzerland http://www.taleognenovski.mk/switzerland.html
First Award at the First Republic of Macedonia Festival of Folk Dances and Songs, 1948 http://www.taleognenovski.mk/skopje1948.html	International Folklore Conference in Istanbul, Turkey, 1977 http://www.taleognenovski.mk/istanbul.html	Discography http://www.taleognenovski.mk/discog.html
All About Jazz Jazz News: Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed by Tale Ognenovski - CD to Celebrate the 85th Anniversary of His Birthday, April 27, 2007 http://news.allaboutjazz.com/news.php?id=13566#.Ur2a8_RDuHM Mi2N - Music Industry News Network: "Macedonian Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski - Jazz Musician Of The Day: April 27, 2010 At AllAboutJazz.com" (Posted: 04-27-2010) http://mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=129695	Classical Music since 1952 http://www.taleognenovski.mk/music.html Mi2N - Music Industry News Network: "Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski - Jazz Musician Of The Day: April 27, 2009 At AllAboutJazz.com" (Posted: 06-25-2009) http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=120961	Tale on age 4 http://www.taleognenovski.mk/vanka.html
Top40-Charts.com: “Tale Ognenovski, Internationally Renowned Jazz And Classical Clarinetist Released CD Album Entitled: Mozart And Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos To Celebrate The 250th Anniversary Of Mozart's Birthday” http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=28463	Metro Goldwyn Mayer studio http://www.taleognenovski.mk/metrogoldwynmayer1956.html	Feedback http://www.taleognenovski.mk/feedback.html
Mi2N - Music Industry News Network: " Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski Will Celebrate The 90th Anniversary Of His Birthday, April 27, 2012 With New CD Album: "Pelistersko Oro", Which Will Be Released On October 1, 2012" (Posted: 04-22-2012) http://mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=153370	Email steveogn@yahoo.com 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 http://www.taleognenovski.mk/cvstevano.html	Awards and Honours http://www.taleognenovski.mk/awards.html
JAZZ NEWS - Nestor Publishers: Tale Ognenovski Will Celebrate The 90th Anniversary Of His Birthday, April 27, 2012 With New CD http://home.nestor.minsk.by/jazz/news/2012/04/2202.html	600th anniversary of the founding of the village of Brusnik http://www.taleognenovski.mk/brusnika.html	Press releases http://www.taleognenovski.mk/titles.html
Composer and Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski was honoured with Certificate for National Pension by Prime Minister of Republic of Macedonia Nikola Gruevski, March 3, 2012 http://www.taleognenovski.mk/natpen.html	Extraordinary clarinetist http://www.taleognenovski.mk/ipolit.html	11 Oktomvri Award http://www.taleognenovski.mk/aw11oct.html
"Composer And Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski Was Honoured With Certificate For National Pension By Prime Minister Of Republic Of Macedonia Nikola Gruevski" (Posted: 03-07-2012) - Mi2N - Music Industry News Network: http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=151962 The Official Website of Tale Ognenovski entitled: “Tale Ognenovski, The Greatest Clarinetist of All Time, Composer, Musical Genius, Titan of the Clarinet… Carnegie Hall Concert, New York City, 1956” http://www.taleognenovski.mk	Book entitled “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinet and Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient., the only son of clarinetist and composer Tale Ognenovski and Nevena Ognenovska. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/book.html Tale Ognenovski, Clarinetist and Composer is author of the book “Macedonian folk dances” published by the Cultural Educational Association, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia in 1989. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/kniga.html	Biography at All About Jazz https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/taleognenovski New York, NY Top40-Charts News published an article entitled, “Mozart And Ognenovski Is The Best Clarinet Concertos In The World” (Posted: 21/11/2014) http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=105450
"Tale Ognenovski, Titan Of The Clarinet And Composer Of Clarinet Music, Dies" - Mi2N - Music Industry News Network (June 28, 2012) http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=155399	Tale Ognenovski - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tale_Ognenovski	Clarinet - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarinet

ALL ABOUT JAZZ PUBLICITY: “New CD "Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed By Tale Ognenovski" Of Internationally Renowned Jazz, Folk Dance And Classical Clarinetist” (Posted: September 27, 2008) https://news.allaboutjazz.com/new-cd-macedonian-clarinet-jazz-composed-by-tale-ognenovski-of-internationally-renowned-jazz-folk-dance-and-classical-clarinetist.php

Tale Ognenovski was included in the book entitled: “The Greatest Clarinet Players of All Time: Top 100” written by Alex Trost (Author) and Vadim Kravetsky (Author). Publisher: CreateSpace, an Amazon company; 1 edition (August 25, 2013). Language: English; ISBN-10: 1492255270; ISBN-13: 978-1492255277. To see a preview of the book at Google Books, visit Web address:
http://books.google.mk/books?id=4tXLAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5&dq=the+greatest+clarinetist+of+all+time+Tale+Ognenovski&source=bl&ots=tQO0HerpjK&sig=XAHE-rHiERrv739bfQtJuWiSpSE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BR1rVOSbCeWvygPt_oLwBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=the%20greatest%20clarinetist%20of%20all%20time%20Tale%20Ognenovski&f=false

"...unique recordings in the world with simultaneously playing two clarinets with mixing two different arrangements: for first clarinet and second clarinet performed by the same clarinetist (Tale Ognenovski)…” - Article entitled, "New Digital Album Of Clarinetist And Composer Tale Ognenovski: “Mozart Clarinet Concerto In A, K. 622 Arranged For Two Clarinets”” - mi2n (Music Industry News Network), 04-27-2017. http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=197557

Important Websites and Web Pages:

Facebook Page of Tale Ognenovski - Biography	http://www.facebook.com/TaleOgnenovskiClarinetist/info
Facebook Page of Tale Ognenovski - Posts	https://www.facebook.com/pg/TaleOgnenovskiClarinetist/posts/?ref=page_internal
Google Page of Tale Ognenovski – Posts	https://plus.google.com/106334760000961341887
The Official Website of Tale Ognenovski entitled: “Tale Ognenovski, The Greatest Clarinetist of All Time, Composer, Musical Genius, Titan of the Clarinet… Carnegie Hall Concert, New York City, 1956”	http://www.taleognenovski.mk
Wikipedia Web Page of Tale Ognenovski	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tale_Ognenovski
YouTube Music Video “Tale Ognenovski, The Greatest Clarinetist of All Time, Musical Genius, Composer...”	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvqdG4eSIIA
YouTube Music Videos of Tale Ognenovski	https://www.youtube.com/user/steveogn
The Official Web Page of Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient.	http://www.taleognenovski.mk/cvstevano.html
Facebook Page of Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. - Biography	http://www.facebook.com/StevanOgnenovski.MagisterWriterInstrumentalist/info
Facebook Page of Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. - Posts	https://www.facebook.com/pg/StevanOgnenovski.MagisterWriterInstrumentalist/posts/?ref=page_internal
Google+ Page of Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. - Posts	https://plus.google.com/115061030901910683351
The Official Email of Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient.	steveogn@yahoo.com
The Official Twitter Page of Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. Flickr Photos of Tale Ognenovski and Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. Linkedin Profile of Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient.	https://twitter.com/steveogn https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevanognenovski/ https://mk.linkedin.com/in/stevan-ognenovski-9a8929138
Web Page of The book entitled “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinet and Composer" / Macedonian: "Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient., the only son of clarinetist and composer Tale Ognenovski and Nevena Ognenovska.	http://www.taleognenovski.mk/book.html

Biography of Tale Ognenovski at All About Jazz https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/taleognenovski

Tale Ognenovski's biographer is his son Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient, who wrote the book “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinet and Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор”. The book is published in both Macedonian and English. Publisher: Matica Makedonska, 2000; Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4). The content of the book are: the biography of Tale Ognenovski and music notation of compositions of 67 Macedonian Folk Dances, "Tale Ognenovski Clarinet Concerto No.1" and "Tale Ognenovski Jazz composition No. 1" (all composed by Tale Ognenovski). The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521)

Stevan Ognenovski YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/steveogn

Flickr Photos of Tale Ognenovski and Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevanognenovski/

Wikipedia Web page of Tale Ognenovski https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tale_Ognenovski

YouTube Channel of Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. https://www.youtube.com/user/steveogn

Google+ Page of Tale Ognenovski entitled: “Tale Ognenovski, Titan of the Clarinet, Musical Genius, Composer” https://plus.google.com/106334760000961341887

Official Web page of Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/cvstevano.html

Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. is author and owner of Website entitled: “Tale Ognenovski, The Greatest Clarinetist of All Time, Composer, Musical Genius, Titan of the Clarinet… Carnegie Hall Concert, New York City, 1956” http://www.taleognenovski.mk

Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. is author and producer of YouTube Music Video “Tale Ognenovski, The Greatest Clarinetist of All Time, Musical Genius, Composer...” Perhaps this music YouTube video is the most documented biography for any music artist in the world with chronological presentation of Tale Ognenovski’s work as clarinetist, composer and recording artist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvqdG4eSIIA

Facebook Page of Tale Ognenovski entitled: “Tale Ognenovski The Greatest Clarinetist of All Time Composer Musical Genius"
https://www.facebook.com/TaleOgnenovskiClarinetist/

New York, NY Top40-Charts News published an article entitled, "Tale Ognenovski, Internationally Renowned Jazz And Classical Clarinetist Released CD Album Entitled: Mozart And Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos To Celebrate The 250th Anniversary Of Mozart's Birthday" on November 13, 2006. (Posted: 13/11/2006) http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=28463

All About Jazz celebrated April 27, 2009, the birthday of Tale Ognenovski with All About Jazz recognition: Jazz Musician of the Day: Tale Ognenovski, April 27, 2009 with announcement published at his website: “Jazz Musician of the Day: Tale Ognenovski” http://news.allaboutjazz.com/news.php?id=34707#.Ur2mJ_RDuHM (Published: 2009-04-27)

Mi2N - Music Industry News Network: Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski - Jazz Musician Of The Day: April 27, 2009 At AllAboutJazz.com http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=120961 (Posted: 06-25-2009)

Tale Ognenovski’s triumphant success at the International Folklore Conference in Istanbul, Turkey, 1977.

<> At the International Folklore Conference organized by the International Folklore Committee in Istanbul, Turkey, 1977, on the subject of “Folklore on the Radio” was Dushko Dimitrovski, Editor of the Folk Music Department for “Radio Television Skopje” (now: Macedonian Radio Television) from the Republic of Macedonia. He was there as a representative of Yugoslav Radio Television (Former Yugoslavia). He used records produced from magnetic tapes to present folklore material in his presentation entitled “ ‘Chalgii’ music in Macedonia”. This folklore material was prepared in Skopje by ethnomusicologists Dushko Dimitrovski, Kiril Todevski and Metodija Simonovski. From the magnetic tape material were presented the recordings of two Macedonian folk dances: “Kasapsko oro”, arranged by Tale Ognenovski, and “Kumovo oro cocek”, composed by Tale Ognenovski and performed by him as clarinet soloist accompanied by the “Chalgii” orchestra of Radio Television Skopje. This created great interest not only amongst the delegates of the Conference but also around the world. The Department of Folk Music from “Belgium Radio” sent a letter to “Radio Television Skopje” (now: Macedonian Radio Television) asking them to send them this folk material so that it could be especially broadcast on “Belgium Radio”. Source: An article entitled, “One item of music material presented in Istanbul creates great interest in the world about “Chalgii” music”, from the magazine “Ekran”, published on December 2, 1977 and the TV programme “Black and White production”, by the journalist Irena Spirovska, broadcast on “Radio Television Skopje” (now: Macedonian Radio Television). These two Macedonian folk dances, “Kumovo oro cocek,” composed by, and solo clarinetist Tale Ognenovski and “Kasapsko oro,” arranged by, and solo clarinetist Tale Ognenovski are available on the Jugoton LP record and cassette “Tale Ognenovski plays dances on the clarinet”, reference numbers LPY-61143 and CAY 321 respectively, produced by Jugoton, Zagreb, Croatia, 1975. “Kumovo oro cocek”, composed by, and solo clarinetist Tale Ognenovski, is available on the LP “Macedonian folk dances, Tale Ognenovski on the clarinet with his Ensemble”, reference number EPY-34461, produced by Jugoton, Zagreb, Croatia, 1972. “Kasapsko oro”, arranged by, and solo clarinetist Tale Ognenovski, is available on the LP “Macedonian folk dances played by Ensemble “Chalgija”, conducted by Tale Ognenovski”, reference number EPY-34489, produced by Jugoton, 1972. “Kasapsko oro”, arranged by, and solo clarinetist Tale Ognenovski and accompanied by the “Chalgii” orchestra from “Macedonian Radio Television” is available on the cassette “Anthology on Macedonian folk music - Maestro players”, reference number MP 21176, produced by the music and cassette department of Macedonian Radio Television”, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, 1994. (Source: the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 52-57. The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521 )

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer received the “Pocheshna Estradna Nagrada na Makedonija” (“Macedonian Stage Award (Honorary)”) from the Association of Stage Artists of Macedonia, (signed by Bozhidar Noev), in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on May 27, 1996.

6. "Estradna nagrada Jugoslavije”. (“Yugoslavian Stage Award”)
Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer won the “Estradna nagrada Jugoslavije” (“Yugoslavian Stage Award”), the greatest award in former Yugoslavia for musical stage artists, from the Association of Stage Artists of Yugoslavia, (Former Yugoslavia) signed by the composer Miljenko Prohaska in Zagreb, Croatia on October 31,1978. (No. 38).

7. Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer received Certificate for National Pension from Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister of Republic of Macedonia in the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on March 3, 2012. Certificate for National Pension No. 51-238/1 dated January 11, 2012 was signed by Minister for Culture of Republic of Macedonia, Mrs. Elizabeta Kancheska Milevska, Mag. Scient.

Tale Ognenovski during World War II
Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer was Macedonian partisan (1941 – 1945), member of The People's Liberation Army of Macedonia (Macedonian: Народноослободителна Војска на Македонија) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_of_Macedonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia) in many partisans units including: "Dame Gruev", “Goce Delchev”, “Mirče Acev Battalion“, Second Macedonian Shock Brigade (Macedonian: Втората македонска ударна бригада) “… Tale Ognenovski received “Partizanska spomenica” - Partisan memorial 1941. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commemorative_Medal_of_the_Partisans_of_1941 (Serbo-Croatian: Partizanska Spomenica 1941. Slovene: Partizanska spomenica 1941. Macedonian: Партизанска споменица 1941), one of the Most Excellent Order of the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia ). Partizanska spomenica” (Partisan memorial 1941) were awarded to all solders and leaders of the National Liberation Movement (NOP), who joined the National Liberation Struggle (NOP) in Yugoslavia in 1941. “Partizanska spomenica” (Partisan memorial 1941 No. 24198 with booklet No. 25021 and medal No. 24198 which received Tale Ognenovski on June 20, 1961 was issued by Federal Secretariat Of People’s Defense of the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia and signed by country’s defense minister Ivan Gošnjak, General of the Army. In total 27,629 of these medals were awarded by the end of its awarding period in 1963.Tale Ognenovski was Macedonian partisan (1941 – 1945), member of the People’s Liberation Army of Macedonia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_of_Macedonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia ) commanded by Mihajlo Apostolski (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihajlo_Apostolski) in the territory of present day Republic of Macedonia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Macedonia) . From 7,000 partisans in the late 1943, until the final military operations in the Yugoslav National Liberation War (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslavia ) in April 1945, the People's Liberation Army of Macedonia had increased to three Corps, seven divisions and thirty brigades, all with a total of 100,000 regular soldiers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia ). Republic of Macedonia gained the respect of its allies through its contribution to the victory over fascism. It gained recognition of the newly established Macedonian Republic by the Allies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II ), even though within the framework of the Yugoslavian Federation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia).

The People’s Liberation Army of Macedonia was part of People’s Liberation Army and partisans Detachment of Yugoslavia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslav_Partisans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslavia) commanded by Josip Broz Tito (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Broz_Tito) in the Second World War. By April 1945, the Partisans numbered over 800,000 regular soldiers.

Tale Ognenovski was Macedonian partisan (1941 – 1945) and he was present on 20 December 1943 in the village of Fustani (Greek: Φούστανη, Macedonian: Фуштани, translit. Fuštani https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foustani) in Pella regional unit of Greece (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella_(regional_unit)), where the Second Macedonian Shock Brigade was formed out of the 3 battalions of the 3rd operative zone.

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia) together with General Mihajlo Apostolski (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihajlo_Apostolski), Commander of The People's Liberation Army of Macedonia (Macedonian: Народноослободителна Војска на Македонија) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_of_Macedonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia )
and with 480 Macedonian partisans. Regarding the Tehran Conference declaration military missions from United States of America, United Kingdom and France were present at the formation of the Second Macedonian Shock Brigade (Macedonian: Втората македонска ударна бригада) with 480 Macedonian partisans in the village Foustani in present-day Greece on December 20, 1943. Republic of Macedonia gained the respect of its allies through its contribution to the victory over fascism. It gained recognition of the newly established Macedonian Republic by the Allies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II ), even though within the framework of the Yugoslavian Federation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia). At The Tehran Conference (codenamed Eureka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran_Conference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslavia#Italian_capitulation_and_Allied_support_for_the_Partisans ) which was a strategy meeting of Joseph Stalin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stalin ), Franklin D. Roosevelt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt ), and Winston Churchill (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill ) from 28 November to 1 December 1943, "Big Three" Allied leaders (the Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom) issued following declaration: “The Yugoslav Partisans should be supported by supplies and equipment and also by commando operations…Allies concluded that the Partisans would be recognized as the Allied Yugoslav resistance movement and granted supplies and wartime support against the Axis occupati ” Subsequent to switching their support to the Partisans, the Allies set-up the RAF Balkan Air Force (under the suggestion of Brigadier-General Sir Fitzroy Maclean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Fitzroy_Maclean,_1st_Baronet) with the aim to provide increased supplies and tactical air support for Marshal Tito's Partisan forces (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslavia#Italian_capitulation_and_Allied_support_for_the_Partisans ) including The People's Liberation Army of Macedonia who was part of People's Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia, (NOV i POЈ - Macedonian: Народноослободителна војска и партизански одреди на Југославија. Republic of Macedonia gained the respect of its allies through its contribution to the victory over fascism. It gained recognition of the newly established Macedonian Republic by the Allies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II ), even though within the framework of the Yugoslavian Federation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia).

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer was Macedonian partisan (1941 – 1945), member of The People's Liberation Army of Macedonia (Macedonian: Народноослободителна Војска на Македонија) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_of_Macedonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia) in many partisans units including: "Dame Gruev", “Goce Delchev”, “Mirče Acev Battalion“, Second Macedonian Shock Brigade (Macedonian: Втората македонска ударна бригада) “… Tale Ognenovski received “Partizanska spomenica” - Partisan memorial 1941. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commemorative_Medal_of_the_Partisans_of_1941 (Serbo-Croatian: Partizanska Spomenica 1941. Slovene: Partizanska spomenica 1941. Macedonian: Партизанска споменица 1941), one of the Most Excellent Order of the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia ). Partizanska spomenica” (Partisan memorial 1941) were awarded to all solders and leaders of the National Liberation Movement (NOP), who joined the National Liberation Struggle (NOP) in Yugoslavia in 1941. “Partizanska spomenica” (Partisan memorial 1941 No. 24198 with booklet No. 25021 and medal No. 24198) which received Tale Ognenovski on June 20, 1961 was issued by Federal Secretariat Of People’s Defense of the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia and signed by country’s defense minister Ivan Gošnjak, General of the Army. In total 27,629 of these medals were awarded by the end of its awarding period in 1963.Tale Ognenovski was Macedonian partisan (1941 – 1945), member of the People’s Liberation Army of Macedonia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_of_Macedonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia ) commanded by Mihajlo Apostolski (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihajlo_Apostolski) in the territory of present day Republic of Macedonia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Macedonia) . From 7,000 partisans in the late 1943, until the final military operations in the Yugoslav National Liberation War (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslavia ) in April 1945, the People's Liberation Army of Macedonia had increased to three Corps, seven divisions and thirty brigades, all with a total of 100,000 regular soldiers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia ). Republic of Macedonia gained the respect of its allies through its contribution to the victory over fascism. It gained recognition of the newly established Macedonian Republic by the Allies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II ), even though within the framework of the Yugoslavian Federation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia). The People’s Liberation Army of Macedonia was part of People’s Liberation Army and partisans Detachment of Yugoslavia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslav_Partisans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslavia) commanded by Josip Broz Tito (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Broz_Tito) in the Second World War. By April 1945, the Partisans numbered over 800,000 regular soldiers. Republic of Macedonia gained the respect of its allies through its contribution to the victory over fascism. It gained recognition of the newly established Macedonian Republic by the Allies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II ), even though within the framework of the Yugoslavian Federation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia).

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer received as gift plaque made of wood and metal on December 20, 1978 in town Negotino, Republic of Macedonia as Commemorative gift for 35^th anniversary of foundation of Second Macedonian Shock Brigade (Macedonian: Втората македонска ударна бригада) on December 20, 1943. In front of this gift plaque were engraved the words: “Second Macedonian Shock Brigade 1943 Fustani Tale Ognenovski (Macedonian: Втората македонска ударна бригада 1943 Фуштани Тале Огненовски)”. Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer was Macedonian partisan (1941 – 1945), member of The People's Liberation Army of Macedonia (Macedonian: Народноослободителна Војска на Македонија) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_of_Macedonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia) in many partisans units including: "Dame Gruev", “Goce Delchev”, “Mirče Acev Battalion“, Second Macedonian Shock Brigade (Macedonian: Втората македонска ударна бригада) “…

Tale Ognenovski in 1944. Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer was Macedonian partisan (1941 – 1945), member of The People's Liberation Army of Macedonia (Macedonian: Народноослободителна Војска на Македонија) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_of_Macedonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia) in many partisans units including: "Dame Gruev", “Goce Delchev”, “Mirče Acev Battalion“, Second Macedonian Shock Brigade (Macedonian: Втората македонска ударна бригада) “… Tale Ognenovski received “Partizanska spomenica” - Partisan memorial 1941. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commemorative_Medal_of_the_Partisans_of_1941 (Serbo-Croatian: Partizanska Spomenica 1941. Slovene: Partizanska spomenica 1941. Macedonian: Партизанска споменица 1941), one of the Most Excellent Order of the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia ). Partizanska spomenica” (Partisan memorial 1941) were awarded to all solders and leaders of the National Liberation Movement (NOP), who joined the National Liberation Struggle (NOP) in Yugoslavia in 1941. “Partizanska spomenica” (Partisan memorial 1941 No. 24198 with booklet No. 25021 and medal No. 24198) which received Tale Ognenovski on June 20, 1961 was issued by Federal Secretariat Of People’s Defense of the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia and signed by country’s defense minister Ivan Gošnjak, General of the Army.
The People’s Liberation Army of Macedonia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_of_Macedonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia) was part of People’s Liberation Army and partisans Detachment of Yugoslavia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslav_Partisans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslavia). Republic of Macedonia gained the respect of its allies through its contribution to the victory over fascism. It gained recognition of the newly established Macedonian Republic by the Allies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II ), even though within the framework of the Yugoslavian Federation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia).

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer received the "Memorial Plaque" by the Committee for the commemoration of the 40 year jubilee of the partisan detachments "Pelister", "Dame Gruev" and "Jane Sandanski" from the Municipal Conference of the socialist alliance of the working people of the Republic of Macedonia - Bitola on 12 September 1982 as a sign of recognition of belonging to the partisan detachments as member of the People’s Liberation Army of Macedonia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_of_Macedonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia ) and Participation in the Yugoslav National Liberation War (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslavia). The People’s Liberation Army of Macedonia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_of_Macedonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia) was part of People’s Liberation Army and partisans Detachment of Yugoslavia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslav_Partisans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslavia). Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer was Macedonian partisan (1941 – 1945), member of The People's Liberation Army of Macedonia (Macedonian: Народноослободителна Војска на Македонија) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_of_Macedonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia) in many partisans units including: "Dame Gruev", “Goce Delchev”, “Mirče Acev Battalion“, Second Macedonian Shock Brigade (Macedonian: Втората македонска ударна бригада) “… Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer was Macedonian partisan (1941 – 1945), member of The People's Liberation Army of Macedonia (Macedonian: Народноослободителна Војска на Македонија) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_of_Macedonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia) in many partisans units including: "Dame Gruev", “Goce Delchev”, “Mirče Acev Battalion“, Second Macedonian Shock Brigade (Macedonian: Втората македонска ударна бригада) “… Tale Ognenovski received “Partizanska spomenica” - Partisan memorial 1941. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commemorative_Medal_of_the_Partisans_of_1941 (Serbo-Croatian: Partizanska Spomenica 1941. Slovene: Partizanska spomenica 1941. Macedonian: Партизанска споменица 1941), one of the Most Excellent Order of the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia ). Partizanska spomenica” (Partisan memorial 1941) were awarded to all solders and leaders of the National Liberation Movement (NOP), who joined the National Liberation Struggle (NOP) in Yugoslavia in 1941. “Partizanska spomenica” (Partisan memorial 1941 No. 24198 with booklet No. 25021 and medal No. 24198) which received Tale Ognenovski on June 20, 1961 was issued by Federal Secretariat Of People’s Defense of the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia and signed by country’s defense minister Ivan Gošnjak, General of the Army. Republic of Macedonia gained the respect of its allies through its contribution to the victory over fascism. It gained recognition of the newly established Macedonian Republic by the Allies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II ), even though within the framework of the Yugoslavian Federation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia).

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer received as gift the book titled: "People's Liberation Partisans Units of Macedonia from Bitola” (Macedonian: “Битолските Народно ослоботителни партизански одреди”, издавач: “Друштвото за наука и уметност” од Битола, Република Македонија ”) in the edition of “Association for Science and Arts” from Bitola, Republic of Macedonia” published in 1982. On the second page of this book is written as a tribute, the following words: "This book is gift to Tale Ognenovski, a member of the People's Liberation Partisan Unit of Macedonia “Goce Delchev” from Bitola as a sign of recognition on the occasion of the 50 anniversary of the foundation of the Unit" – From “Union of the Associations veterans of the People's Liberation war of Macedonia from Municipality of Bitola”, May 21, 1993.

The People’s Liberation Army of Macedonia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_of_Macedonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia) was part of People’s Liberation Army and partisans Detachment of Yugoslavia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslav_Partisans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslavia). Republic of Macedonia gained the respect of its allies through its contribution to the victory over fascism. It gained recognition of the newly established Macedonian Republic by the Allies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II ), even though within the framework of the Yugoslavian Federation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia).

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer with Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, June 3, 1957. From left to right: Jovanka Broz, First Lady of Yugoslavia and wife of Josip Broz Tito, Aleksandar Sarievski, singer and composer, Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia, Dragica Nikolova, singer, Stevo Teodosievski, accordionist and composer and Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, June 3, 1957.

Photo of Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer with Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, June 3, 1957. Clarinetist and Composer Tale Ognenovski played many times for Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia at different places including: Ohrid, Veles and Skopje in Republic of Macedonia, Brdo Castle near Kranj in Slovenia, Brionian Island in Croatia and Belgrade in Serbia. Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia was in the visit of Republic of Macedonia from May 27, 1957 till June 3, 1957 and he delivered two speeches. His first speech was in Mavrovo on May 27, 1957, where he opened the first aggregate of Mavrovo Hydroelectric System and the second speech was on June 3, 1957 in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia before approximately 100,000 (one hundred thousand) people. Tale Ognenovski (clarinetist and composer), Aleksandar Sarievski (singer and composer), Dragica Nikolova (singer) and Stevo Teodosievski (accordionist and composer) had performed for Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia on June 3, 1957 in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.After the performance Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia invited artists to photograph with him and his wife Jovanka Broz.

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer received “Order of Bravery” in 1961. Order of Bravery (Macedonian: Орден за храброст) was the Recognition of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, еstablished by Josip Broz Tito, the Supreme Commander of the Partisans on 15 August 1943 with decree of the medals in the National Liberation Army of Yugoslavia. Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer was Macedonian partisan (1941 – 1945), member of The People's Liberation Army of Macedonia (Macedonian: Народноослободителна Војска на Македонија) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_of_Macedonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia) in many partisans units including: "Dame Gruev", “Goce Delchev”, “Mirče Acev Battalion“, Second Macedonian Shock Brigade (Macedonian: Втората македонска ударна бригада) “…Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer was Macedonian partisan (1941 – 1945), member of The People's Liberation Army of Macedonia (Macedonian: Народноослободителна Војска на Македонија) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_of_Macedonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia) in many partisans units including: "Dame Gruev", “Goce Delchev”, “Mirče Acev Battalion“, Second Macedonian Shock Brigade (Macedonian: Втората македонска ударна бригада) “… Tale Ognenovski received “Partizanska spomenica” - Partisan memorial 1941. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commemorative_Medal_of_the_Partisans_of_1941 (Serbo-Croatian: Partizanska Spomenica 1941. Slovene: Partizanska spomenica 1941. Macedonian: Партизанска споменица 1941), one of the Most Excellent Order of the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia ). Partizanska spomenica” (Partisan memorial 1941) were awarded to all solders and leaders of the National Liberation Movement (NOP), who joined the National Liberation Struggle (NOP) in Yugoslavia in 1941. “Partizanska spomenica” (Partisan memorial 1941 No. 24198 with booklet No. 25021 and medal No. 24198) which received Tale Ognenovski on June 20, 1961 was issued by Federal Secretariat Of People’s Defense of the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia and signed by country’s defense minister Ivan Gošnjak, General of the Army. The People’s Liberation Army of Macedonia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_of_Macedonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia) was part of People’s Liberation Army and partisans Detachment of Yugoslavia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslav_Partisans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslavia). Republic of Macedonia gained the respect of its allies through its contribution to the victory over fascism. It gained recognition of the newly established Macedonian Republic by the Allies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II ), even though within the framework of the Yugoslavian Federation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia).

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer received Order of Brotherhood and Unity with Silver Weath in 1962 (Belgrade, Former SFR Yugoslavia). Order of Bravery (Macedonian: Орден за храброст) was the Recognition of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, еstablished by Josip Broz Tito, the Supreme Commander of the Partisans on 15 August 1943 with decree of the medals in the National Liberation Army of Yugoslavia. Tale Ognenovski was Macedonian Partisan (1941 – 1945), member of The People's Liberation Army of Macedonia (Macedonian: Народноослободителна Војска на Македонија) formed in present-day Republic of Macedonia during the People's Liberation War of Macedonia in the Second World War. The People’s Liberation Army of Macedonia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_of_Macedonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia) was part of People’s Liberation Army and partisans Detachment of Yugoslavia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslav_Partisans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslavia). Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer was Macedonian partisan (1941 – 1945), member of The People's Liberation Army of Macedonia (Macedonian: Народноослободителна Војска на Македонија) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_of_Macedonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia) in many partisans units including: "Dame Gruev", “Goce Delchev”, “Mirče Acev Battalion“, Second Macedonian Shock Brigade (Macedonian: Втората македонска ударна бригада) “… Tale Ognenovski received “Partizanska spomenica” - Partisan memorial 1941. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commemorative_Medal_of_the_Partisans_of_1941 (Serbo-Croatian: Partizanska Spomenica 1941. Slovene: Partizanska spomenica 1941. Macedonian: Партизанска споменица 1941), one of the Most Excellent Order of the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia ). Partizanska spomenica” (Partisan memorial 1941) were awarded to all solders and leaders of the National Liberation Movement (NOP), who joined the National Liberation Struggle (NOP) in Yugoslavia in 1941. “Partizanska spomenica” (Partisan memorial 1941 No. 24198 with booklet No. 25021 and medal No. 24198) which received Tale Ognenovski on June 20, 1961 was issued by Federal Secretariat Of People’s Defense of the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia and signed by country’s defense minister Ivan Gošnjak, General of the Army. Republic of Macedonia gained the respect of its allies through its contribution to the victory over fascism. It gained recognition of the newly established Macedonian Republic by the Allies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II ), even though within the framework of the Yugoslavian Federation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia).

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer received “Order of Merits for the People with Silver Star” in 1966 and 1967. “Order of Merits for the People with Silver Star” (Macedonian: Орден за заслуги за народ со сребрена звезда) was the Recognition of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, established by the Presidency of the Anti-Fascist Council of National Liberation of Yugoslavia, on June 9, 1945 (Belgrade, Former SFR Yugoslavia) for merits in the fields of economy, science and culture. Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer was Macedonian partisan (1941 – 1945), member of The People's Liberation Army of Macedonia (Macedonian: Народноослободителна Војска на Македонија) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_of_Macedonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia) in many partisans units including: "Dame Gruev", “Goce Delchev”, “Mirče Acev Battalion“, Second Macedonian Shock Brigade (Macedonian: Втората македонска ударна бригада) “… Tale Ognenovski received “Partizanska spomenica” - Partisan memorial 1941. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commemorative_Medal_of_the_Partisans_of_1941 (Serbo-Croatian: Partizanska Spomenica 1941. Slovene: Partizanska spomenica 1941. Macedonian: Партизанска споменица 1941), one of the Most Excellent Order of the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia ). Partizanska spomenica” (Partisan memorial 1941) were awarded to all solders and leaders of the National Liberation Movement (NOP), who joined the National Liberation Struggle (NOP) in Yugoslavia in 1941. “Partizanska spomenica” (Partisan memorial 1941 No. 24198 with booklet No. 25021 and medal No. 24198) which received Tale Ognenovski on June 20, 1961 was issued by Federal Secretariat Of People’s Defense of the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia and signed by country’s defense minister Ivan Gošnjak, General of the Army.

Photo: Boris Pop Gjorcev, journalist, Zoica Purovska-Velevska, prima ballerina, Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer, Boris Trajkovski, President of the Republic of Macedonia and Ljupco Ajdinski, teacher of the handicapped at the glittering “October 11” Awards ceremony held on October 11, 2003 in the Macedonian Parliament, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Photo published in the newspaper “Vest”; Article entitled: “The “October 11” Awards were given”. Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, October 13, 2003.

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer (third from left) and Boris Trajkovski, President of the Republic of Macedonia (third from right) at the glittering “October 11” Awards ceremony held on October 11, 2003 in the Macedonian Parliament, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Photo published in the newspaper “Vest”; Article entitled: “The “October 11” Awards were given”. Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, October 13, 2003.

Tale Ognenovski won top honors at the Macedonian Parliament on October 11th. 2003 as the winner of "11 October" award, the highest and the most prestigious national award in Republic of Macedonia. In the text of this award is written: "The Award "11October" for 2003 as the highest state recognition for lifetime particularly significant achievements for the Republic of Macedonia in the field of culture and art is awarded to Tale Ognenovski". Committee for the allocation of the award "11 October" of the Republic of Macedonia, President, prof. dr. sc. Trajan Gocevski. Skopje, September 25, 2003, No. 445/03. Tale Ognenovski received The Award "11October" in the form of paper decision (No. 446/03) and in the form of plaque made of gold-plated metal base (No. 129/03) and two with the date of 25 September 2003

Tale Ognenovski received the "11 October" Award, the highest national award in Republic of Macedonia in the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on October 11, 2003 for his contributions to Macedonian culture. Award No. 445/03, dated September 25, 2003, signed by the prof. Dr. Trajan Gocevski, President of the Board for award "October 11". Tale Ognenovski received The Award "11October" in the form of paper decision (No. 446/03) and in the form of plaque made of gold-plated metal base (No. 129/03, first from right) and two with the date of 25 September 2003. Tale Ognenovski won top honors at the Macedonian Parliament on October 11th. 2003 as the winner of "11 October" award, the highest and the most prestigious national award in Republic of Macedonia. In the text of this award is written: "The Award "11October" for 2003 as the highest state recognition for lifetime particularly significant achievements for the Republic of Macedonia in the field of culture and art is awarded to Tale Ognenovski". Committee for the allocation of the award "11 October" of the Republic of Macedonia, President, prof. dr. sc. Trajan Gocevski. Skopje, September 25, 2003, No. 445/03. Tale Ognenovski received The Award "11October" in the form of paper decision (No. 446/03) and in the form of plaque made of gold-plated metal base (No. 129/03) and two with the date of 25 September 2003.

“Tale Ognenovski is maestro of improvisation and creativity… His authenticity feeling for style, brilliant invention, highly gracious in all registers colour and sovereign virtuosity made his performances to sound unique and unimagined magnificently... In the area of artistic imagination and power of creative improvisation, Ognenovski developed his rare talent…”
In the programme “Folklorni odblesoci” of Nacional Macedonian Radio of Macedonian Radio Television, broadcasted on October 22, 2003, Kiril Todevski, the author of the programme said about Tale Ognenovski, “Tale Ognenovski won “11 October award” for 2003, the highest national award in Republic of Macedonia for achievements in the area of culture and art… During last six decades he has continuously demonstrated his skill at original and superb interpretation. He has composed and arranged 200 Macedonian folk dances… He has amazed audiences with his virtuoso solo clarinet performances not only of various Macedonian folk dances, but also of classical music by Mozart, Cavallini, Wagner… His authenticity feeling for style, brilliant invention, highly gracious in all registers colour and sovereign virtuosity made his performances to sound unique and unimagined magnificently... In the area of artistic imagination and power of creative improvisation, Ognenovski developed his rare talent. He combines beautiful tone with unique technique… He is maestro of improvisation and creativity; he starts with a motive, a theme, and then develops a complex instrumental content… In his performances he demonstrates fascinate invention and virtuosity… Tale Ognenovski has demonstrate his rich talent performing with all three different folk music orchestras of Macedonian Radio Television: “The Folk Music Orchestra”, the “Chalgii” orchestra and “The Authentic Folk Instruments Orchestra”... From him, how to preserve creative perfection in folk musical reproduction learned, learn, and will learn numerous folk instrumentalists…”

Photo published in the magazine “Tea Moderna”, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Article written by Rumena Ravanovska-Tulbevska, entitled: "World Jazz Musician of the Day Tale Ognenovski", July 29, 2009. Tale Ognenovski’s Photos published in the magazine “Tea Moderna”, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, July 29, 2009; Article written by Rumena Ravanovska-Tulbevska, entitled: "World Jazz Musician of the Day Tale Ognenovski"

“One hundred and fifty arranged and composed Macedonian folk dances, 12 jazz compositions, several concerts of classical music, twenty gramophone records, three CDs and a general impression that he is clarinet virtuoso – this is short CV of our most famous clarinetist Tale Ognenovski. For his music and his 87th birthday April 27, 2009 he received recognition "Jazz Musician of the Day: Tale Ognenovski", from editors of All About Jazz (www.allaboutjazz.com) jazz music website with announcement published at All About Jazz website … http://news.allaboutjazz.com/news.php?id=34707#.Ur2mJ_RDuHM “I am very joyful for this recognition, "Jazz Musician of the Day", very happy, very delighted. It is a great prize, including any that I have gained during my career, including the top for me - award "October 11", the highest and the most prestigious national award in Republic of Macedonia” - tells us Tale Ognenovski at the meeting which we had at his home in Skopje ... Tale Ognenovski is constantly surrounded by the love of his son Stevan Ognenovski and daughter in law Margarita Ognenovska… At the request of the Director of Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" Emanuel Chuchkov, the young clarinetist Tale Ognenovski, then the member of Police Wind Orchestra of Republic of Macedonia was loaned to the ensemble as strengthening his United States of America tour in 1956. Ensemble will hold 66 concerts and the tour began with show (20 minute concert) on one of the most popular television programmes in the United States, the Ford Foundation TV Programme "OMNIBUS", ", shown on CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) Television Network on January 22, 1956. This programme was seen by millions of Americans. – “A copy of this programme may be viewed free of charge on a videocassette at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. and would be good for us in Republic of Macedonia to have a copy” - says Stevan Ognenovski… So begins and concert activity of Tale Ognenovskii with Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" and other companies and orchestras that allowed him to play at the most famous concert venues in the world. Until the seventies of the last century he performed with the orchestras of Macedonian Radio Television – The Folk Music Orchestra, the Authentic Orchestra of Folk Instruments, "Chalgii" Orchestra and in “Tancov” Orchestra. Meanwhile Tale Ognenovski established his own "Tale Ognenovski Orchestra", that continues to make music ... His dances are performed in Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Great Britain, Denmark, Austria ... The most famous dances composed by Tale Ognenovski are: Brusnichko Oro, Kasapsko Oro, Kumovo Oro Chochek, Talevo Svadbarsko Oro, Bitolsko Oro, Resensko Oro, Pelistersko Oro, Bukovsko Svadbarsko Oro ... Two dances devoted to his wife Nevena Ognenovska: Nevenino Oro and Nevenino Lavchansko Oro…“We had a wonderful mother Nevena Ognenovska who took care not to feel his commitment and his absences due his concerts worldwide. She was a very supportive to my father in his career” - says his son Stevan Ognenovski … With the help of his family (his son Stevan Ognenovski and daughter in law Margarita Ognenovska) and the donors (Dimce (Jim) Cvetkovski,Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Macedonia, Komercijalna banka AD Skopje) who support his music Tale Ognenovski has released three CD albums: "Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music" (Label: Independent Records, Catalog: IR 04542, 2001), “MOZART and OGNENOVSKI Clarinet Concertos” (Label: Independent Records, Catalog: IR 37223, 2006) and “Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed By Tale Ognenovski” (Label: Independent Records, Catalog: IR38824, 2008) …Tale Ognenovski was happiest during the recording sessions of last three CD albums with accompany by his son Stevan Ognenovski (drum) and grandsons Nikola Ognenovski and Kliment Ognenovski (reed pipes) ... My jazz compositions cannot be compared with any Macedonian folk dance. Some ask me whether in my jazz compositions are recognized Macedonia, and I say yes, Macedonia performed by Tale Ognenovski. The Jazz otherwise I practice since 1992 and my jazz is a Macedonian jazz which is different from others ... I've played all over the world. But I had played also for Josip Broz Tito, the former President of Yugoslavia every time when he visited Republic of Macedonia. Once I played for him in Brdo Castle near Kranj in Slovenia ..." - Article written by Rumena Ravanovska-Tulbevska, entitled: "World Jazz Musician of the Day Tale Ognenovski", Magazine “Tea Moderna”, July 29, 2009.

Tale Ognenovski, Clarinetist and Composer with the book entitled “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinet and Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор” written by his son Stevan Ognenovski, Mag.Scient. and with the Award “11 October” / “11 Октомври”, the highest and the most prestigious national award in Republic of Macedonia - Photo published in the magazine “Tea Moderna”, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Article written by Rumena Ravanovska-Tulbevska, entitled: "World Jazz Musician of the Day Tale Ognenovski", July 29, 2009. "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.Tale Ognenovski, Clarinetist and Composer with his Buffet Crampon clarinet and with his son Stevan Ognenovski, Mag.Scient. and daughter in law Margarita Ognenovska, Dipl.-Oec. – Photo published in the magazine “Tea Moderna”, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, Article written by Rumena Ravanovska-Tulbevska, entitled: "World Jazz Musician of the Day Tale Ognenovski", July 29, 2009. Tale Ognenovski won top honors at the Macedonian Parliament on October 11th. 2003 as the winner of "11 October" award, the highest and the most prestigious national award in Republic of Macedonia. In the text of this award is written: "The Award "11October" for 2003 as the highest state recognition for lifetime particularly significant achievements for the Republic of Macedonia in the field of culture and art is awarded to Tale Ognenovski". Committee for the allocation of the award "11 October" of the Republic of Macedonia, President, prof. dr. sc. Trajan Gocevski. Skopje, September 25, 2003, No. 445/03. Tale Ognenovski received The Award "11October" in the form of paper decision (No. 446/03) and in the form of plaque made of gold-plated metal base (No. 129/03) and two with the date of 25 September 2003

"Macedonian musical genius Tale Ognenovski deservedly awarded with the "October 11" Award." Tale Ognenovski, musical genius turned 81 and celebrated 66 years of brilliant professional career playing the clarinet ... Tale Ognenovski is the greatest instrumentalist of clarinet, reed pipe (‘kavalche’), small bagpipe and zurna (“zurla”) of all time in the world and one of the greatest composers in world music... Tale Ognenovski in this interview said: "I am very proud and happy for I am rewarded with the greatest and most prestigious award in Republic of Macedonia and this award is my motivation to create new compositions... Great credit for my career so far, for recording my first CD titled "Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music " and writing a biographical book about me entitled " Tale Ognenovski virtuoso of the clarinet and composer / Macedonian: Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор" has my son Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. who wrote the book. Especially for the book, because he explores the facts from articles published in many newspapers from the world. He has brought a lot of work that preoccupies his four years of his spare time ... "", wrote Mileva Lazova at the article titled "Macedonian musical genius Tale Ognenovski deservedly awarded with the "October 11" Award.", Magazine “Macedonian Sun” (Macedonian: Македонско Сонце), October 10, 2003, Skopje , Republic of Macedonia. Tale Ognenovski won top honors at the Macedonian Parliament on October 11th. 2003 as the winner of "11 October" award, the highest and the most prestigious national award in Republic of Macedonia. In the text of this award is written: "The Award "11October" for 2003 as the highest state recognition for lifetime particularly significant achievements for the Republic of Macedonia in the field of culture and art is awarded to Tale Ognenovski". Committee for the allocation of the award "11 October" of the Republic of Macedonia, President, prof. dr. sc. Trajan Gocevski. Skopje, September 25, 2003, No. 445/03. Tale Ognenovski received The Award "11October" in the form of paper decision (No. 446/03) and in the form of plaque made of gold-plated metal base (No. 129/03) and two with the date of 25 September 2003.

Interview of Tale Ognenovski for the newspaper "Nova Makedonija" on October 11, 2003

Tale Ognenovski: “I received the First Award Clarinet as a best clarinetist at the First Republic Macedonian Festival of Folk Dances and Songs, Skopje, October 6-10, 1948. I performed as a virtuoso clarinet and reed pipe soloist with the Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" on American television, CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System), on January 22, 1956, on French Television on September 20 and 21, 1956, on Swiss Television, on July, 1959… Parts of the articles in the newspapers: “…some remarkable music on both orthodox and unorthodox instruments - a raucous and unforgettable pipe…,” written by John Martin, The New York Times, January 28, 1956, Title: "Ballet: Yugoslav Folk Art 'Tanec' Dancers Appear at Carnegie Hall in Display of Tremendous Skill," is related to my appearance at world-famous Carnegie Hall as reed pipe and clarinet soloist.
“…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 unfair trade for the four little swans in "Swan Lake." They are brilliant, gay, and worth seeing...,” written by Claudia Cassidy, title: "On the Aisle Yugoslav Ballet a Colorful Addition to International Dance", and published in the newspaper Chicago Daily Tribune, on February 6, 1956. I was a virtuoso clarinet soloist in Sopska Poskocica ("Shopska potskoknuvachka") but also and arranger of music because I added my own musical phrases and improvisations in more parts of the dance. I performed with much faster rhythm than appear in the original version of this folk dance, which contribute all articles in the newspapers for this dance to be brilliants.
“…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." Written by Walter Terry, title: 'Yugoslav Folk Ballet", New York Herald Tribune, January 28, 1956.
“…This group would be hard to beat…” written by Albert Goldeberg, title "Yugoslav Folk Ballet Opens Engagement", Los Angeles Times, March 13, 1956.
“…"Macedonian Tune," which in its intricate rhythms and plaintive melody should at least make Dave Brubeck send out an emergency call for Darius Milhaud..." Written by R. H. Hagan, title "Yugoslav Ballet Proves Folk Dancing 'Tricky' ", San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, March 8, 1956.
“…Together they make as vigorous a display of dancing as the U.S. has never seen." Title: "Dance Bouncing Brigands, Yugoslav come to U.S.", Life, USA, April 9, 1956.
My contribution for these wonderful articles in the newspapers was the greatest regarding the other musicians of Ensemble “Tanec”. I was virtuoso clarinet and reed pipe soloist in the most parts of the programme of Ensemble “Tanec.” I was Head of the “Folk Music Orchestra” of “Macedonian Radio Television.” I performed with many Cultural Artistically Societies. I recorded many gramophone records. On October, 2001, is released my CD-album entitled, "Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music." Record Label: Independent Records, USA. This Audio CD is the best album for all time for instrumental music. This album is confirmation that I am the greatest clarinetist, reed piper, zourlist and small bagpiper of all time and one of the greatest composers in the world of music. My sincere gratitude for I won top honours as the winner of 11 Oktomvri award, the highest and the most prestigious national award in Republic of Macedonia. This Award gave me inspiration for new composing... My biography was published in the book on December 2000 and entitled "Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinet and Composer", and written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag.Scient. Publishing house is MATICA MAKEDONSKA. The book is published in both Macedonian and English. My biography is published on the Web site www.taleognenovski.com.mk, since September 18, 1998, and written by the same author, my son Stevan Ognenovski, Mag.Scient.” These words appeared in an article entitled, “Tale Ognenovski, Clarinetist, and Musical Virtuoso, which has been touring World” and published in the newspaper "Nova Makedonija" on October 11, 2003.
Tale Ognenovski won top honors at the Macedonian Parliament on October 11th. 2003 as the winner of "11 October" award, the highest and the most prestigious national award in Republic of Macedonia. In the text of this award is written: "The Award "11October" for 2003 as the highest state recognition for lifetime particularly significant achievements for the Republic of Macedonia in the field of culture and art is awarded to Tale Ognenovski". Committee for the allocation of the award "11 October" of the Republic of Macedonia, President, prof. dr. sc. Trajan Gocevski. Skopje, September 25, 2003, No. 445/03. Tale Ognenovski received The Award "11October" in the form of paper decision (No. 446/03) and in the form of plaque made of gold-plated metal base (No. 129/03) and two with the date of 25 September 2003

“Tale Ognenovski laureate for longstanding achievements in culture. Recognized as National Artist"

Tale Ognenovski is the people's favorite and unreservedly recognized national artist not only here in the country Republic of Macedonia but in the world ... Tale Ognenovski composed many folk dances in which we felt his relationship to the traditions because his dances in the true sense of the word are in continuity with the traditional folk dances. Tale Ognenovski is unsurpassed master because from the tiniest light motive can build a complete dance instrumental work that youth is a template on which to educate. Therefore the size of this folk artist is measured not only by his personality as a musician and artist but also his contribution to our entire folklore legitimacy.” Photo published in the newspaper “Vecher”, October 11, 2003. Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Article entitled: “Today in Parliament of Republic of Macedonia awarding of this year's award "October 11". Tale Ognenovski won top honors at the Macedonian Parliament on October 11th. 2003 as the winner of "11 October" award, the highest and the most prestigious national award in Republic of Macedonia. In the text of this award is written: "The Award "11October" for 2003 as the highest state recognition for lifetime particularly significant achievements for the Republic of Macedonia in the field of culture and art is awarded to Tale Ognenovski". Committee for the allocation of the award "11 October" of the Republic of Macedonia, President, prof. dr. sc. Trajan Gocevski. Skopje, September 25, 2003, No. 445/03. Tale Ognenovski received The Award "11October" in the form of paper decision (No. 446/03) and in the form of plaque made of gold-plated metal base (No. 129/03) and two with the date of 25 September 2003.

Tale Ognenovski received the “Pocheshna Estradna Nagrada na Makedonija” (“Macedonian Stage Award (Honorary)”) from the Association of Stage Artists of Macedonia, (signed by Bozhidar Noev), in Skopje
on May 27, 1996. .
Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer received as gift plaque in the form of paper decision and another plaque made from metal for his musical works, from Association of Stage Artists of Macedonia. In the text of this plaque is written: “The Association of Stage Artists of Republic of Macedonia awarded Tale Ognenovski with “Honorary Macedonian Stage Award” for successful entertainer activity over 20 years”. President Bozhidar Noev. Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, May 27, 1996

1. " Estradna nagrada Jugoslavije”. (“Yugoslavian Stage Award”)
Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer won the “Estradna nagrada Jugoslavije” (“Yugoslavian Stage Award”), the greatest award in former Yugoslavia for musical stage artists, from the Association of Stage Artists of Yugoslavia, (Former Yugoslavia) signed by the composer Miljenko Prohaska in Zagreb, Croatia on October 31,1978. (No. 38).

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer received as gift plaque in the form of paper decision and another plaque made from metal for his musical works, from Association of Stage Artists of Yugoslavia (Former Yugoslavia). In the text of this plaque is written: “Secretariat of Association of Stage Artists of Yugoslavia awarded Tale Ognenovski with “Yugoslavian Stage Award” in the form of a plaque for the significant results achieved in the creative work of the expansion and improvement of the stage art in Yugoslavia”, President, Miljenko Prohaska, Number: 38. Zagreb, Croatia, October 31, 1978

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer received Certificate for National Pension from Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister of Republic of Macedonia in the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on March 3, 2012. From left to right: Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister of Republic of Macedonia, Tale Ognenovski, Clarinetist and Composer and Stevan Ognenovski, Mag.Scient.. Certificate for National Pension No. 51-238/1 dated January 11, 2012 was signed by Minister for Culture of Republic of Macedonia, Mrs. Elizabeta Kancheska Milevska, Mag. Scient.

Other awards and honours:
Tale Ognenovski is a winner of the First Regional Bitola Festival of Folk Dances and Songs, 1947, Bitola, Republic of Macedonia. Tale Ognenovski received the First Award as the best clarinetist at the First Regional Bitola Festival of Folk Dances and Songs, October 9-11, 1947. At this festival participated folk dance groups from the towns of Bitola, Skopje, Prilep, Tetovo, Gevgelija, Debar, Ohrid, Kichevo, Gostivar, Kavadarci, Makedonski Brod, Demir Hisar, Struga, Resen and Krushevo.
“Diplom for a highly qualified musician” from the Association of musicians of folk and entertaining music from Macedonia (signed by the composer Stefan Gajdov), on September 3, 1961, in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.
“Spomen plaketa” (“Memorial Plaque”) from the Parliament of the town of Skopje (signed by Blagoj Popov), in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on January 20, 1969.
“Spomenica” (“Memorial Recognition”) from the Macedonian State Ensemble of Folk dances and Songs ‘Tanec’ (signed by Toma Leov), in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on January 31, 1969.
“Blagodarnica” (“Gratitude Recognition”) from the Cultural Artists Association ‘Kocho Racin’ (signed by Blazhe Sekulovski), in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on June 3, 1971.
“Spomen plaketa” (“Memorial Plaque”) from the Cultural House ‘Kocho Racin’ (signed by Petar Bogatinovski and Stanimir Andreevski), in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on November 27, 1974.
“Priznanie” (“Recognition”) from the Cultural Education Union of Skopje (signed by Dr. Tome Sazdov), in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on December 5, 1975.
“Diplom” from the Association of Stage Artists of Macedonia (signed by Boris Nizamovski), in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia in 1977.
“Blagodarnica” (“Gratitude Recognition”) from the Institute of Folklore “Marko Cepenkov”, in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on October 2, 1980.
“Plaketa 4 Juli” (“Plaque July 4th”) on July 4th, 1983, Belgrade, Serbia (in former Yugoslavia) for his musical works, from Savez boraca narodnooslobodilačkog rata Jugoslavije (Macedonian: Сојуз на борците од народноослободителната војна на Југославија“ (“Alliance of Fighters of the Yugoslav People's Liberation War”) signed by Rudi Kolak.
“Pofalnica” (“Recognition”) from “Dom na VVI I borci od NOV-Skopje” (“House of Alliance of Fighters of the Macedonian People's Liberation War, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia”) and the Committee of the “Borec” Choir on the 10th anniversary of its founding (signed by Branko Ichokjaev and Ljubica Ivanovska), in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia in 1984.
“Estradna nagrada na Makedonija” (“Macedonian Stage Award”) from the Association of Stage Artists of Macedonia, in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on May 15, 1985.

“Blagodarnica” (“Gratitude Recognition”) from the Committee for the celebration on the 600th anniversary of the founding of the village of Brusnik, Bitola, Republic of Macedonia (signed by Cane Skerlevski), in Brusnik, Bitola on August 8-9, 1992.
"Blagodarnica od Radio Ros za zhivotno delo" (“Gratitude Recognition from Radio Ros for life time achievement in music of Republic of Macedonia”) This is an honorary award for life work from the folk radio "Radio Ros", (signed by the director Aleksandar Dimitrov), in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on December 7, 2000. Tale Ognenovski received this award in the 'Universal Hall' on the Folk Festival "Ros 2000”.
Tale Ognenovski, received “Blagodarnica” (“Gratitude Recognition”) from the “Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec"” for his special contribution to the Ensemble “Tanec” and to Macedonian culture on October 30, 2014. Tale Ognenovski’s son Stevan Ognenovski, received Gratitude” from Zoran Dzorlev, Director of the Ensemble “Tanec” at the ceremony in the "Museum of the Macedonian Struggle", Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.

“Diplom for a highly qualified musician” from the Association of musicians of folk and entertaining music from Macedonia (signed by the composer Stefan Gajdov), on September 3, 1961, in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer received Diploma for a certificate for the highly qualified musician. In the text of this Diploma is written: “Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, People's Republic of Macedonia, Association of the musicians of the popular and folk music in the People's Republic of Macedonia - Diploma for a certificate for the highly qualified musician - Association of the musicians of the popular and folk music in the People's Republic of Macedonia on the basis of the decision of the Board of examiners for the conduction exams for highly qualified musician Association of the musicians of the popular and folk music in the People's Republic of Macedonia and in accordance with Article 7 of the Rules for taking the exam for highly qualified musician, this diploma is issued to Tale Ognenovski who was born in 1922 in the village of Brusnik, Bitola, People's Republic of Macedonia, nationality: Macedonian, a citizen of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia which on day 2 February 1955 laid a loaf exam and on the basis of this, it is recognized qualifications for highly qualified musician in the corresponding profession art, profession musician clarinetist. President of the Commission, Stefan Gajdov. Diplom No. 136, September 3, 1961, Skopje, People's Republic of Macedonia.

“Spomen plaketa” (“Memorial Plaque”) from the Parliament of the town of Skopje (signed by Blagoj Popov), in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on January 20, 1969.

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer received Recognition called, "Memorial Plaque" (Macedonian: “Спомен Плакета”) from ”City Assembly of the City of Skopje”. In the text of this Recognition is written: "”City Assembly of the City of Skopje” based on Article 1, 2 and 3 of the decision to grant awards, awards Tale Ognenovski with the Recognition called, "Memorial Plaque" (Macedonian: “Спомен Плакета”) in recognition for special contributions to the city of Skopje – President, Blagoj Popov. Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, January 20, 1969". Together with this Recognition Tale Ognenovski received plaque made from metal with emblem of city of Skopje

“Spomenica” (“Memorial Recognition”) from the Macedonian State Ensemble of Folk dances and Songs ‘Tanec’ (signed by Toma Leov), in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on January 31, 1969.

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer received Recognition entitled, “Spomenica” from "Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec"" on the occasion 20 years of the existence of Tanec” (1949 – 1969) signed by Toma Leov, Director of Ensemble “Tanec” in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on January 31, 1969

“Blagodarnica” (“Gratitude Recognition”) from the Cultural Artists Association ‘Kocho Racin’ (signed by Blazhe Sekulovski), in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on June 3, 1971.

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer received Recognition called, “Gratitude” from “Cultural Artists Association “Kocho Racin”” - Skopje. In the text of this Recognition is written: “Cultural Artists Association “Kocho Racin”” - Skopje on the 25th anniversary of its foundation awards Tale Ognenovski with this Recognition entitled, “Gratitude" (Macedonian: “Благодарница“) for his participation in the work of the sections and administrations of “Cultural Artists Association “Kocho Racin”” - Skopje. - President Blazhe Sekulovski, June 3, 1971. Skopje, Republic of Macedonia

“Spomen plaketa” (“Memorial Plaque”) from the Cultural House ‘Kocho Racin’ (signed by Petar Bogatinovski and Stanimir Andreevski), in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on November 27, 1974.

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer received Recognition called, "The Memorial Plaque” (Macedonian: “Спомен Плакета”) from "House of Culture of construction workers "Koco Racin" - Skopje. In the text of this Recognition is written: "House of Culture of construction workers "Koco Racin" - Skopje on the occasion of 20 -anniversary of its foundation awards Tale Ognenovski with the Recognition called, "The Memorial Plaque” (Macedonian: “Спомен Плакета”) for many years of active cooperation in the development and promotion of cultural and educational, artistic and entertainment activities of the "House of Culture of construction workers "Koco Racin" - Skopje. Director Petar Bogatinovski, Chairman of the Council, Stanimir Andreevski. Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, November 27, 1974"

“Priznanie” (“Recognition”) from the Cultural Education Union of Skopje (signed by Dr. Tome Sazdov), in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on December 5, 1975.

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer received “Recognition” (Macedonian: “Признание”) from "The presidency of cultural and educational community in Skopje”. In the text of this “Recognition” is written, "The presidency of cultural and educational community in Skopje marking the thirty years of the development of art and culture self-activities in Skopje awarded this “Recognition” to Tale Ognenovski for outstanding contribution to the realization and promotion of art and culture self-activities - President, Dr. Tom Sazdov, 5 December 1975. Skopje, Republic of Macedonia".

“Diplom” from the Association of Stage Artists of Macedonia (signed by Boris Nizamovski), in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia in 1977.

"“The Association of Scene Artists of Socialist Republic of Macedonia” on the occasion of 10 -anniversary of its foundation awards Tale Ognenovski with the Recognition called, "The Memorial Diploma” (Macedonian: “Спомен Диплома”) for active participation and contribution to the advancement of the scene activity - President Boris Nizamovski. Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, 1977"

“Blagodarnica” (“Gratitude Recognition”) from the Institute of Folklore “Marko Cepenkov”, in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on October 2, 1980.

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer received Recognition entitled, “Gratitude" (Macedonian: “Благодарница) from Institute of Folklore" Marko Cepenkov "- Skopje. In the text of this Recognition is written: "The Institute of Folklore" Marko Cepenkov "- Skopje on the occasion of 30 -anniversary of its foundation awards Tale Ognenovski with this Recognition entitled, “Gratitude" for outstanding contribution to the operation, development and promotion of the Institute of Folklore" Marko Cepenkov "- Skopje, Skopje, Republic Macedonia. October 2, 1980”

“Plaketa 4 Juli” (“Plaque July 4th”) on July 4th, 1983, Belgrade, Serbia (in former Yugoslavia) for his musical works, from Savez boraca narodnooslobodilačkog rata Jugoslavije (Macedonian: Сојуз на борците од народноослободителната војна на Југославија“ (“Alliance of Fighters of the Yugoslav People's Liberation War”) signed by Rudi Kolak.

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer received as gift plaque in the form of paper decision and another plaque made from metal for his musical works, from “Сојузниот одбор на Сојузот на здруженијата на борците од народноослободителната војна на Југославија” on July 4, 1989. In the text of this plaque is written: "Commonwealth Committee of the Union of Associations of the veterans of the war of liberation to Yugoslavia allocating this Plaque on Tale Ognenovski for their special contribution to the operation and development of the organization "- President, Rudi Kolak, Belgrade, 4 July 1989

“Pofalnica” (“Recognition”) from “Dom na VVI I borci od NOV-Skopje” (“House of Alliance of Fighters of the Macedonian People's Liberation War, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia”) and the Committee of the “Borec” Choir on the 10th anniversary of its founding (signed by Branko Ichokjaev and Ljubica Ivanovska), in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia in 1984.

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer received Recognition entitled, “Pofalnica". In the text of this Recognition is written: “Home of the war invalids and veterans of the National Liberation War of Macedonia, the Union of Associations of Veterans of the National Liberation War of Macedonia - Skopje and the Board of chorus "Borec" on the occasion of the jubilee ten years anniversary of foundation awarded this Recognition entitled, "Pofalnica" to Tale Ognenovski for special contribution in the formation of the chorus, directly active participation in the successful realization of its functions for the cooperation and help for the direct realization of the purposes for which that exist," – Ljubica Ivanovska, Director of the house of the war invalids and veterans of the National Liberation War of Macedonia and Branko Ichokaev, President of the Board of chorus "Borec", 1984, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer received Recognition entitled, “Gratitude” (Macedonian: ”Благодарница”). In the text of this Recognition is written: “Union of Associations of Veterans of the National Liberation War of Macedonia – Home of the war invalids and veterans of the National Liberation War of Macedonia – Skopje” awarded this “Gratitude” to Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist for a special contribution to preservation of the traditions of the National Liberation War of Macedonia and Revolution.” May 9, 1984. Skopje, Republic of Macedonia

“Estradna nagrada na Makedonija” (“Macedonian Stage Award”) from the Association of Stage Artists of Macedonia, in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on May 15, 1985.

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer received as gift plaque in the form of paper decision and another plaque made from metal for his musical works, from Association of Stage Artists of Macedonia. In the text of this plaque is written: “The Association of Stage Artists of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia awarded Tale Ognenovski with “Macedonian Stage Award” as a sign of recognition of the fundamental merits for the expansion and improvement of the stage art in Macedonia”. Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, May 15, 1985

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer received Recognition called, “Gratitude” from the “Committee for the celebration on the 600th anniversary of the founding of the village of Brusnik”. In the text of this Recognition is written: “The ”Committee for the celebration on the 600th anniversary of the founding of the village of Brusnik” awards Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist with this Recognition entitled, “Gratitude" (Macedonian: “Благодарница“) for his contribution to successful celebration. - President Cane Skerlevski, August 8-9, 1992. Village Brusnik, Bitola, Republic of Macedonia”

"Blagodarnica od Radio Ros za zhivotno delo" (“Gratitude Recognition from Radio Ros for life time achievement in music of Republic of Macedonia”) This is an honorary award for life work from the folk radio
"Radio Ros", (signed by the director Aleksandar Dimitrov), in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on December 7, 2000. Tale Ognenovski received this award in the 'Universal Hall' on the Folk Festival "Ros 2000”.

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer received Recognition entitled, “Gratitude" (Macedonian: “Благодарница) in the ceremony at the Universal Hall in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia”.
In the text of this Recognition is written: "Radio Ros awards Tale Ognenovski with this Recognition entitled, “Gratitude" for Lifetime Achievement in music – Director, Aleksandar Dimitrov,
December 7, 2000. Skopje, Republic of Macedonia"

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer receiving the "Blagodarnica" (Gratitude). This is an honorary award for life long work from the folk radio "Radio Ros".
From left to right: Aleksandar Bichikliski, Zoran Markovski, and Tale Ognenovski. Photo by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. in the "Universal Hall" at Folk Festival “Ros 2000”,
Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, December 7, 2000.

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer received a prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award “10 Folk Biseri 2001” (“The Ten Folk Pearls 2001 for Lifetime Achievement” - Macedonian: 10 Фолк Бисери 2001 - Животно дело) in the Macedonian National Theatre, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on February 19, 2002. This Lifetime Achievement Award sponsored by Macedonian Radio Television was made of gold sheath on the metal base with figure of microphone (30.0 cm tall)

Tale Ognenovski, received posthumously “Blagodarnica” (“Gratitude Recognition”) from the “Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec"” for his special contribution to the Ensemble “Tanec” and to Macedonian culture on October 30, 2014. Tale Ognenovski’s son Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (second from right), received Gratitude” from Zoran Dzorlev, Director of the Ensemble “Tanec” at the ceremony in the "Museum of the Macedonian Struggle", Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.

The Recognition titled “Blagodarnica” on Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (second from right), son of Tale Ognenovski gave Zoran Dzorlev (first from left), Director of the "Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec""
at the event titled “Meeting of generations on the occasion 65 years of the existence of Tanec” at the ceremony in the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle on October 30, 2014, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Photography (right) is published on the website of the Ensemble “Tanec”

The many awards and honours received by Tale Ognenovski include:
1. Tale Ognenovski won the"11 October" Award, the highest and the most prestigious national award in Republic of Macedonia, No. 445/03, dated September 25, 2003, signed by the prof. Dr. Trajan Gocevski, President of the Board for award "October 11".

Boris Pop Gjorcev, journalist, Zoica Purovska-Velevska, prima ballerina, Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer and Ljupco Ajdinski, teacher of the handicapped at the glittering “October 11” Awards ceremony held on October 11, 2003 in the Macedonian Parliament, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Photo published in the newspaper “Nova Makedonija”; Article entitled: “The “October 11” Awards were given”. Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, October 13, 2003.

Tale Ognenovski won top honors as the winner of "11 October" award, the highest and the most prestigious national award in Republic of Macedonia. October 11 awards for special and eminent achievements in the areas of science, culture, art and journalism were handed at the Macedonian Parliament on Saturday, October 11th., 2003. Institute of Macedonian language "Krste Misirkov" from Skopje and Professor Dr. Ljupco Ajdinski, teacher of the handicapped, are the winners of the award in the area of science and education and Boris Pop Gjorcev the field of journalism.. President of the Board for award "October 11" prof. dr. sc. Trajan Gocevski awarded "October 11" awards.The winners of October 11 award for 2003 in the area of culture and art are Tale Ognenovski, the clarinet virtuoso, and Zoica Purovska-Velevska, prima ballerina from Skopje. The glittering ceremony on October 11, 2003 in the Macedonian Parliament was attended by Mr. Boris Trajkovski (19 November 1999 – 26 February 2004; Boris Trajkovski died on 26 February 2004 in a plane crash en route to an economic conference in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina), President of the Republic of Macedonia, Mr. Branko Crvenkovski (He was Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2002 to 2004, then President of the Republic of Macedonia from 2004 to 2009), Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia, Mr. Nikola Popovski (October 3, 2002 - November 8, 2003), President of the Parliament of Republic of Macedonia , Mr. Kiro Gligorov (He was the first President of the Republic of Macedonia, serving from 1991 to 1999), the First President of Republic of Macedonia, Ms. Radmila Shekerinska (November 1, 2002 – August 27, 2006; She was Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia from May12, 2004 until June 12, 2004 and from November 3, 2004 until December 15, 2004), Deputy to the President of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia, Ms. Liljana Popovska (January 23, 2003 – December 6, 2004), Vice President of the Parliament of Republic of Macedonia, Mr. Hari Kostov (2002 – 2004; He was Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia from May 31, 2004 to November 15, 2004 ), Minister of Interior of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia, Members of the Parliament of Republic of Macedonia… The informations for Winners of 11 Oktomvri Awards were published at: Macedonian Radio (September 26, 2003), MIA (Macedonian Information Agency, September 26, 2003), http://vesti.mt.net.mk, newspapers: “Nova Makedonija”, “Vecher”, “Dnevnik”, “Utrinski Vesnik” (http://star.utrinski.com.mk/?pBroj=1294&stID=7431&pR=2) and ”Vest” (October 11 and 13, 2003), magazine “Makedonsko Sonce” (October 10, 2003), Macedonian Television, A1 Television, Sitel Television, Telma Television, Kanal 5 Television (October 11, 2003.

“…Tale Ognenovski is the greatest clarinetist, reed piper, zourlist and small bagpiper of all time, and one of the Greatest Composers in World Music..." Tale Ognenovski said: “I am very proud and happy for I am the winner of "11 Oktomvri" Award. This award is the main source of my strength and motivation for composing… My son Stevan Ognenovski has great contribution for my career: for realizing my first CD album "Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music," and for writing the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinet and Composer,” Article entitled: “Macedonian Musical Genius Tale Ognenovski, the winner of "11 Oktomvri" award." - Written by Mileva Lazova, October 10, 2003, Magazine "Makedonsko Sonce", Republic of Macedonia.

Boris Pop Gjorcev, journalist, Zoica Purovska-Velevska, prima ballerina, Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer, Boris Trajkovski, President of the Republic of Macedonia and Ljupco Ajdinski, teacher of the handicapped at the glittering “October 11” Awards ceremony held on October 11, 2003 in the Macedonian Parliament, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Photo published in the newspaper “Vest”; Article entitled: “The “October 11” Awards were given”. Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, October 13, 2003.

Tale Ognenovski, Clarinetist and Composer won the"11 October" Award, the highest and the most prestigious national award in Republic of Macedonia, No. 445/03, dated September 25, 2003, signed by the prof. Dr. Trajan Gocevski, President of the Board for award "October 11".

Boris Pop Gjorcev, journalist, Zoica Purovska-Velevska, prima ballerina, Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer and Ljupco Ajdinski, teacher of the handicapped at the glittering “October 11” Awards ceremony held on October 11, 2003 in the Macedonian Parliament, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Photo published in the newspaper “Utrinski vesnik”; Article entitled: “The “October 11” Awards, the highest national awards in Republic of Macedonia were given”. Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, October 13, 2003.

http://star.utrinski.com.mk/?pBroj=1294&stID=7431&pR=2

Interview of Tale Ognenovski for the newspaper "Nova Makedonija" on October 11, 2003.

Interview of Tale Ognenovski for the newspaper "Nova Makedonija" on October 11, 2003
Tale Ognenovski: “I received the First Award Clarinet as a best clarinetist at the First Republic Macedonian Festival of Folk Dances and Songs, Skopje, October 6-10, 1948. I performed as a virtuoso clarinet and reed pipe soloist with the Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" on American television, CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System), on January 22, 1956, on French Television on September 20 and 21, 1956, on Swiss Television, on July, 1959… Parts of the articles in the newspapers: “…some remarkable music on both orthodox and unorthodox instruments - a raucous and unforgettable pipe…,” written by John Martin, The New York Times, January 28, 1956, Title: "Ballet: Yugoslav Folk Art 'Tanec' Dancers Appear at Carnegie Hall in Display of Tremendous Skill," is related to my appearance at world-famous Carnegie Hall as reed pipe and clarinet soloist.
“…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 unfair trade for the four little swans in "Swan Lake." They are brilliant, gay, and worth seeing...,” written by Claudia Cassidy, title: "On the Aisle Yugoslav Ballet a Colorful Addition to International Dance", and published in the newspaper Chicago Daily Tribune, on February 6, 1956. I was a virtuoso clarinet soloist in Sopska Poskocica ("Shopska potskoknuvachka") but also and arranger of music because I added my own musical phrases and improvisations in more parts of the dance. I performed with much faster rhythm than appear in the original version of this folk dance, which contribute all articles in the newspapers for this dance to be brilliants.
“…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." Written by Walter Terry, title: 'Yugoslav Folk Ballet", New York Herald Tribune, January 28, 1956.
“…This group would be hard to beat…” written by Albert Goldeberg, title "Yugoslav Folk Ballet Opens Engagement", Los Angeles Times, March 13, 1956.
“…"Macedonian Tune," which in its intricate rhythms and plaintive melody should at least make Dave Brubeck send out an emergency call for Darius Milhaud..." Written by R. H. Hagan, title "Yugoslav Ballet Proves Folk Dancing 'Tricky' ", San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, March 8, 1956.
“…Together they make as vigorous a display of dancing as the U.S. has never seen." Title: "Dance Bouncing Brigands, Yugoslav come to U.S.", Life, USA, April 9, 1956.
My contribution for these wonderful articles in the newspapers was the greatest regarding the other musicians of Ensemble “Tanec”. I was virtuoso clarinet and reed pipe soloist in the most parts of the programme of Ensemble “Tanec.” I was Head of the “Folk Music Orchestra” of “Macedonian Radio Television.” I performed with many Cultural Artistically Societies. I recorded many gramophone records. On October, 2001, is released my CD-album entitled, "Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music." Record Label: Independent Records, USA. This Audio CD is the best album for all time for instrumental music. This album is confirmation that I am the greatest clarinetist, reed piper, zourlist and small bagpiper of all time and one of the greatest composers in the world of music. My sincere gratitude for I won top honours as the winner of 11 Oktomvri award, the highest and the most prestigious national award in Republic of Macedonia. This Award gave me inspiration for new composing... My biography was published in the book on December 2000 and entitled "Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinet and Composer", and written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag.Scient. Publishing house is MATICA MAKEDONSKA. The book is published in both Macedonian and English. My biography is published on the Web site www.taleognenovski.com.mk, since September 18, 1998, and written by the same author, my son Stevan Ognenovski, Mag.Scient.” These words appeared in an article entitled, “Tale Ognenovski, Clarinetist, and Musical Virtuoso, which has been touring World” and published in the newspaper "Nova Makedonija" on October 11, 2003.

"Tale Ognenovski won 11 Oktomvri award for 2003, the highest national award in Republic of Macedonia for achievements in the area of culture and art. Article entitled, “The Winners of 11 Oktomvri Awards: Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and musical virtuoso with artistic performances around the world” and published in the newspaper "Nova Makedonija" on October 11, 2003

Tale Ognenovski as musician and composer contributed in our folklore culture
"Tale Ognenovski won 11 Oktomvri award for 2003, the highest national award in Republic of Macedonia for achievements in the area of culture and art…
Extraordinary important, rare voluminous, and with quality, almost irreplaceable, creative artistic presence of Tale Ognenovski on the programs of Radio and Television since 1948. Numerous sound records and every performance of Tale Ognenovski with his clarinet remain valuable, unique and permanent artist values for our culture. He with creative work developed into real virtuoso and artist. He had created his own style for interpreting the folk dances ("ora"), in which are especially characteristically his inventive improvisations. In parallel with reproduction Tale Ognenovski become composer of his own folk dances. As a composer, Ognenovski kept traditional folk expression. He is unique maestro of developing from the smallest element of folk music a complex instrumental content. Tale Ognenovski as musician and composer contributed in our folklore culture.” These words appeared in an article entitled, “ The Winners of 11 Oktomvri Awards: Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and musical virtuoso with artistic performances around the world” and published in the newspaper ‘Nova Makedonija’ on October 11, 2003.

He is maestro of improvisation and creativity
In the programme “Folklorni odblesoci” of Nacional Macedonian Radio, broadcasted on October 22, 2003, Kiril Todevski, the author of the programme said about Tale Ognenovski, “Tale Ognenovski won 11 Oktomvri award for 2003, the highest national award in Republic of Macedonia for achievements in the area of culture and art… During last six decades he has continuously demonstrated his skill at original and superb interpretation. He has composed and arranged 200 Macedonian folk dances… He has amazed audiences with his virtuoso solo clarinet performances not only of various Macedonian folk dances, but also of classical music by Mozart, Cavallini, Wagner… His authenticity feeling for style, brilliant invention, highly gracious in all registers colour and sovereign virtuosity made his performances to sound unique and unimagined magnificently... In the area of artistic imagination and power of creative improvisation, Ognenovski developed his rare talent. He combines beautiful tone with unique technique… He is maestro of improvisation and creativity; he starts with a motive, a theme, and then develops a complex instrumental content… In his performances he demonstrates fascinate invention and virtuosity… Tale Ognenovski has demonstrate his rich talent performing with all three different folk music orchestras of Macedonian Radio Television: “The Folk Music Orchestra”, the “Chalgii” orchestra and “The Authentic Folk Instruments Orchestra”... From him, how to preserve creative perfection in folk musical reproduction learned, learn, and will learn numerous folk instrumentalists…”

2. "Estradna nagrada Jugoslavije”. (“Yugoslavian Stage Award”)

Tale Ognenovski, Clarinetist and Composer won the “Estradna nagrada Jugoslavije” (“Yugoslavian Stage Award”), the greatest award in former Yugoslavia for musical stage artists, from the Association of Stage Artists of Yugoslavia, (Former Yugoslavia) signed by the composer Miljenko Prohaska in Zagreb, Croatia on October 31,1978. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miljenko_Prohaska)

3. First Award at the Yugoslav (Former Yugoslavia) Folk Music Festival in Opatija, Croatia, September 9–12, 1951.
Tale Ognenovski won the First Award at the Yugoslav (Former Yugoslavia) Folk Music Festival in Opatija, Croatia, September 9–12, 1951, together with another 11 members of the Folk Dance Ensemble from the Bitola village of Nizopole, Republic of Macedonia. This was out of 85 folk dance groups from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia, Macedonia and Croatia. The Yugoslav (Former Yugoslavian) Folk Music Festival in Opatija had been specially arranged for the members of the Conference of the International Folk Music Council. IFMC - The International Folk Music Council (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Council_for_Traditional_Music) was established in 1947 in London, UK. Marie Slocombe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Slocombe), recorded music archivist at the BBC wrote: "It was natural that on this occasion expositions of Yugoslav folklore and music should form the backbone of the Conference, and these received the most wonderful illustrations in the nightly Festival which took place in the magnificent ballroom of a nearby hotel. Every evening, for three hours or more, we witnessed an astonishing pageant of costume and custom, ritual and social dance, song and instrumental playing by 700 performers brought together from every part of the country." Title: "Some impressions of the Yugoslav conference and festival", published by The International Folk Music Council, London, in March, 1952, Volume IV, page 2.
Extracts from Programme notes on the dances and songs performed at the Yugoslav Folk Music Festival: "From the time of the conquests of Alexander the Great to the modern era, Macedonia has been the scene of dramatic events, brutal invasions and profound social upheavals. Many different trends have met and clashed on this territory: trends which have inevitably left their traces on the life of the people and are reflected in its folk art. Macedonian folk music is governed by rhythmic laws and set metres. Foreign influences, in so far as they existed, where subjected to the rules of accentuation of the Macedonian popular language. The melody is usually asymmetrical..." - This appeared in the ‘International Folk Music Journal’ under the title ‘Extracts from PROGRAMME NOTES ON THE DANCES AND SONGS performed at the Yugoslav Folk Music Festival’, with the subtitle ‘MACEDONIA - represented by 23 villages’, published by The International Folk Music Council, London, in March, 1952, Volume IV, pages 60-64. The performance of Tale Ognenovski as clarinet player caught the attention of the editors of International Folk Music Journal, also noted that “Teshkoto (the virtuoso clarinet soloist was Tale Ognenovski - remark made by Stevan Ognenovski) from Nizopole (Bitola) means "heavy," and indicates the heavy rhythm which is typical of very ancient dances...” This appeared in the ‘International Folk Music Journal’ under the title ‘Extracts from PROGRAMME NOTES ON THE DANCES AND SONGS performed at the Yugoslav Folk Music Festival’, with the subtitle ‘MACEDONIA - represented by 23 villages’, published by The International Folk Music Council, London, in March, 1952, Volume IV, pages 60-64. Croatian ethnomusicologist Vinko Žganec (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinko_%C5%BDganec) wrote "“The clarinet (the virtuoso clarinet soloist was Tale Ognenovski - remark made by Stevan Ognenovski) was as effective an accompaniment to the large drum in the folk dance from Kozjak as it was to the small drum in the folk dance ‘Teshkoto’ from Nizopole. They provided a very effective combination”, cultural magazine "Kulturni radnik' No. 10-11, published on October 1051 in Zagreb, Croatia.
The musical part of the group had only two members: Tale Ognenovski played solo clarinet with the accompaniment of drummer Lambe Petrovski. This is a musical sensation, to receive the First Award with orchestra consisting of only two members: the clarinetist Ognenovski and drummer Petrovski., together with another 11 members of the Folk Dance Ensemble from the Bitola village of Nizhopole, Republic of Macedonia. This was out of 85 folk dance groups from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia, Macedonia and Croatia. The Yugoslav (Former Yugoslavian) Folk Music Festival in Opatija had been specially arranged for the members of the Conference of the International Folk Music Council. IFMC - The International Folk Music Council was established in 1947 in London, UK.

“At the 1951 conference, held at Opatija from September 8th to 14th, we had the stimulus of exchanging views with and learning from our Yugoslav colleagues who have had the inestimable advantage of studying their folk music tradition…”, is written in JOURNAL of the INTERNATIONAL FOLK MUSIC COUNCIL, Vol. IV, London, UK, March, 1952.
Tale Ognenovski, Clarinetist and Composer won the First Award at the Yugoslav (Former Yugoslavia) Folk Music Festival in Opatija, Croatia, September 9–12, 1951, together with another 11 members of the Folk Dance Ensemble from the Bitola village of Nizopole, Republic of Macedonia. This was out of 85 folk dance groups from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia, Macedonia and Croatia. The Yugoslav (Former Yugoslavian) Folk Music Festival in Opatija had been specially arranged for the members of the Conference of the International Folk Music Council. IFMC - The International Folk Music Council was established in 1947 in London, UK.

“Every evening, for three hours or more, we witnessed an astonishing pageant of costume and custom, ritual and social dance, song and instrumental playing by 700 performers brought together from every part of the country." Title: "Some impressions of the Yugoslav conference and festival", published by The International Folk Music Council, London, UK in March, 1952, Volume IV, page 2.
Tale Ognenovski, Clarinetist and Composer won the First Award at the Yugoslav (Former Yugoslavia) Folk Music Festival in Opatija, Croatia, September 9–12, 1951, together with another 11 members of the Folk Dance Ensemble from the Bitola village of Nizopole, Republic of Macedonia. This was out of 85 folk dance groups from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia, Macedonia and Croatia. The Yugoslav (Former Yugoslavian) Folk Music Festival in Opatija had been specially arranged for the members of the Conference of the International Folk Music Council. IFMC - The International Folk Music Council was established in 1947 in London, UK.

"From the time of the conquests of Alexander the Great to the modern era, Macedonia has been the scene of dramatic events, brutal invasions and profound social upheavals. Many different trends have met and clashed on this territory: trends which have inevitably left their traces on the life of the people and are reflected in its folk art. Macedonian folk music is governed by rhythmic laws and set metres. Foreign influences, in so far as they existed, where subjected to the rules of accentuation of the Macedonian popular language. The melody is usually asymmetrical..." Title: "Extracts from PROGRAMME NOTES ON THE DANCES AND SONGS performed at the Yugoslav Folk Music Festival", with the subtitle ‘MACEDONIA - represented by 23 villages’, published by The International Folk Music Council, London, UK in March, 1952, Volume IV, page 60.
Tale Ognenovski, Clarinetist and Composer won the First Award at the Yugoslav (Former Yugoslavia) Folk Music Festival in Opatija, Croatia, September 9–12, 1951, together with another 11 members of the Folk Dance Ensemble from the Bitola village of Nizopole, Republic of Macedonia. This was out of 85 folk dance groups from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia, Macedonia and Croatia. The Yugoslav (Former Yugoslavian) Folk Music Festival in Opatija had been specially arranged for the members of the Conference of the International Folk Music Council. IFMC - The International Folk Music Council was established in 1947 in London, UK.

“Teshkoto (the virtuoso clarinet soloist was Tale Ognenovski - remark made by Stevan Ognenovski) from Nizopole (Bitola) means "heavy," and indicates the heavy rhythm which is typical of very ancient dances...” This appeared in the ‘International Folk Music Journal’ under the title ‘Extracts from PROGRAMME NOTES ON THE DANCES AND SONGS performed at the Yugoslav Folk Music Festival’, with the subtitle ‘MACEDONIA – represented by 23 villages’, published by The International Folk Music Council, London, UK in March, 1952, Volume IV, page 64.

Tale Ognenovski, Clarinetist and Composer won the First Award at the Yugoslav (Former Yugoslavia) Folk Music Festival in Opatija, Croatia, September 9–12, 1951, together with another 11 members of the Folk Dance Ensemble from the Bitola village of Nizopole, Republic of Macedonia. This was out of 85 folk dance groups from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia, Macedonia and Croatia. The Yugoslav (Former Yugoslavian) Folk Music Festival in Opatija had been specially arranged for the members of the Conference of the International Folk Music Council. IFMC - The International Folk Music Council was established in 1947 in London, UK.

4. First Award as the best clarinetist at the first Macedonia Festival of Folk Dances and Songs, held in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on October 11, 1948.
453 Folk dances and songs groups competed in this festival.

5.International Folklore Committee in Istanbul, Turkey, 1977

Tale Ognenovski’s triumphant success at the International Folklore Conference in Istanbul, Turkey, 1977.

At the International Folklore Conference organized by the International Folklore Committee in Istanbul, Turkey, 1977, on the subject of “Folklore on the Radio” was Dushko Dimitrovski, Editor of the Folk Music Department for “Macedonian Radio Television” from the Republic of Macedonia. He was there as a representative of Yugoslav Radio Television (Former Yugoslavia). He used records produced from magnetic tapes to present folklore material in his presentation entitled “ ‘Chalgii’ music in Macedonia”. This folklore material was prepared in Skopje by ethnomusicologists Dushko Dimitrovski, Kiril Todevski and Metodija Simonovski. From the magnetic tape material were presented the recordings of two Macedonian folk dances: “Kasapsko oro”, arranged by Tale Ognenovski, and “Kumovo oro cocek”, composed by Tale Ognenovski and performed by him as clarinet soloist accompanied by the “Chalgii” orchestra of “Macedonian Radio Television”. This created great interest not only amongst the delegates of the Conference but also around the world. The Department of Folk Music from “Belgium Radio” sent a letter to “Macedonian Radio Television” asking them to send them this folk material so that it could be especially broadcast on “Belgium Radio”. Source: An article entitled, “One item of music material presented in Istanbul creates great interest in the world about “Chalgii” music”, from the magazine “Ekran”, published on December 2, 1977 and the TV programme “Black and White production”, by the journalist Irena Spirovska, broadcast on “Macedonian Radio Television”.

6. All About Jazz celebrated April 27, 2009, the birthday of Tale Ognenovski with All About Jazz recognition: Jazz Musician of the Day: Tale Ognenovski, with announcement published at his website. (http://news.allaboutjazz.com/news.php?id=34707#.Ur2mJ_RDuH)
All About Jazz is a jazz music website for enthusiasts and industry professionals based in Philadelphia in the United States.

7. Certificate for National Pension

Prime Minister of Republic of Macedonia Nikola Gruevski awarded Certificates for National Pensions to the composer and clarinetist Tale Ognenovski and 39 prominent representatives of cultural life in Republic of Macedonia for their contributions to Macedonian culture. Before awarding the certificates, Prime Minister Gruevski said "Your successes are underpinned with many prizes and awards, and the remarkable contribution you have made in building a cultural mosaic in Republic of Macedonia ." The glittering ceremony in the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle was attended by Minister for Culture Elizabeta Kancheska Milevska and her deputy Dragan Nedeljkovic.

Minister for Culture Elizabeta Kancheska Milevska said that today stressed the "very little" give back to the artists for their invaluable "very", but also made great strides and the historical need to valorize the work of artists. Tale Ognenovski won top honours on October 11, 2003 at Macedonian Parliament as the Winner of "11 October" Award, the highest and the most prestigious national award in Republic of Macedonia. "11 October" Award recipients are selected based on their "contributions to the creation, growth and support of the arts in the Republic of Macedonia." The Certificates for National Pensions were established by the Law on Culture from Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia (January, 2011) for artists and other experts in the field of cultural heritage, who have won the awards: "11 October", "St. Kliment Ohridski" and "23 October " for long-term achievements in culture.

Videos

You can watch the video of the Prime Minister of Republic of Macedonia Nikola Gruevski presenting the certificates for national pensions at: Sitel TV http://sitel.com.mk/dnevnik/makedonija/dodeleni-prvite-40-reshenija-za-nacionalni-penzii-vo-kulturata (Posted: March 3, 2012, 17:04).
http://www.taleognenovski.com.mk/natpen.html

(http://www.kultura.gov.mk/index.php/foto-galerii/430-dodeluvanje-na-prvite-40-resenija-za-nacionalni-penzii)

Mi2N - Music Industry News Network: "Composer And Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski Was Honoured With Certificate For National Pension By Prime Minister Of Republic Of Macedonia Nikola Gruevski" (Posted: 03-07-2012)
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Composer and Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski (right) after receiving the Certificate of National Pension by Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski during a Ceremony at the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, March 3, 2012.

http://www.kultura.gov.mk/index.php/foto-galerii/430-dodeluvanje-na-prvite-40-resenija-za-nacionalni-penzii

Mi2N - Music Industry News Network: "Composer And Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski Was Honoured With Certificate For National Pension By Prime Minister Of Republic Of Macedonia Nikola Gruevski" (Posted: 03-07-2012)
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=151962

"Composer Aleksandar Dzambazov, actress Joana Popovska, musician Tale Ognenovski, painter Gazanfer Bajram and writer Resul Shabani are some of the forty artists who will receive a national pension in the future..." , Article entitled: "National Pension for Dzambazov, Ognenovski, Popovski...", newspaper Vecher, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, March 3, 2012.

Tale Ognenovski received a Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Honors at Annual “10 Folk Biseri” (“The Ten Folk Pearls”) Awards, sponsored by Macedonian Radio Television in the Macedonian National Theatre, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, February 19, 2002.

Tale Ognenovski, The Greatest Clarinetist of All Time, Composer, Musical Genius, Titan of the Clarinet… Carnegie Hall Concert, New York City, 1956

Tale Ognenovski (Macedonian: Тале Огненовски) (April 27, 1922 – June 19, 2012) was a Macedonian multi-instrumentalist who played clarinet, reed pipe (recorder or “kavalche”), tin whistle, small bagpipe, zurna (“zurla”), and drums. On April 27, 1922, a musical genius Tale Ognenovski was born in village Brusnik, Bitola, Republic of Macedonia.

Tale Ognenovski performed as virtuoso clarinet and reed pipe (‘kavalche’) soloist with Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" in Carnegie Hall, New York City on January 27, 1956. For this Carnegie Hall concert The New York Times music critic John Martin for Tale Ognenovski performances as virtuoso clarinet and reed pipe (‘kavalche’) soloist with Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" in Carnegie Hall, New York City on January 27, 1956, wrote two articles: "Ballet: Yugoslav Folk Art; 'Tanec' Dancers Appear at Carnegie Hall in Display of Tremendous Skill", published on January 28, 1956, and "The Dance: Folk Art; Group From Yugoslavia In Impressive Debut Learning vs. Magic No Macedonian Monopoly The Week's Events", published on February 5, 1956.

During an 84-day journey (January 22, 1956 - April 12, 1956) throughout the United States and Canada Ensemble ‘Tanec’ travelled ten thousand kilometres and performed 66 concerts in 53 different towns. They were described as a Great Cultural Event by the American press, with articles appearing in The New York Times, The New York Daily Mirror, The New York Herald Tribune, The New York World Telegram, The New York Daily News, Boston Traveler, Boston Globe, Chicago Daily News, Chicago Daily Tribune, Saint Louis Globe Democrat, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union, The Milwaukee Journal, Washington News, Baltimore Sun, The Christian Science Monitor, Denver Rocky Mountain News, Life, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Globe and Mail, The Washington Post and the Times Herald. This tour is one of the longest and the most triumphant of tours in the history of world music.

Tale Ognenovski has composed or arranged 300 Instrumental compositions: Macedonian folk dances, jazz compositions, classical concerts... Tale Ognenovski with these 300 works introducing a virtuosity and brilliance in instrumental music. He is one of the greatest composers of instrumental music of all time. Tale Ognenovski recorded his 77 Folk Dances on 11 LPs (Long Play gramophone records), 11 cassettes, 10 gramophone records, one videotape with the Labels: MRT, Macedonian Radio-Television, Republic of Macedonia , PGP-RTB (now PGP-RTS Radio Television of Serbia, Serbia), Jugoton (now Croatia Records, Croatia). In 2001 Tale Ognenovski formed Quartet with his son, Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. on drum and reed pipe (recorder) and grandsons Nikola on reed pipe and Kliment on reed pipe. Tale Ognenovski is soloist on clarinet, reed pipe (recorder – “kavalche”), tin whistle, small bagpipe and zourla (zurla). Dimitar Dimovski, recorded, mixed and mastered four CD Albums of Tale Ognenovski at “Promuzika TRA-LA-LA Studio”, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.
31 Tracks of Tale Ognenovski in four Music Albums: “Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski” (Record label: Independent Records, USA. Catalog: IR43832), "Mozart and Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos" (Record label: Independent Records, USA. Catalog: IR37223), “Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed By Tale Ognenovski” (Record label: Independent Records, USA. Catalog: IR38824) and "Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music" (Record label: Independent Records, USA. Catalog: IR04542) are available on Amazon.com, iTunes, Google Play Music… Stevan Ognenovski, Mag Scient. was music producer (together with his father Tale Ognenovski) of four CD Albums of Tale Ognenovski and play drum on 27 tracks. Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. and his two sons Kliment Ognenovski and Nikola Ognenovski played on reed pipe (recorder or “kavalche”), the parts of tracks: Tale Ognenovski Jazz Composition No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 (Album: Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed By Tale Ognenovski” (Record label: Independent Records, USA. Catalog: IR38824).

Tale Ognenovski won the "11 October" Award and took top honors at a glittering Award ceremony in the Macedonian Parliament on October 11, 2003. The "11 October" Award is the highest and the most prestigious national award in the Republic of Macedonia. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/aw11oct.html

"Macedonian musical genius Tale Ognenovski deservedly awarded with the "October 11" Award." - Tale Ognenovski, musical genius turned 81 and celebrated 66 years of brilliant professional career playing the clarinet ... Tale Ognenovski is the greatest instrumentalist of clarinet, reed pipe (‘kavalche’), small bagpipe and zurna (“zurla”) of all time in the world and one of the greatest composers in world music... Tale Ognenovski in this interview said: "I am very proud and happy for I am rewarded with the greatest and most prestigious award in Republic of Macedonia and this award is my motivation to create new compositions... Great credit for my career so far, for recording my first CD titled "Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music " and writing a biographical book about me entitled " Tale Ognenovski virtuoso of the clarinet and composer / Macedonian: Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор" has my son Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. who wrote the book. Especially for the book, because he explores the facts from articles published in many newspapers from the world. He has brought a lot of work that preoccupies his four years of his spare time ... "", wrote Mileva Lazova at the article titled "Macedonian musical genius Tale Ognenovski deservedly awarded with the "October 11" Award.", Magazine “Macedonian Sun” (Macedonian: Македонско Сонце), October 10, 2003, Skopje , Republic of Macedonia.

Tale Ognenovski is the greatest clarinetist of all time and one of the greatest composers of instrumental music in history. Tale Ognenovski brought folk dances from Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Albania to Carnegie Hall on January 27, 1956. He performed as virtuoso clarinet and reed pipe (‘kavalche’) soloist with Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" in Carnegie Hall, New York City on January 27, 1956. During his tours around the world, Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer performed in a multitude of concerts: In the United States (65 concerts, from January 22, 1956 till April 12, 1956; concert in Carnegie Hall, New York City on January 27, 1956), Canada (Toronto Massey Hall, February 13, 1956), Germany (74 concerts, from August 15, 1956 till October 27, 1956 and September 17 and 18, 1959 in Dortmund), France (83 concerts, from September 20 till November 25, 1959), Switzerland (Berne, July 7 and 8, Geneva, July 9 and 10, 1959)… The musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756. Two hundred years later, on January 27, 1956, another musical genius, Tale Ognenovski performed playing folk dances as a virtuoso soloist of clarinet and a reed pipe (“kavalche”) in the world famous Carnegie Hall.

"Performance at Carnegie Hall was a joy and delight... Display of Tremendous Skill… folk arts, comes from Macedonia… brilliantly spectacular and wonderfully unfamiliar dances… great individuality… incredible phrases… a raucous and unforgettable pipe… spectacle… stunning show that any set of spectators would find hard to resist… the broken circles of the kolo of the Macedonian mountains... a dateless reed pipe…” - The New York Times for Tale Ognenovski performances as virtuoso clarinet and reed pipe (‘kavalche’) soloist with Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" in Carnegie Hall, New York City on January 27, 1956
The New York Times for Tale Ognenovski performances as virtuoso clarinet and reed pipe (‘kavalche’) soloist with Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" in Carnegie Hall, New York City on January 27, 1956 wrote, " Performance at Carnegie Hall was a joy and delight … Display of Tremendous Skill … folk arts, comes from Macedonia … brilliantly spectacular and wonderfully unfamiliar dances … great individuality … wide variety … incredible phrases … the dances are ravishing, and their range is truly astonishing … remarkable music on both orthodox and unorthodox instruments … a raucous and unforgettable pipe … wonderful art but also a superb show … Surely one performance in New York is not enough … “ - Article entitled "Ballet: Yugoslav Folk Art; 'Tanec' Dancers Appear at Carnegie Hall in Display of Tremendous Skill" http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40D15FB3F5B157B93CAAB178AD85F428585F9&scp=74&sq=John+Martin&st=p , written by music critic John Martin, The New York Times, January 28, 1956, p.11, and, “spectacle … stunning show that any set of spectators would find hard to resist … thousand different shades of dynamics … rapidity … conscious virtuosity … the broken circles of the kolo of the Macedonian mountains … curious musical instruments that accompany many of the dances … a 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" http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0C17F83A55177B93C7A91789D85F428585F9&scp=2&sq=Tanec&st=p , written by music critic John Martin, The New York Times, February 5, 1956, p. 114. These musical terms written in these articles are the most brilliant musical expressions written for performance by an instrumental soloist (with orchestra) in Carnegie Hall in New York published in The New York Times from 1891 until now. The New York Times is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership. Founded in 1851, the paper has won 125 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other newspaper. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times) (Source: the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 72; 96-97. The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521

“The ensemble Tanec reached their peak during the late '50s, when influential clarinet and pipes player Tale Ognenovski was a member...” - AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide or AMG is an online music guide)
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..." - Article entitled "Biography of Ensemble Tanec". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tanec-ensemble-mn0001830503

Tale Ognenovski is No. 4 of top 100 public figures who died in 2012 as ranked by the number of words in their Wikipedia entries
Website Boingboing.net published article entitled: “Notable deaths in 2012, as recorded by Wikipedia”. In this article was written: “Information designer Jess Bachman created Wikipedia Remembers 2012, an interactive feature about the top 100 public figures who died in 2012 as ranked by the number of words in their Wikipedia entries… while others like #4, Tale Ognenovski is a lessor known Macedonian clarinetist, but for some reason has a incredibly documented wiki page! So many interesting people here…” (Published: Jan 2, 2013) https://boingboing.net/2013/01/02/notable-deaths-in-2012-as-rec.html

Web site JJA News insights and updates from the Jazz Journalists Association published article entitled: "Deaths in 2012", compiled by W. Royal Stokes and Ken Franckling, Nov 27th, 2012 about the top jazz musicians who died in 2012 including Tale Ognenovski. http://news.jazzjournalists.org/2012/11/deaths-in-2012

Static.echonest.com published an article entitled, "2012 Music Memoriam - Well Known Musicians We Lost in 2012". Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski was included in the list of public figures that died in 2012. http://static.echonest.com/playlist/year_end/index.html

Long Play gramophone vinyl record: 35 Godini na RTV Skopje, Narodna Muzika (1979, ULS-578, Macedonian Radio-Television, Republic of Macedonia)

http://www.taleognenovski.mk/uls578.html

The 35th anniversary of the founding of “Radio Television Skopje” (now: Macedonian Radio Television) - “...Tale Ognenovski who has demonstrated his rich talent by performing with all three different folk music orchestras...” - LP ULS-578
In 1979, Jugoton produced the LP reference number ULS-578 (P 1979) presenting recordings of Tale Ognenovski performing for Radio Television Skopje. The LP contains 15 Macedonian folk dances and songs, one of which is the Macedonian folk dance “Veleshko zhensko oro”, composed and performed by the virtuoso clarinet soloist Tale Ognenovski.
Some text is written on the back cover of this LP in both Macedonian and English language. A part of this text reads:

“THE SKOPJE RADIO AND TELEVISION FOLK MUSIC ORCHESTRAS
THE FOLK MUSIC ORCHESTRA
...The basic form in which it presents both songs and dances is the so-called level of improvisation which being both inspiring and inventive is relatively close to the common folk way of playing music, which in conditions of live folklore helps the song not to become petrified. This orchestra also fosters differing styles and arrangements. Besides Nikola Galevski, a number of talented instrumentalists have contributed greatly to the qualitative growth of this ensemble. We should certainly mention the names of Angel Nanchevski, Pero Jarchev, Kocho Petrovski, Ljupcho Pandilov, Ivan Terziev, Stevo Teodosiievski, Tale Ognenovski and Blagoja Deskoski - who is in charge of this orchestra - and others.
THE “CHALGII” ORCHESTRA
...Firmly principled in its style, and adaptable to the “chalgija” sound of as many of our folklore regions as possible, the orchestra has always selected as its members the best instrumentalists from all three different “chalgija” schools, that is, from the Skopje, Veles and Bitola schools. Its rich repertoire ranges from this and last century’s old-town songs and dances to those with patriotic motives created during the Liberation war. As “chalgija” is also characteristic of the folklore of other nationalities and ethnic groups who live in Macedonia, the orchestra has produced many Turkish, Albanian, Vlach and Gypsy songs and dances working together with a number of top singers and groups that cultivate this style. However, the orchestra’s instrumentalists themselves have often successfully managed to blend their own group singing into this orchestra. To mention a few: Ordan Hristov, Emin Memedov, Bekir Hadzi Kune, Jashar, Aki Memedov-Chun, Taki Najdenov, Koce Pandilov and Tale Ognenovski who has given a true expression of his rich talent performing with all three different folk music orchestras.
THE AUTHENTIC FOLK INSTRUMENTS ORCHESTRA
…Unique in its sound and very skilful in its ability to create styles and regional sound combinations, this ensemble is a truly spirited performer of our centuries-long authentic music treasure. Working together with many eminent singers and talented individuals from this area who have accurately interpreted our country songs, it has created a large repertoire. The manager of the orchestra is Pece Atanasovski, a well-known master on the bagpipe even outside of Yugoslavia. Among the other well-known instrumentalists, we should mention Todor Boshov, Mile Kolarov, Tale Ognenovski, Nikola Cvetkovski, Meophail Sakipov, and Angele Dimovski.
With their numerous performances and tours both in Yugoslavia and abroad, the Radio Skopje folk music orchestras have played a great part in the presentation of Macedonian folk music, and its beauty, to the world.”

(Source: The book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinet and Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 44-49. The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521)

http://www.taleognenovski.mk/book.html

Photo of Tale Ognenovski, Clarinetist and Composer with Boris Trajkovski, President of the Republic of Macedonia, Macedonian Parliament, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, October 11, 2003.

Tale Ognenovski was clarinet and reed pipe virtuoso with Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" during their tour of France from September 20 until November 25, 1959. They performed 83 concerts in 58 towns and cities in France and 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 French Television. Radio Paris recorded a 45-minute programme of Macedonian folk dances and songs.

Tale Ognenovski performed as virtuoso clarinet and reed pipe soloist with Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" during their tour of Switzerland during the period July 7-10, 1959. Tale Ognenovski made his debut on a special programme broadcast on Swiss Television. Playing as virtuoso clarinet soloist, he performed his personally composed Macedonian folk dances ‘Bitolsko oro’ and ‘Brusnichko oro’ with great success.

As a clarinet soloist with Radio Television Skopje’s (now: Macedonian Radio Television) Folk Music Orchestra, he played Macedonian folk dances that were broadcast on television by “Radio Television Zagreb” (now: Croatian Radiotelevision), Zagreb, Croatia. (1966)

As clarinet soloist, Tale Ognenovski performed his own compositions of Macedonian folk dances on the television programme “Yugoslavia, Good Day” (“Jugoslavijo, dobar dan”) broadcast on “Radio Television Zagreb” (now: Croatian Radiotelevision) in Croatia, February 27, 1975.

“Tale Ognenovski appeared as a special guest clarinet soloist at the concert marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of “Radio Belgrade” (1929–1989) held in the “House of the Syndicate” in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1989. He played as clarinet soloist two Macedonian folk dances, both of which he composed: Bitolsko svadbarsko oro, and Brusnichko oro. He had as accompaniment the Folk Music Orchestra of “Radio Television Belgrade” (now: Radio Television of Serbia). This concert was broadcast live on “Radio Belgrade”. (Source: the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 32-33).

As a member of the folk orchestra of Radio Television Skopje (now: Macedonian Radio Television), he played Macedonian folk dances as a clarinet soloist at the First Festival of Yugoslavian (Former Yugoslavia) Folk Music that was broadcast on radio in Skopje, Macedonia (April 14-16, 1967).

During the 1960s Tale Ognenovski played as clarinet soloist in many Macedonian folk dances and songs in numerous theatrical performances at the Macedonian National Theatre.

"Clarinet, bass fiddle, violin, drums, guitar and flute provided most of the accompaniments in various combinations..."
""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.
Article: “Yugoslav Ballet Visits Academy”. (Source: the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 110-111. The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521 )

“…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..."
"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. Article: "Yugoslav Ballet Proves Folk Dancing ‘Tricky’ ". (Source: the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 114-119. The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521 )

Concert in Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada, on February 13, 1956

Before the start of Ensemble ‘Tanec’s’ concert in Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada an February 13, 1956, the Artistic Director of the Hall told professor Asparuh Hadzi Nikolov, the Artistic Director of the Ensemble, that it was a tradition that every performer at Massey Hall played the Canadian National Anthem at the beginning of every concert. Professor Hadzi Nikolov replied that it would not be possible for the Ensemble to play the Canadian National Anthem right then, but that if they had been given a score for the Anthem the previous day, then it would have been played. Tale Ognenovski overheard this conversation and announced that the National Anthem would be played immediately from the score. He was given the score and, as he had a ‘B’ clarinet he began to play one tone with transposition above, with other members of the Ensemble, Ivan Terziev (flute), Nikola Galevski (violin), Aleksandar Sarievski (accordion), Todor Pavlovski Totka (guitar) and Reshad Muharedov (drum) accompanying him without transposition, which is an easier way to play. It was a highly successful rendition of the National Anthem and the concert was as spectacular as the other concerts in United States. Only the greatest instrumentalists in the world could play a composition like the Canadian National Anthem without any preparation in advance and with transposition one tone above.

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. (Source: The book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinet and Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 82-85. The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521)

http://www.taleognenovski.mk/book.html
Since it first opened in 1894, Massey Hall, with its capacity of 2700 seats, has been famous in Canada, the U.S. and Europe for its outstanding acoustics. Massey Hall’s first hundred years reads like a Who’s Who of the 20th century: Enrico Caruso, Winston Churchill, Booker T. Washington, Arturo Toscanini, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Bob Dylan, Harry Belafonte, Keith Richards, Maria Callas, Luciano Pavarotti...

"For authentic folk dancing wild and free and yet subject to its own intricate disciplines, this group would be hard to beat..."
"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. Article: "Yugoslav Folk Ballet Opens Engagement". (Source: the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 120-123. The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521 )
Abstract (Document Summary) of this article from the Los Angeles Times can be read at website
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"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..."
"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"..." - Article: “On the Aisle - Yugoslav Ballet a Colorful Addition to International Dance.”, written by Claudia Cassidy, Chicago Daily Tribune, , February 6, 1956. (Source: the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 106-107. The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521 )
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Life magazine article for Tale Ognenovski performances as virtuoso clarinet and reed pipe (“kavalvhe”) soloist with Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" on 66th concert tour of United States of America and Canada from January 22, 1956 till April 12, 1956. In the article entitled, “Dance, Bouncing Brigands, Yugoslavs come to U.S.” published on April 9, 1956, Life magazine commented: "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. The skillful troupe of 40 dancers and musicians was founded by Tito to perpetuate his country’s culture. All the dances are derived from the wedding rites, harem ceremonials …Together they make as vigorous a display of dancing as the U.S. has ever seen..." – Article entitled “DANCE, BOUNCING BRIGANDS, Yugoslavs come to U.S.”, published in the Life Magazine, April 9, 1956, Vol. 40, No. 15, pp. 173-174. (Source: The book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 121, 124-125. The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521 ) All content (including images) of this Life magazine article can be read at website:
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“Tale Ognenovski 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…” – From the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinet and Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор”, 2000 written by Stevan Ognenovski. Mag. Scient.
“Legendary artist Tale Ognenovski performed as clarinet and reed pipe soloist in Folk Dances in the world-famous Carnegie Hall, a symbol of artistic excellence, on January 27, 1956. There, he bewitched the audience with his performances as clarinet and pipe virtuoso soloist…There are some winning songs, too, and some remarkable music on both orthodox and unorthodox instruments - a raucous and unforgettable reed pipe (virtuoso pipe (“kavalche”) and the clarinet soloist was Tale Ognenovski – a remark made by Stevan Ognenovski)... From an article written by John Martin and published in The New York Times, New York City, USA, January 28, 1956, under the title: “Ballet: Yugoslav Folk Art ‘Tanec’ Dancers Appear at Carnegie Hall in Display of Tremendous Skill”. “Tale Ognenovski is one of the greatest instrumentalists and composers in the world of music. He made the connection between Oriental and Western Music… 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. Ognenovski’s compositions are extremely skillful and he exploits the sounds of different sounding registers of the instrument very effectively. He is one of the greatest exponents of composers of clarinet music and is the finest exponent of players of the clarinet. His performances are superb, and the sound he produces reveals just how beautifully the clarinet can be played. Tale Ognenovski’s Macedonian folk dances have been performed in Switzerland (Mechanlizenz), France (Sacem), Sweden (Gema), Finland (Teosto), Great Britain, Denmark and Austria. He has appeared with the Macedonian Ensemble of Folk Dances and Songs ‘Tanec’ on the world’s most prestigious concert stages during highly successful tours throughout North America and Europe. The group became a major attraction in every major city during the tours… 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…” was written by Stevan Ognenovski. Mag. Scient. on page 6-9 in the book entitled “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinet and Composer” / Macedonian: “Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор”. Publisher: “Matica Makedonska”, 2000. Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. ISBN 9989483124; Length: 406 pages (paper size is A4). The book was written in English and Macedonian.

SAMPLES FROM REWIEVERS OF THIS BOOK
"...This monograph consists of 12 important chapter in this own way represents a looking glass of the artist's profile. 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. After these particular appearances that introduced Tale Ognenovski with Ensemble 'Tanec' to the world, in the next chapter the author succeeds in presenting the most significant journalist and professional comments about the folk genius of the clarinet. These articles record the numerous awards and honours that he received for his artistic works. The author Stevan Ognenovski includes the music notationof the Tale Ognenovski's own dance compositions, in addition to the "Tale Ognenovski Clarinet Concerto for Clarinet and the "Tale Ognenovski Jazz Composition No. 1". With all these the artist's profile has become richer... This monograph contains valuable material for researcher in this area of folklore to use to study successfully this phenomenon called Tale Ognenovski" - Kiril Todevski, ethnomusicologist.
"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. Following the life history and the art of this great musician, Stevan Ognenovski Mag.Scient. presents the rich variety of events during these times and the creative works of the maestro. Before our very eyes appear numerous persons and manifestations as components of one treasured part of Macedonian spirit and cultural history. These things contribute additionally towards the value of this book..." - Dushko Dimitrovski, ethnomusicologist The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521

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Tale Ognenovski is the number one clarinetist
Musical genius Tale Ognenovski performed in the world-famous Carnegie Hall as clarinet and pipe virtuoso soloist. His phenomenal success in Ensemble ‘Tanec’s’ 66-concert tour of the United States and Canada in 1956 launched a new era in his highly successful, 60-year career. The zenith of his career was his historic performance with Ensemble ‘Tanec’ at the concert in Carnegie Hall on January 27, 1956.
This concert by Tale Ognenovski and the Ensemble is one of the most celebrated events in the history of Carnegie Hall, and it marked the acceptance by the American public of Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian and Albanian Folk Dances and Songs. Ecstatic applause followed Ensemble ‘Tanec’s successes throughout North America. At the end of concerts, the audiences surrounded the members of Ensemble “Tanec”, congratulated them for their display of tremendous skill, and asked for their autographs. Many of them told Tale Ognenovski that he was the number one clarinetist.
Macedonia is the Centre of the Folk Universe
‘Tanec’s triumphant appearance on American television, in the Ford Foundation ‘Omnibus’ programme on January 22, 1956 in New York City opened America’s doors to a wealth of Macedonian musical talent. What followed would be called a Musical Sensation. ‘Tanec’s performances at Carnegie Hall and at other famous concert halls were displays of tremendous skill, the likes of which North America had never seen before. Tale Ognenovski and other members of the Ensemble arrived as foreign ambassadors, but they received the warmest welcome and the most enthusiastic reception possible in North America. In their commentaries, the North American press gave such magnificent descriptions of the Ensemble’s performances that it could be concluded that Macedonia was the ‘centre of the folk universe’.

The Metro Goldwyn Mayer Company prepared a special banquet for Ensemble Tanec
During the three-month tour across the USA (from January 22 to April 12,1956), concerts were performed in many cities, including Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco. After three fascinating concerts in the Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California on March 12, 13 and 14, 1956, a group of Hollywood artists invited all members of Ensemble ‘Tanec’ to visit the Metro Goldwyn Mayer studio in Hollywood. In the main MGM studio, Tale Ognenovski and other members of the Ensemble were photographed together with June Allyson, one of the most famous stars of the screen in the U.S. The Metro Goldwyn Mayer Company prepared a special banquet for the members of Ensemble ‘Tanec’. (Source: The book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinet and Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 84-87. The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521)

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Tale Ognenovski received the First Award as the best clarinetist at the First Regional Bitola Festival of Folk Dances and Songs, October 9-11, 1947. At this festival participated folk dance groups from the towns of Bitola, Skopje, Prilep, Tetovo, Gevgelija, Debar, Ohrid, Kichevo, Gostivar, Kavadarci, Makedonski Brod, Demir Hisar, Struga, Resen and Krushevo. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/bitola1947.html

Tale Ognenovski received the First Award clarinet as the best clarinetist at the First Republic of Macedonia Festival of Folk Dances and Songs, on October 11, 1948 in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. 453 Folk dances and songs groups competed in the festival in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/skopje1948.html

First Award at the Yugoslav (Former Yugoslavia) Folk Music Festival in Opatija, Croatia
Tale Ognenovski was playing as a clarinet soloist, created a sensation and received First Award together with drummer Petrovski and dancers and singers: Vera Cholakovska, Cveta Petrovska, Sakjime Alimovska, Nada, Marika, Menan, Sefer, Mirko, Vangel, and Dimche Talevski, members of the Folk Dance group from the Bitola village of Nidzopole from Cultural - Educational society “Jonche Georgievski” from the Bitola village of Dihovo as the best Folk Dance group at the Yugoslav (Former Yugoslavia) Folk Music Festival in Opatija, Croatia during the period September 9 to 13, 1951. 85 Folk groups performed at the Yugoslav (Former Yugoslavia) Folk Music Festival in Opatija, Croatia. They came from Serbia (September 9th, represented by 15 villages), Bosnia and Herzegovina (September 10th, represented by 15 villages), Montenegro (September 11th, represented by 8 villages), Slovenia (September 11th, represented by 5 villages), Macedonia (September 12th, represented by 23 villages) and Croatia (September 13th, represented by 19 villages). http://www.taleognenovski.mk/opaija1951.html

The Yugoslav (Former Yugoslavian) Folk Music Festival in Opatija had been specially arranged for the members of the Conference of the International Folk Music Council. IFMC - The International Folk Music Council was established in 1947 in London, UK. “The Council has been fortunate in the national setting of its conferences, which each year has given a distinctive character to the proceedings. At the 1951 conference, held at Opatija from September 8th to 14th, we had the stimulus of exchanging views with and learning from our Yugoslav colleagues who have had the inestimable advantage of studying their folk music tradition whilst it is still in full flower; and we were privileged to see and hear for ourselves the beauty and variety of Yugoslav folk art in the wonderful Festival which had been especially arranged for the members of the Conference…” - ” This appeared in an article entitled ‘Editorial’, and was published in the Journal of the International Folk Music Council, Vol. IV, page 1, in March, 1952. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Council_for_Traditional_Music)

“… From the time of the conquest of Alexander the Great to the modern era, Macedonia has been the scene of dramatic events, brutal invasions and profound social upheavals…Macedonian folk music is governed by rhythmic laws and set metres. Foreign influences, in so far as they existed, where subjected to the rules of accentuation of the Macedonian popular language. The melody is usually symmetrical…Teshkoto (the virtuoso clarinet soloist was Tale Ognenovski - remark made by Stevan Ognenovski) from Nidzopole (Bitola) means ‘heavy’, and indicates the heavy rhythm which is typical of very ancient dances...” This appeared in the ‘International Folk Music Journal’ under the title ‘Extracts from PROGRAMME NOTES ON THE DANCES AND SONGS performed at the Yugoslav Folk Music Festival’, with the subtitle ‘MACEDONIA - represented by 23 villages’, published by The International Folk Music Council, London, in March, 1952, Volume IV, pages 60-64. (Source: the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 197-205. The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521)

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Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer won the “Estradna nagrada Jugoslavije” (“Yugoslavian Stage Award”), the greatest award in former Yugoslavia for musical stage artists, from the Association of Stage Artists of Yugoslavia, (Former Yugoslavia) signed by the composer Miljenko Prohaska in Zagreb, Croatia on October 31,1978. (No. 38). http://www.taleognenovski.mk/awards.html

From left to right: Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister of Republic of Macedonia, Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer and Stevan Ognenovski, Mag.Scient.

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Tale Ognenovski (Nationality: Macedonian) was the son of Jovan (1893–1933; Nationality: Macedonian) and Fanija (Vanka, 1893–1972; Nationality: Macedonian). His paternal grandfather was Risto (Nationality: Macedonian), his paternal grandmother was Marija (Mara - Nationality: Macedonian) and his paternal great grandfather was Ognen (Macedonian: Огнен – English: Fiery; Nationality: Macedonian).

Tale Ognenovski inherited his great talent and musical genius from his great-grandfather Ognen and grandfather Risto, both of whom were excellent players on the reed pipe (“kavalche”), and from his father Jovan who was an excellent player on the bagpipe (“gajda”). At every celebration in his village of Brusnik, his father Jovan invited to his home the clarinetist Sterjo, accompanied by two other musicians who played the violin and drum, or the clarinetist Lambo, together with two other musicians who played the violin and drum (Lambo’s son Tode played the drum). On these occasions Tale’s father Jovan played the bagpipe. When little Tale was six years old he began to accompany them playing the “daire” (some kind of little drum).
It was during these moments that Tale began to love playing musical instruments. He began to play on the reed pipe (“kavalche”) at the age of 7 (1929) when he also made his first musical composition. These particularly happy times in Tale’s life were broken suddenly, in 1933, when his father Jovan died. By the time Tale was 15 (1937) he was an excellent player on the reed pipe. During one celebration in Brusnik he asked the clarinetist Vasil Talevski to lend him his clarinet. Tale began to play the clarinet for the first time, and all the villagers who were present, including Vasil Talevski, Mile Karangelevski and the priest Spase were amazed at how well he played.
It was then that one of the most successful careers in the world of music began. Tale’s grandmother Marija (Mara) and mother Fanija (Vanka) provided some money to buy Tale his first clarinet, and the priest Spase helped them to order it from Celje, Slovenia. Tale began to play the clarinet at many celebrations and concerts in villages and the town of Bitola with many other musicians.

From 1946 till 1951 he played in the Cultural-Educational Societies of “Svetlost” and “Stiv Naumov” in Bitola, and folk dance groups from the villages of Brusnik, Dihovo, Nidzepole, Rotino and Lavci. Always a lover of classical music, Tale Ognenovski was prepared to study alone to learn to play classical music on the clarinet. He performed many times in radio broadcasts on Radio Bitola. He received the First Award as the best clarinetist at the first regional Bitola Festival of Folk Dances and Songs, held on October 9-11, 1947. From November 1, 1948 till December 30, 1948, he was a member of the Folk Orchestra of Radio Skopje (now: Macedonian Radio Television) on the invitation of Mr. Vasil Hadzimanov and Mr. Nikolaj Galevski. This was after he had received the First Award Clarinet as the best clarinetist at the first Macedonia Festival of Folk Dances and Songs, held in Skopje in 1948. He played many times with the Radio Skopje studio folk orchestra, and many of these performances were broadcast.
From 1949 to 1951, at the invitation of Mr. Angel Saldziev, Assistant Director in the Ministry of Science and Culture in Republic of Macedonia, Tale Ognenovski toured the Republic of Macedonia accompanied by folk dance groups from the villages of Brusnik, Dihovo, Nidzepole and Lavci, and the “Chalgii” orchestras of Radio Bitola and Radio Skopje. Mr. Angel Saldziev was the manager of these tours, which were at the time significant musical events in Macedonia.
Tale Ognenovski won First Award at the Yugoslav (Former Yugoslavia) Folk Music Festival in Opatija, Croatia, September 9-12, 1951, together with another 11 members of the Folk Dance Ensemble from the Bitola village of Nidzepole. This was out of 85 folk dance groups from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia, Macedonia and Croatia. From 1951 till 1954, Tale Ognenovski worked as a member of the “Police Wind Orchestra”.
In 1952, Tale Ognenovski became the first clarinet soloist in the history of the Republic of Macedonia to perform a classical concert for the clarinet.
In December 1952, Tale Ognenovski as clarinet soloist, together with the superb pianist Nino Cipushev as accompaniment, performed the classical concert “Concert Polka for Clarinet” by Miler Bela in the “Police House” in Skopje with outstanding success. This classical concert by Miler Bela consists of complicated parts with many cadenzas demanding great skill and expertise from a clarinet soloist. With his superb performance, Tale Ognenovski became the first clarinet soloist in the history of the Republic of Macedonia to perform a classical concert for the clarinet. This was a notable event in the history of Macedonian music.
He staged further classical performances throughout his career. On May 24, 1953 he played clarinet soloist in the classical concert “Concert Polka for Clarinet” by Miler Bela with Gligor Smokvarski’s arrangement for the “Public Police Wind Orchestra”, comprising about 30 musicians and conducted by Micho Kostovski. The concert was performed in the Radio Skopje building, and broadcast directly to the nation via Radio Skopje (now: Macedonian Radio Television).
Periodically, from 1949 till 1960, he played solo clarinet with the Small Radio Skopje Orchestra conducted by Nikola Galevski on an honorary basis. These concerts were also broadcast nationally by Radio Skopje. From November 15, 1951 till 1954, he worked with the “Public Police Wind Orchestra”. From 1954 till 1956, he worked with the “Public Town Skopje Orchestra,” and from 1956 till 1960 with the Macedonian State Ensemble of Folk Dances and Songs ‘Tanec’. (Source: the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 22-29. The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521)

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In 1966, Tale Ognenovski became Head of the “Folk Music Orchestra” of “Radio Television Skopje” (now: Macedonian Radio Television).
In 1967 Tale Ognenovski retired, but he continued to play on an honorary basis in the “Chalgii” Orchestra on “Radio Television Skopje” (now: Macedonian Radio Television) until 1972.
He performed his own compositions of Macedonian folk dances as clarinet and reed pipe soloist at a special concert marking the 25th anniversary of the founding of Radio Television Skopje, performed in the Universal Hall in Skopje on December 19, 1969. At this concert, Tale Ognenovski demonstrated his rich talent by performing with all three, different folk music orchestras of Radio Television Skopje (now: Macedonian Radio Television), namely the Folk Music Orchestra, the “Chalgii” Orchestra and the Authentic Folk Instruments Orchestra. The audience that jammed the Universal Hall to capacity gave enthusiastic applause. The concert was a great success, with many other famous singers and instrumentalists taking part.
During the 1960’s, Tale Ognenovski performed at many concerts in the Former Yugoslavia with the orchestra of the legendary Kocho Petrovski. The orchestra included among its members Dr. Aleksandar Vasevski and Slobodan Nikolovski.. He made his recording debut as a composer with the Galevski-Nanchevski Orchestra in 1963, with three Macedonian folk dances all composed by him, and in which he played solo clarinet: “Bitolsko svadbarsko oro”, “Bitolsko oro” and “Pelistersko oro”. The record (EP 14700) was produced by “RADIO TELEVIZIJA BEOGRAD” (Radio Television Belgrade, Belgrade, Yugoslavia).
In 1965, Tale Ognenovski established his own “Tale Ognenovski Orchestra”
The year 1965 saw Tale Ognenovski establish his own “Tale Ognenovski Orchestra” in Skopje, and “RADIO TELEVIZIJA BEOGRAD” produce the record EP 14711. On this record, he gives solo clarinet performances of his four compositions, Prespansko oro, Kumovo oro, Deverovo oro and Dihovsko oro, accompanied by the “Tale Ognenovski Orchestra”.
In 1967 “Resensko oro” performed by Tale Ognenovski as solo clarinetist is recorded on the LP “YUGOSLAVIAN FOLK DANCES”. The Macedonian folk dance “Resensko oro” is available on the Jugoton LP “YUGOSLAVIAN FOLK DANCES” (“PLESOVI NARODA JUGOSLAVIJE”), reference number LPYV-S-806 (Jugoton, producer of gramophone records in Zagreb, Croatia). “The tracks on this record contain instrumental, musical folk-dance accompaniments arranged for the public... The aksak rhythm appears in the musical accompaniment of the Macedonian “Resensko oro” (A-4, composed and performed by Tale Ognenovski as solo clarinettist, accompanied by his Tale Ognenovski Folk Ensemble), in a three-beat rhythm, with the extended first unit...” wrote Dr Jerko Bezic on back cover of this record. (Source: the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 32-37. The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521)

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Republic of Macedonia gained the respect of its allies through its contribution to the victory over fascism. It gained recognition of the newly established Macedonian Republic by the Allies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II ), even though within the framework of the Yugoslavian Federation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia). The People’s Liberation Army of Macedonia was part of People’s Liberation Army and partisans Detachment of Yugoslavia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslav_Partisans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_in_Yugoslavia) commanded by Josip Broz Tito (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Broz_Tito) in the Second World War. By April 1945, the Partisans numbered over 800,000 regular soldiers.

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Photo of Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer with Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, June 3, 1957.
From left to right: Jovanka Broz, First Lady of Yugoslavia and wife of Josip Broz Tito, Aleksandar Sarievski, singer and composer, Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia, Dragica Nikolova, singer, Stevo Teodosievski, accordionist and composer and Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, June 3, 1957.

Clarinetist and composer Tale Ognenovski played many times for Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia at different places including: Ohrid, Veles and Skopje in Republic of Macedonia, Brdo Castle near Kranj in Slovenia, Brionian Island in Croatia and Belgrade in Serbia. Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia was in the visit of Republic of Macedonia from May 27, 1957 till June 3, 1957 and he delivered two speeches. His first speech was in Mavrovo on May 27, 1957, where he opened the first aggregate of Mavrovo Hydroelectric System and the second speech was on June 3, 1957 in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia before approximately 100,000 (one hundred thousand) people. Tale Ognenovski (clarinetist and composer), Aleksandar Sarievski (singer and composer), Dragica Nikolova (singer) and Stevo Teodosievski (accordionist and composer) had performed for Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia on June 3, 1957 in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. After the performance Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia invited artists to photograph with him and his wife Jovanka Broz.

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Tale Ognenovski has composed or arranged 300 Instrumental compositions: Macedonian folk dances, jazz compositions, classical concerts... Tale Ognenovski , clarinetist and composer was a member of the Composers’ Association of Yugoslavia (Former Yugoslavia) from 1963 till 1991. Tale Ognenovski’s 300 instrumental arrangments or compositions have been protected by the Musical Copyright Society of the Republic of Macedonia ZAMP - Macédoine (Macedonian: Здружението за заштита на авторски музички права-ЗАМП) since 1963. ZAMP – Macédoine is the member of CISAC, the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers. Tale Ognenovski’s Macedonian folk dances have been performed in Switzerland (Mechanlizenz Society), France (Sacem Society), Sweden (Gema Society), Finland (Teosto Society), Great Britain, Denmark, Austria… APRA Society ("Piperkovo oro", "Prilepsko svadbarsko oro", Egejsko oro", "Mominsko oro", "Patruno svadbeno oro"...); HDS Society ("Pelistersko oro"), SAZAS Society ("Piperkovo oro")... also protect compositions of Tale Ognenovski . Tale Ognenovski recorded his 77 Folk Dances on 11 LPs (Long Play gramophone records), 11 cassettes, 10 gramophone records, one videotape with the Labels: MRT, Macedonian Radio-Television, Republic of Macedonia , PGP-RTB (now PGP-RTS Radio Television of Serbia, Serbia), Jugoton (now Croatia Records, Croatia). Tale Ognenovski is one of the most important musicians of all time in the world. Tale Ognenovski made his recording debut as a composer with the Galevski-Nanchevski Orchestra in 1963, with the first record EP 14700 produced by PGP RTB - "Radio Televizija Beograd" (Radio Television Belgrade (now Radio Television Serbia), Belgrade, Serbia). In 1965, Tale Ognenovski established his own "Tale Ognenovski Orchestra", and PGP RTB produces the record EP 14711, He made his recording debut for Jugoton Zagreb, Croatia with the record EPY-3851 (1967).

Discography

Amazon.com MP3 Downloads of Albums of Tale Ognenovski:

MP3 Albums:


Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed by Tale Ognenovski by Tale Ognenovski	Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music by Tale Ognenovski	Mozart And Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos by Tale Ognenovski	"Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski" by Tale Ognenovski and Stevan Ognenovski

Discography

Tale Ognenovski on Apple Music iTunes

“Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski”	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mozart-clarinet-concerto-in/id1105858650
“Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed By Tale Ognenovski”	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/macedonian-clarinet-jazz-composed/id289186198
“MOZART and OGNENOVSKI Clarinet Concertos”	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mozart-ognenovski-clarinet/id192549491
“Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music”	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jazz-macedonian-folk-dances/id4691673

Tale Ognenovski Physical Audio CD on Amazon.com: Online Shopping

“Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music”	https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000Y8HXS/qid=1068816978/sr=8-4/ref=sr_8_4/104-9748987-8087112?v=glance&s=music&n=507846
“MOZART and OGNENOVSKI Clarinet Concertos”	https://www.amazon.com/MOZART-OGNENOVSKI-Clarinet-Concertos-Ognenovski/dp/B000ENV2BE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1303097678&sr=1-1
“Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed by Tale Ognenovski”	https://www.amazon.com/Macedonian-Clarinet-Jazz-Composed-Ognenovski/dp/B001GNFYXS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1303097678&sr=1-3

Tale Ognenovski Digital MP3 albums downloads/streaming on Amazon.com: Online Shopping

“Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski”	https://www.amazon.com/Clarinet-Concerto-Arranged-Clarinets-Ognenovski/dp/B01EK9367U/ref=sr_1_2?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1476292777&sr=1-2-mp3-albums-bar-strip-0&keywords=Tale+Ognenovski
“Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed By Tale Ognenovski”	https://www.amazon.com/Macedonian-Clarinet-Jazz-Composed-Ognenovski/dp/B003KZCVUE/ref=sr_1_3?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1476362829&sr=1-3-mp3-albums-bar-strip-0&keywords=Tale+Ognenovski
"Mozart and Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos"	https://www.amazon.com/Mozart-Ognenovski-Clarinet-Concertos-Tale/dp/B000R00MS8/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1476371311&sr=1-1-mp3-albums-bar-strip-0&keywords=Tale+Ognenovski
"Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music"	https://www.amazon.com/Jazz-Macedonian-Dances-Classical-Music/dp/B000S5AJWQ/ref=sr_1_4?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1476292777&sr=1-4-mp3-albums-bar-strip-0&keywords=Tale+Ognenovski

Tale Ognenovski Digital MP3 Album: “Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski”: Online Shopping

TheMusic.Today	https://themusic.today/release/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart-mozart-clarinet-concerto-in-a-k-622-arranged-for-two-clarinets-by-tale-ognenovski/7703885
Muzoic	http://muzoik.com/release/album/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart-mozart-clarinet-concerto-in-a-k-622-arranged-for-two-clarinets-by-tale-ognenovski
Google Play Music	https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Tale_Ognenovski_Mozart_Clarinet_Concerto_in_A_K_62?id=B35frekz4oxb7vsfuz3ddx762je
CD Universe	https://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=10312819&style=musi

Music of Tale Ognenovski on Google Play (Download)

https://play.google.com/store/music/artist/Tale_Ognenovski?id=Aicvernys25hjhde2qm5gculwai

YouTube Videos:

YouTube Music Video: “Tale Ognenovski plays Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622: Allegro” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9390xDUuPuU

Wikipedia Web page of Tale Ognenovski https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tale_Ognenovski

CD Album: "Mozart and Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos" (Record label: Independent Records, USA. Catalog: IR37223)

Reviewers from Amazon.com. Source: Web page of Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/MOZART-OGNENOVSKI-Clarinet-Concertos-Ognenovski/dp/B000ENV2BE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1303097678&sr=1-1
Amazon.com reviewer: Outstanding Musical Interpretation, April 13, 2006.
Erika Borsos: "Outstanding Musical Interpretation - This reviewer is familiar with the three B's of classical music: Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms and can distinguish their styles, one can *now* add a fourth "B" which stands for "Balkan" as played by Tale Ognenovski. Mr. Ognenovski plays Mozart with his own inimitable personal style making the classical music take on mysterious and exotic characteristics and overtones. His virtuosity possesses special qualities related to the Balkan clarinet… Ognenovski explodes with passion as he performs his own "Tale Ognenovski Concerto for Clarinet No. 1" ... The labyrinthine musical pathways he creates are enormously pleasing to the listener. The pentatonic scale and odd metered rhythms of Macedonia awaken the listener to new vistas of musical excitement and enjoyment. Anyone who loves jazz improvisation and the sounds of the clarinet will immediately recognize the superior creativity, breath control and complete mastery of this instrument as played by Mr. Ognenovski…”
Amazon.com reviewer: Exquisite, you must buy it, April 14, 2011.
Michele Zukovsky, 1st Carinet Los Angeles Philharmonic: “Exquisite, you must buy it - After hearing this great artist, I was absolutely dumbfounded. Why, oh, why have I not heard this songbird before. His delicate and nuanced Mozart was so inspiring that I fell into a reverie---it was a moment of bliss .. No other clarinetist can touch him. After having bought the cd, you will not be able to listen to anything else!! …bravo mr. Ognenovski, for inspiring the world of clarinetists… ”
Amazon.com reviewer: A New Standard has Been Set, April 14, 2011.
Julia Heinen, Professor of Clarinet, California State University, Northridge: “A New Standard has Been Set - Based on the recommendation of the wonderful clarinetist, Michele Z. I have to tell you that this is now my most favorite recording of the Mozart Concerto. I can only hope all clarinetists near and far will learn from this unique interpretation. Bravo Mr.Ognenovski, you've set a new standard.”
Amazon.com reviewer: Unique Genius, April 16, 2011.
David Gilman, orchestral & solo clarinetist, Lake Forest, CA, USA: “Unique Genius - I must concur with my colleague, Michele Z., for her astute observations regarding Mr. Ognenovski's artistry. His subtle phrasing and amazing tone leave one breathless. Words cannot adequately describe the impression his recordings make. One must experience them to believe it. I can still hardly believe it myself.”
http://www.taleognenovski.mk/mozartcd.html

“After listening to the CD: "MOZART and OGNENOVSKI Clarinet Concertos" for few days, I have come to a conclusion that this is the best clarinet concertos in the world… no one can play the clarinet with such perfection, clean tone, variations, curves and improvisation (without losing the original piece or composition), like musical Genius Maestro Tale Ognenovski can…”
“After listening to the CD: "MOZART and OGNENOVSKI Clarinet Concertos" for few days, I have come to a conclusion that this is the best clarinet concertos in the world. Whether it's classical, jazz, Macedonian, Greek, Middle Eastern, Serbian, Bulgarian or others, no one can play the clarinet with such perfection, clean tone, variations, curves and improvisation (without losing the original piece or composition), like musical Genius Maestro Tale Ognenovski can. Many clarinetists only play one type or style of music Tale can play any style with perfection. "MOZART and OGNENOVSKI Clarinet Concertos" CD will go down in history as one of the best clarinet concertos ever recorded”, written by Jim (Dimce) Cvetkovski (Profile of HANSHI JIM CVETKOVSKI on website of Western New York Karate Center http://wnykaratecenter.com/faq/hanshi-jim/) , Buffalo, New York, USA, March 26, 2006; E-mail: shihandc@yahoo.com

“In honor of the jubilee, the 250th anniversary of the birth of the music genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 - January 27, 2006) was released a CD album of the musical genius Tale Ognenovski titled "MOZART and OGNENOVSKI Clarinet Concertos". On this day, January 27 is another great jubilee for him, and for the Macedonian culture, 50 years of the performance of Tale Ognenovski at Carnegie Hall in New York, together with the Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec“ where, according to the reaction of the audience and the writing of the American stamp, achieved a sensational success. Ognenovski is regarded as a musical genius, the greatest instrumentalist of the clarinet, reed pipe (“kavalche”), small bagpipe, zurna (“zurla”) of all time in the world and one of the greatest composers in the world music history. The new album was recorded, mixed and made mastering by Dimitar Dimovski in his "Promuzika Tra La La Studio" in Skopje, and was released under the label of the American record label "Independent Records". Producers of the CD album: Tale Ognenovski and Stevan Ognenovski, Photos: Kliment, Margarita and Stevan Ognenovski. Graphic design Nikola and Stevan Ognenovski ... In this recording the clarinet is accompanied by his son Stevan Ognenovski on a drum and a second clarinet (performed by Tale Ognenovski)… Tale Ognenovski's performance is the most beautiful and fastest performance of Mozart's clarinet concert of all time in the world. Mozart's (“Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622”) concert for clarinet is certainly one of the most beautiful concerts of the classical era. The musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756. Two hundred years later, on January 27, 1956, another musical genius, Tale Ognenovski performed playing folk dances as a virtuoso soloist of clarinet and a reed pipe (“kavalche”) in the world famous Carnegie Hall. Tale Ognenovski, together with other members of the Ensemble "Tanec", appeared in Carnegie Hall, showing extremely beautiful artistic skills. That night was a joy and astonishment… "- Article entitled “VIRTUOSO OF THE CLARINET TALE OGNENOVSKI TODAY WELCOME JUBILEE: Fifty years since Tale's performance FOLK DANCES at Carnegie Hall” (Macedonian: “ВИРТУОЗОТ ОГНЕНОВСКИ ДЕНЕС СЛАВИ ЈУБИЛЕЈ Педесет години од настапот на Тале и ”Танец” во Карнеги Хол”), written by Valentina Gjorgjievska, newspaper ‘Vecher’, January 28, 2006, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. (https://vecer.mk/zabavna/pedeset-godini-od-nastapot-na-tale-i-tanec-vo-karnegi-hol)

http://www.taleognenovski.mk/mozartcd.html

New York, NY (Top40 Charts): “Mozart And Ognenovski Is The Best Clarinet Concertos In The World” (Posted: 21/11/2014) http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=105450

In the article was written: “Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski is included in the book entitled "The Greatest Clarinet Players of All Time: Top 100" written by Alex Trost (Author) and Vadim Kravetsky (Author). Publisher: CreateSpace, an Amazon company; 1 edition (August 25, 2013). Language: English; ISBN-10: 1492255270; ISBN-13: 978-1492255277…. Tale Ognenovski (Macedonian: Тале Огненовски) (Born: April 27, 1922, village Brusnik, Bitola, Republic of Macedonia - Died: June 19, 2012, Skopje Republic of Macedonia; Nationality: Macedonian) was a Macedonian multi-instrumentalist: clarinet, reed pipe ('kavalche' - recorder), tin whistle, small bagpipe, zourla (zurla) and drum, composer, bandleader and music producer.
Tale Ognenovski is the greatest clarinetist of all time and one of the most innovative composers of instrumental music. He is known across the globe for his virtuoso performances. With his clarinet he led a generations of music fans around the world. Mr. Ognenovski impressed and amazed clarinetists of all schools. Ognenovski's success with the audience was phenomenal. Amazing technique, electrifying temperament, variety of phrasing, spectacular clarinet solos are both interesting and fascinating for people to listen to and to admire. His legend will live forever. His music has become a large part of the lives of many people. His music has moved their souls and touched their hearts.
Tale Ognenovski was a Musical Genius and Titan of the Clarinet whose extraordinary personality and skill has opened up new possibilities for the clarinet that no one could have predicted. Mr. Ognenovski took his music around the world and his music and spirit will live on forever. On January 27, 1956, he performed at Carnegie Hall, New York City as clarinet and reed pipe (kavalche - recorder) soloist of Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec"… Tale Ognenovski arranged the Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in A Major K.622 for two clarinets. The clarinet in standard performance is always accompanied by the Orchestra. In CD Album entitled: "MOZART and OGNENOVSKI Clarinet Concertos" the clarinet is accompanied by drum performed by his son Stevan Ognenovski or by drum and second clarinet (performed by Tale Ognenovski). Tale Ognenovski released this CD to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Amazon.com release date: January 24, 2006. 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 & Härtel edition (Publisher's no.: Nr. 2300).
Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A Major K.622 Rondo Allegro Performed by Tale Ognenovski http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbUqKvpmPfU
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.
Tale Ognenovski composed and performed concert entitled: "Tale Ognenovski Concert for Clarinet No. 1". “Tale Ognenovski Concert for Clarinet No. 1” is the most beautiful and the most difficult Clarinet Concerto of all time. Like his other clarinet works, the end result of “Tale Ognenovski's Clarinet Concerto No.1” is an expression of his own amazing virtuosity. Every register of the clarinet finds eloquent expression in this concert.
With this classical concert this creative musical genius continues to extend the river of great beauty that is classical music. He possesses complete perfection and wisdom. Tale Ognenovski's Clarinet classical composition is far more than a demonstration of the clarinet's tonal qualities, as well as what is technically possible with a clarinet - these he had already explored and favored in his compositions of Macedonian folk dances. It is also a display of imaginative power, a colorful, almost romantic emotion, and sensitive feeling.
Tale Ognenovski Concert for Clarinet No. 1 - Macedonian Classical Clarinet Solo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hJqfSv3Jnc ..."

Tale Ognenovski with these 300 works introducing a virtuosity and brilliance in instrumental music. He is one of the greatest composers of instrumental music of all time.

All About Jazz celebrated April 27, 2009, the birthday of Tale Ognenovski with All About Jazz recognition: Jazz Musician of the Day: Tale Ognenovski, April 27, 2009 with announcement published at his website: “Jazz Musician of the Day: Tale Ognenovski”
http://news.allaboutjazz.com/news.php?id=34707#.Ur2mJ_RDuHM (Published: 2009-04-27)

Mi2N - Music Industry News Network: "Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski - Jazz Musician Of The Day: April 27, 2009 At AllAboutJazz.com"
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=120961 (Posted: 06-25-2009)

In the article was written: “This third release "Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed By Tale Ognenovski" is the follow up to his two previous: CD Albums entitled: “Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music” and “MOZART and OGNENOVSKI Clarinet Concertos” (Tale Ognenovski arranged parts of the Mozart's clarinet concerto for two clarinets. Tale Ognenovski released this CD to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Release date: January 24, 2006). Tale Ognenovski is known across the globe for his virtuosic performances. New CD Album "Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed By Tale Ognenovski" feature the Ognenovski performing with his current quartet: Tale Ognenovski on clarinet, reed pipe, zourla, small bagpipe and drum, his son Stevan Ognenovski on reed pipe and drum, his grandsons: Nikola Ognenovski on reed pipe and Kliment Ognenovski on reed pipe. Ognenovski and his quartet offering a sensational clarinet jazz music. Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed By Tale Ognenovski will became something of a phenomenon. Variety of phrasing, spectacular clarinet solos are both interesting and fascinating for people to listen to and to admire. Each piece on this album is rhythmically complex. The exploration of Macedonian music traditions with a jazz sensibility is remarkable. The sound is quite simply phenomenal. Ognenovski's music is timeless. Tale Ognenovski was obviously way ahead of his time, and it is a classic that will be around forever. This CD Album is one of the Best Jazz Instrumental Albums of all time.Tale Ognenovski has opened up new possibilities for the clarinet that no one could have predicted. He is the greatest clarinetist, reed piper, zourlist and small bagpiper of all time, demonstrating unique skill, a wealth of invention, amazing improvisational virtuosity and outstanding musical competence in all areas of music. He is one of the greatest composers in the world of music…”

http://www.taleognenovski.mk/jazzcd.html

CD: “Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed By Tale Ognenovski” (Record label: Independent Records, USA. Catalog: IR3882)
Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/Macedonian-Clarinet-Jazz-Composed-Ognenovski/dp/B001GNFYXS

Amazon.com Audio CD Customer Reviews:

Original, Artistic, Creative, Enjoyable, October 9, 2008
“I am a fan of the clarinet and was absolutely blown away by the beautiful music on this CD. I have all the CDs produced by this fabulous clarinet player from Macedonia who is often called a "genius" which in my opinion is no exaggeration and this one is my favorite. Jazz music has a freedom of expression like few other musical styles. Tale Ognenovski uses the most intricate Western playing techniques and combines them with exotic Balkan stylizations creating a pure and genuine new dimensional sound. The listener's spirit soars, dances and flies with pleasure and anticipation gliding on every note and musical phrase. Besides the astonishing clarinet playing, Tale Ogenenovski is also a master player of the reed pipe, small bagpipe, zourla and drums which add more flavor and spice to the original, creative, and artistic clarinet music on this CD. His son Stevan Ogenenovski accompanies the master clarinet player on the reed pipes and drum. While his grandsons Kliment and Nikola add their accompaniment on the reed pipes. Overall, this is a an outstanding CD that is rich with Balkan flavor and has great depth. It is filled with sensational and spectacular music…” , By Erika Borsos, Gulf Coast of FL, USA.
https://www.amazon.com/Macedonian-Clarinet-Jazz-Composed-Ognenovski/dp/B003KZCVUE/ref=sr_1_3?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1476362829&sr=1-3-mp3-albums-bar-strip-0&keywords=Tale+Ognenovski

CD: "Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music" (Record label: Independent Records, USA. Catalog: IR04542)

https://www.amazon.com/Jazz-Macedonian-Dances-Classical-Music/dp/B0000Y8HXS/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_1

Amazon.com reviewer: World-class Jazz Compositions & Traditional Macedonian Folk, April 24, 2004.
Reviewer Erika Borsos of the Amazon.com comments, "World-class Jazz Compositions & Traditional Macedonian Folk –
The traditional Macedonian folk tunes and melodies, "Brusnichko Oro", "Nevenino Oro, "Bukovsko svadbarski oro", and "Talevo kasapsko oro" are my favorites because the minor scale and unusual rhythms allow for highly fluid and lyrical melodic interpretation. Tale Ognenovski is a master of interpretative clarinet sounds and inventor of exotic musical phrases…The labyrinthine musical phrases that flow from the undisputed "King of Macedonian Clarinet" are magnificent, extravagant. He explores sound and music with twists and curves that leave the listener breathless. It is world-class music at its finest. He can play fast, exciting, speeding clarinet music or music that is spiritual meditative and soulful. Overall, this CD demonstrates that the mysterious music from the Balkans belongs on the world-stage ... for everyone to hear and enjoy…” https://www.amazon.com/Jazz-Macedonian-Dances-Classical-Music/dp/B0000Y8HXS/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_1

MusicWeb International: Tale Ognenovski is undoubtedly an exceptional artist, November 3, 2003.
Reviewer Neil Horner of the MusicWeb International comments, "The clarinet playing of Tale Ognenovski is much celebrated in his part of the world but he also toured in the west many years ago and even performed at Carnegie Hall. He is undoubtedly an exceptional artist and the predominant image created in my mind is of Benny Goodman playing the superb Contrasts he commissioned Bartók to write for him, but with a folk rather than a classical emphasis… Also, despite the CD promising jazz, folk and classical, it really all comes under the umbrella of his conception of how the elements interlink, with some but not major differences of emphasis…This disc is likely to appeal to world music aficionados who enjoy the Balkan/Levantine sound world and perhaps also those who care to hear the source music’s of their classical favourites, the aforementioned Bartók but also, here, perhaps people like Skalkottas…"

http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2003/Nov03/Ognenovski.htm

If the God exist, the position of Tale Ognenovski is fellowship with Him…." -
The television programme 'Dom i dizajn' of A1 Television on March 17, 2002.
Suzana Turundzieva, said: “Tale Ognenovski is greatest virtuoso instrumentalists of all time… He is virtuoso of the clarinet and many wind instruments… Tale Ognenovski and his orchestra demonstrate incredible virtuoso music. The music of Tale Ognenovski takes you to different worlds and different dimensions… Tale Ognenovski is one of the greatest instrumentalists and composers in word of music. He made the connection between the two "UNCONNECTABLE" worlds - the Orient and the West - with melodies… If the God exist, the position of Tale Ognenovski is fellowship with Him…."
The television programme ' Dom i dizajn' of A1 Television on March 17, 2002.

"This Audio CD album entitled “Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music” is confirmation that Tale Ognenovski is the greatest clarinetist of all time in the World…”
"This Audio CD album entitled “Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music” is confirmation that Tale Ognenovski is the greatest clarinetist of all time in the World, demonstrating unique skill, a wealth of invention, amazing improvisational virtuosity, and outstanding musical competence... ” ", Article entitled "Mix of Macedonian Folk Dances and World Jazz of the Old Maestro " - By Sonja Stoilkovska, January 31, 2002, Dnevnik, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.

http://www.taleognenovski.mk/firstcd.html

Tale Ognenovski was included in the book entitled: “The Greatest Clarinet Players of All Time: Top 100” written by Alex Trost (Author) and Vadim Kravetsky (Author). Publisher: CreateSpace, an Amazon company; 1 edition (August 25, 2013). Language: English; ISBN-10: 1492255270; ISBN-13: 978-1492255277. To see a preview of the book at Google Books, visit Web address:
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Mi2N - Music Industry News Network: "Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski Is Included In The Book Entitled “The Greatest Clarinet Players Of All Time: Top 100” By Alex Trost And Vadim Kravetsky. Publisher: CreateSpace" (Posted: 11-21-2014) http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=179441
In the article was written: “Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski is included in the book entitled “The Greatest Clarinet Players of All Time: Top 100” written by Alex Trost (Author) and Vadim Kravetsky (Author). Publisher: CreateSpace, an Amazon company; 1 edition (August 25, 2013). Language: English; ISBN-10: 1492255270; ISBN-13: 978-1492255277… Tale Ognenovski (Macedonian: Тале Огненовски) (Born: April 27, 1922, village Brusnik, Bitola, Republic of Macedonia - Died: June 19, 2012, Skopje Republic of Macedonia; Nationality: Macedonian) was a Macedonian multi-instrumentalist: clarinet, reed pipe (‘kavalche’ - recorder), tin whistle, small bagpipe, zourla (zurla) and drum, composer, bandleader and music producer.
Tale Ognenovski is the greatest clarinetist of all time and one of the most innovative composers of instrumental music. He is known across the globe for his virtuoso performances. With his clarinet he led a generations of music fans around the world. Mr. Ognenovski impressed and amazed clarinetists of all schools. Ognenovski's success with the audience was phenomenal. Amazing technique, electrifying temperament, variety of phrasing, spectacular clarinet solos are both interesting and fascinating for people to listen to and to admire. His legend will live forever. His music has become a large part of the lives of many people. His music has moved their souls and touched their hearts. Tale Ognenovski was a Musical Genius and Titan of the Clarinet whose extraordinary personality and skill has opened up new possibilities for the clarinet that no one could have predicted. Mr. Ognenovski took his music around the world and his music and spirit will live on forever. On January 27, 1956, he performed at Carnegie Hall, New York City as clarinet and reed pipe (kavalche - recorder) soloist of Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec".
The New York Times for Tale Ognenovski performances as virtuoso clarinet and reed pipe (‘kavalche’) soloist with Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" in Carnegie Hall, New York City on January 27, 1956 wrote, "Display of Tremendous Skill … joy and delight … folk arts, comes from Macedonia … brilliantly spectacular and wonderfully unfamiliar dances … great individuality … wide variety … incredible phrases … the dances are ravishing, and their range is truly astonishing … remarkable music on both orthodox and unorthodox instruments … a raucous and unforgettable pipe … wonderful art but also a superb show … Surely one performance in New York is not enough … “ - Article entitled "Ballet: Yugoslav Folk Art; 'Tanec' Dancers Appear at Carnegie Hall in Display of Tremendous Skill", written by music critic John Martin, The New York Times, January 28, 1956, p.11, and, “spectacle … stunning show that any set of spectators would find hard to resist … thousand different shades of dynamics … rapidity … conscious virtuosity … the broken circles of the kolo of the Macedonian mountains … curious musical instruments that accompany many of the dances … a 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, p. 114. These musical terms written in these articles are the most brilliant musical expressions written for performance by an instrumental soloist (with orchestra) in Carnegie Hall in New York published in The New York Times from 1891 until now.
In 2000 Tale Ognenovski formed a Quartet with his son Stevan Ognenovski, Mag.Scient. (a drummer) and grandsons Nikola Ognenovski (a reed piper) and Kliment Ognenovski (a reed piper). He performed and recorded with them on three CD albums:
Audio CD Album: "Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music" Label: Independent Records, US; Catalog: IR04542, 2001…”

New York, NY Top40-Charts News published an article entitled, "Tale Ognenovski, Internationally Renowned Jazz And Classical Clarinetist Released CD Album Entitled: Mozart And Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos To Celebrate The 250th Anniversary Of Mozart's Birthday" on November 13, 2006. (Posted: 13/11/2006) http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=28463
In the article was written: “This recording is sensational. Tale Ognenovski arranged parts of the Mozart's clarinet concerto for two clarinets. The clarinet in standard performance is always accompanied by the Orchestra. In this recording the clarinet is accompanied by drum performed by his son Stevan Ognenovski or by drum and second clarinet (performed by Tale Ognenovski). Tale Ognenovski gives a splendid account of Mozart's most beautiful concerto. The full, wonderful sound of the modern A clarinet is rich and Ognenovski's playing is superb, with good tempo and intonation throughout. His sound is full and expressive, his phrasing is lyrical, his articulations clear, and his tone is beautiful. Tale Ognenovski's performance is the most beautiful and the fastest performance of Mozart's clarinet concerto of all time. Mozart's clarinet concerto is certainly one of the most beautiful works to emerge from the Classical era. Musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756. Two hundred years later, on January 27, 1956, another genius of music, Tale Ognenovski, performed as a virtuoso clarinet and reed pipe soloist folk dances in the world-famous Carnegie Hall. Together, he and the other members of the Macedonian Ensemble 'Tanec' appeared at Carnegie Hall in a display of tremendous skill, which was a sheer joy to watch. Tale Ognenovski Concert for Clarinet No. 1 is the most beautiful and the most difficult Clarinet Concerto of all time. Variety of phrasing, spectacular clarinet solos are both interesting and fascinating for people to listen to and to admire. Tale Ognenovski has opened up new possibilities for the clarinet that no one could have predicted. He is the greatest clarinetist, reed piper, zourlist and small bagpiper of all time, demonstrating unique skill, a wealth of invention, amazing improvisational virtuosity and outstanding musical competence in all areas of music. He is one of the greatest composers in the world of music. 'Tanec's American tour began with their debut on one of the most successful cultural magazine series in the history of U.S. commercial television, the Ford Foundation TV Program OMNIBUS (on CBS Television Network), on January 22, 1956. This program was seen by millions of Americans. During an 84-day tour throughout the United States of America and Canada, Tale Ognenovski with Ensemble 'Tanec' traveled 10,000 kilometers and performed 66 concerts in 53 different towns. These concerts were heralded as great cultural events by the American press. January 27, 2006, marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart…”

"Tale Ognenovski and his son Stevan Ognenovski arranged for two clarinets Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622, composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and recorded the albums “Mozart and Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos” and “Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski” . Perhaps these two albums are unique recordings of this concert with two clarinets where first clarinet with first arrangement and second clarinet with second arrangement that's played simultaneously – by one performer (Tale Ognenovski)... - New York, NY Top40-Charts News published an article entitled, “Mozart And Ognenovski Is The Best Clarinet Concertos In The World” (Posted: 21/11/2014) http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=105450

Digital Music Album “Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski” (Record label: Independent Records, USA. Catalog: IR43832)

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mi2n Music Industry News Network on April 27, 2017 (95^th birth anniversary of Tale Ognenovski, the greatest clarinetist of all time and one of the greatest instrumental composers of all time) published an Article entitled: "New Digital Album Of Clarinetist And Composer Tale Ognenovski: “Mozart Clarinet Concerto In A, K. 622 Arranged For Two Clarinets By Tale Ognenovski” (Posted: 04-27-2017) - "...unique recordings in the world with simultaneously playing two clarinets with mixing two different arrangements: for first clarinet and second clarinet performed by the same clarinetist (Tale Ognenovski)…” - Article entitled, "New Digital Album Of Clarinetist And Composer Tale Ognenovski: “Mozart Clarinet Concerto In A, K. 622 Arranged For Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski”” - mi2n (Music Industry News Network), 04-27-2017. http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=197557
In the article was written: “Tale Ognenovski (April 27, 1922 - June 19, 2012) was a Macedonian multi-instrumentalist who played clarinet, recorder (“kavalche”), tin whistle, small bagpipe, zurna, and drums. Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient., the only son of clarinetist and composer Tale Ognenovski and Nevena Ognenovska on the base of recording of “Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622” from 2005, arranged in 2015 nine new tracks with two clarinets, first clarinet and second clarinet performed by Tale Ognenovski. In this sensational recording Tale Ognenovski performed with first, second and two clarinets. Tale Ognenovski performed on a standard-range A clarinet, Buffet Crampon, System Boehm, Model No. 1. Tale Ognenovski with his son Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. arranged for two clarinets Musical Masterpiece “Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622” composed by musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart . With this arrangement for two clarinets, Tale Ognenovski on clarinet with accompaniment of his son Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. on drum recorded two Audio CD entitled: “Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski” (Record label: Independent Records, USA. Catalog: IR43832) and "Mozart and Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos" (Record label: Independent Records, USA. Catalog: IR37223). Perhaps these two Audio CDs are unique recordings in the world where every notes of measure numbers III/311-313 are played by Tale Ognenovski exactly as they are written in: “W. A. MOZART KONZERT für klarinette und orchester A dur – A major – La majeur K.V. 622 Ausgabe für Klarinette und Klavier von H. Kling”, published by VEB Breitkopf & Härtel Musikverlag Leipzig, EDITION BREITKOPH Nr. 2300, Printed in Germany. This Audio CD entitled: “Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski” with Audio CD entitled: “Mozart and Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos" performed by Tale Ognenovski are unique recordings in the world with simultaneously playing two clarinets with mixing two different arrangements: for first clarinet and second clarinet performed by the same clarinetist (Tale Ognenovski). When you listen these three tracks:
Track 4 – “Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Allegro Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski”
Track 5 – “Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Adagio Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski”
Track 6 – “Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Rondo Allegro Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski”
of the Digital Music Audio CD entitled: “Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski” you will have impression that Tale Ognenovski uses two clarinets simultaneously with two different arrangements. In other words: use two clarinets by a single performer (Tale Ognenovski) - Playing the first clarinet with first arrangement and second clarinet with second arrangement that's played simultaneously – by one performer (Tale Ognenovski). In reality these three tracks were made by mixing one audio recording with clarinet performance according the arrangement for first clarinet (performed by Tale Ognenovski) and separate audio recording (performed by Tale Ognenovski) with clarinet performance according the arrangement for second clarinet. It was possible to make a mix of two audio recording with arrangements for the first and second clarinet (performed by Tale Ognenovski) thanks to the excellent synchronization of performance of the arrangement for the second clarinet by clarinetist Tale Ognenovski while he simultaneously listening to the tape of his performance on the clarinet with the arrangement for the first clarinet. Such perfect synchronization of two clarinets by the performance of two different arrangements (performed by Tale Ognenovski) in recording concert of “Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622” is unique in the world. Digital Music Audio CD entitled: “Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski” is another confirmation that Tale Ognenovski is the greatest clarinetist of all time and one of the most important musicians of all time in the world…”

Promotion of the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinet and Composer” / "Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор" was at the National Institution Centre for Culture “Gligor Prlichev” – Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia on July 9, 2001. Writer of the book is Tale Ognenovski’s son Stevan Ognenovski, Mag.Scient. The promotion of the book was organized by the Balkan Festival of Folk Songs and Dances under the auspices of the National Institution Center of Culture "Grigor Prlicev", Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia.

On the beginning of the promotion, the author of the book Stevan Ognenovski, Mag.Scient. read the letter from Mr. Boris Trajkovski, President of the Republic of Macedonia and the letter of Mr. Ljubcho Georgievski, Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia.

In the letter Mr. Boris Trajkovski, President of Macedonia addressed to Mr. Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer he wrote: "Dear Mr. Ognenovski,
Extraordinary feelings, undoubtedly evokes monographic work of your great musical opus, rarely inventive and gifted instrumentalist and composer. Numerous tours and awards in our country and in the world talking about your virtuosity in unsurpassed merger of oriental and western music. Priceless is your merit for promotion of Macedonian traditional and folk music around the world. But at the same time it should be noted and pedagogical activity with young enthusiasts - your followers. Your music and solo performances, left a mark of unsurpassed clarinetist who his perpetual inspiration finds in the most valuable that has this country – Macedonian folklore. I think that words cannot express what is experienced in the moments of your interpretations. But I still believe in the value of this monographic work that will remain a permanent mark for one glowing personality for future generations. Boris Trajkovski, President of the Republic of MacedoniaSkopje, July 9, 2001"

In the letter Mr. Ljubcho Georgievski, Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia addressed to Mr. Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer and to Mr. Stevan Ognenovski, Mag.Scient. he wrote: "Dear

Tale Ognenovski and Stevan Ognenovski,
Invitation to attend at the promotion of the book "Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinet and Composer", causes me great honour and pleasure. I am glad that the promotion of the book is at the same time of maintaining the Balkan Folklore Festival and will enriches the content of this event. Of course it is important that you have managed to book issued in Macedonian and English. Congratulating you on the success and wishing you further success, expressing my regret that due to commitments I am not able to attend the promotion of your book. I wish that the promotion to relive the true moments that deserves the book. Sincerely, Ljubcho Georgievski, Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia, Skopje, July 9, 2001"

Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. is author and producer of YouTube Music Video “Tale Ognenovski, The Greatest Clarinetist of All Time, Musical Genius, Composer...” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvqdG4eSIIA
Perhaps this music YouTube video is the most documented biography for any music artist in the world with chronological presentation of Tale Ognenovski’s work as clarinetist, composer and recording artist.

Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. is author and owner of Website entitled: “Tale Ognenovski, The Greatest Clarinetist of All Time, Composer, Musical Genius, Titan of the Clarinet… Carnegie Hall Concert, New York City, 1956” http://www.taleognenovski.mk

“The prodigy, however, is called Tale Ognenovski…” – From the book entitled: “For Our Music” (“За Наша Музика”), 1994, written by Dushko Dimitrovski
“The prodigy, however, is called Tale Ognenovski… Both Jesus Christ’s: “I came not to do away with the Bible, but to fulfil and continue it”, and Michalangelo’s: “The Artist must adopt strict, artistic rules at first, to be able to break them afterwards”… could well apply to Ognenovski. Absolutely masterly and limitless imagination and music inventiveness are only ‘potka’, a condition, a starter, tonal ‘organon’, for his creative accomplishments.... As a virtuoso playing ‘Chalgija’ music (in his child-hood, as a shepherd, he played the pipe (‘kavalche’); later, as an educated musician he played Cavallini, Weber and Mozart. Tale Ognenovski, at the same time, navigates himself effectively all around the world of classical music. As if the ingenious knowledge of the ‘chalgija’ universe, but also with the live primordial in the rustic sound, together with the vivid, creative touch of the mysteries of European classical music idea, had predetermined the outstanding talent of Ognenovski to make one, perhaps unconscious, but in musical and historical terms, more than far-reaching creative step forward. In other words if without telling in advance, we approach carefully and analytically the ‘chalgija’ opus created by the Maestro, we will discover with surprise and great delight that Ognenovski is (probably) the FIRST, and (surely) THE FARTHEST REACHING contemporary who first made the connection between the two “UNCONNECTABLE” worlds – the Orient and the West - with words and melodies. Tale Ognenovski does not find it problematic to start with a motif, a theme, and then to navigate through all the labryinths of the archaic and old church styles, so that at in a certain section of his improvisation… to decide on a strict, “very Western-style” tonality and to bring all that to the starting-point by perfectly structuring and observing the style. 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?... ”, wrote Dushko Dimitrovski in his book “For Our Music” (“За Наша Музика”); 1994; ISBN 9989-600-01-5; pp. 114 - 115, published by BID “Misirkov”, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia (Source: the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 217-219. The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521)

“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…” – From the chapter entitled: “Macedonia: tricky rhythms” written by Kim Burton on page 203 from the book entitled “Rough Guide to World Music Volume One: Africa, Europe & The Middle East”, 1999.
In the book entitled “Rough Guide to World Music Volume One: Africa, Europe & The Middle East” edited by: Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham and Richard Trillo in the chapter entitled: “Macedonia: tricky rhythms” of this book, author Kim Burton on page 203 was written: “"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 Westernized 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."” Information of this book: Title: World Music Volume One: Africa, Europe and the Middle East, THE ROUGH GUIDE; Editors: Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham and Richard Trillo; Publisher: Rough Guides, 1999; Length: 762 pages; ISBN: 1858286352, 9781858286358 was included in the Google Books search and was stored in its digital database. https://books.google.mk/books?id=gyiTOcnb2yYC&pg=PA203&lpg=PA203&dq=Tale+Ognenovski&source=bl&ots=ARt_WwydVL&sig=Nf2VE70I7hy52vUQWc6EDGdLCGY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi5xPCure7YAhUIalAKHXicDuY4MhDoAQhDMAQ#v=onepage&q=Tale%20Ognenovski&f=false

“This Macedonian clarinetist is an extraordinary musician…”
“…Radio Television Belgrade issued a LP of Macedonian folk music, on which are performances by the extraordinary clarinetist Tale Ognenovski. His music repertoire is folk dances, jazz (besides others he includes works by Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw), concerts from Weber, Mozart and Cavallini...This is Tale Ognenovski who began to play the clarinet in the village of Brusnik near Bitola, who with this wooden instrument toured the world and received well-deserved applause wherever he performed. The names of the folk dances which Tale Ognenovski plays will not be given; this is unnecessary because this is a particularly good record that proves that this Macedonian clarinetist is an extraordinary musician”, from the magazine “Ilustrovana Politika”, under the title, “New records - Macedonian folk dances”, published in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1979,
(This commentary is a message to the reader on the release of the record RTB LP 1439 STEREO). (Source: the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 52-53)

TALE IS UNIQUE. During the past couple of decades he has continuously demonstrated his skill at original and superb interpretation displaying the passion of one that is in love, and the style of a virtuoso” - a comment by Gjoko Georgiev on LP 1439 RTB, produced in 1979.
The LP record “Macedonian folk dances played by Tale Ognenovski” (“Makedonski igraorni ora sviri Tale Ognenovski" - Macedonian: "Македонски играорни ора свири ТАЛЕ ОГНЕНОВСКИ”) reference number LP 1439 STEREO was produced by Radio Television Belgrade in Belgrade in 1979. On the back cover of this record Gjoko Georgiev, the well-known editor of music for Radio Television Skopje (now: Macedonian Radio Television), wrote this article entitled “TALE IS UNIQUE” in Macedonian: “ЕДЕН Е ТАЛЕ“ This record allows you to hear the unique, famous, music personality, the solo clarinetist Tale Ognenovski. When hearing the music, you will feel exhilarating folklore all around you, of the sunny, sad and bright legend of the south being transferred into music. These days Tale is a recognised poet and interpreter of Macedonian folk dances and songs. He will live on in the Macedonian folk dances contained on this record. During the last couple of decades he has continuously demonstrated his skill at original and superb interpretation, displaying the passion of one that is in love, and the style of a virtuoso. But he has taken this further, by managing to combine both classical and folk music in the same performance, while keeping their particular styles separate. He demonstrated this while performing Ernesto Cavallini’s Concert “FIORI ROSSINIANI”, Weber’s Concert in ef-mol (Carl Maria von Weber) and Mozart’s Concert in A Major (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) accompanied by Ladislav Palfi on the piano and broadcast on Radio Television Skopje. He has performed many times in public and played jazz styles based on music by Yugoslav composers, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw... In this particular area of music, we learn that Tale Ognenovski first began to play the clarinet in Brusnik near Bitola; he then drifted through the Pelagonia plane, crossed over the Vardar and toured throughout Macedonia, thence throughout America, Canada and many European countries. As he grew so he enlightened audiences and became wealthy, never again to possess the hands of a poor village boy from mountains of Pelister. This record is only a little small example of Tale’s work, but enough to make you aware of his strength and talent”. (Source: the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 48-53)

http://www.taleognenovski.mk/uniq.html

“Maestro Tale Ognenovski plays classical music brilliantly (this is the opinion of experts of classical music) on the clarinet - Mozart, Weber...etc. He plays everything…”
“Maestro Tale Ognenovski plays classical music brilliantly (this is the opinion of experts of classical music) on the clarinet - Mozart, Weber...etc. He plays everything; it doesn’t matter how difficult or

complicated it is. In the records it says of his debut, first with the pianist Nino Cipushev, and later with the famous pianist Ladislav Palfi...” - Journalist Violeta Hadzi Skerleva wrote this in her article “ Skopje. First Clarinetist of ’94 Tale Ognenovski, a portrait” published in the magazine “Ekran”, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, October 20, 1994. (Source: the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 60-61) The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521

“…It is a phenomenon that Tale Ognenovski has the right amount of “ambazhura” and vibrato for every type of music. He maintains a perfectly level tone for classical music when it is required. It is particularly amazing that he can change the shade and the vibrato in a single moment…”
“... It is not widely known both in Yugoslavia and around the world, that the renowned virtuoso clarinetist Tale Ognenovski is a concert clarinetist. Indeed, it is not widely known that Tale Ognenovski can play other styles of music such as jazz, improvising in the style of Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw, or dance music. It is a phenomenon that Tale Ognenovski has the right amount of “ambazhura” and vibrato for every type of music. He maintains a perfectly level tone for classical music when it is required. It is particularly amazing that he can change the shade and the vibrato in a single moment. The standard is that one timbre and one kind of vibrato exclude all others.” From an article by Professor Ladislav Palfi, the famous pianist, in a letter dated May 23, 1973. (Source: the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 52-53) The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521

Tale Ognenovski played clarinet in the music film: “Ritam i zvuk” (Rhythm and sound) with Macedonian State Ensemble of Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec".
In Vardar Film's 1955 production of "Ritam i zvuk" ("Rhythm and Sound"), Tale Ognenovski as a clarinet soloist performed the Macedonian folk dances "Zhensko Chamche" and "Beranche" with Macedonian State Ensemble of Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec". (Source: the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 28-31.) The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521
YouTube music video – Film: “Ritam i zvuk” (Rhythm and sound) with Tale Ognenovski playing on the clarinet produced by Vardar Film from Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvRVpc1s5Rw
Information of music film: “Ritam i zvuk” (Rhythm and sound) produced by Vardar Film from Skopje, Republic of Macedonia from IMDb (an acronym for Internet Movie Database) - online database of information related to world films. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2955670/?ref_=rvi_tt

TV SITEL3 Programme “Jadi Burek” directed and produced by Janko Ilkovski, on November 24, 2014.

To see a preview of the book entitled “The Greatest Clarinet Players of All Time: Top 100” written by Alex Trost (Author) and Vadim Kravetsky (Author). Publisher: CreateSpace, an Amazon company. (August 25, 2013). Language: English; ISBN-10: 1492255270; ISBN-13: 978-1492255277 at Google Books, visit Web address:
http://books.google.mk/books?id=4tXLAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5&dq=the+greatest+clarinetist+of+all+time+Tale+Ognenovski&source=bl&ots=tQO0HerpjK&sig=XAHE-rHiERrv739bfQtJuWiSpSE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BR1rVOSbCeWvygPt_oLwBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&

Janko Ilkovski commented article entitled: “Tale Ognenovski is between the top 100 the greatest clarinetists of all time”, written by Marina Lazarevska and appeared in the newspaper Dnevnik, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on November 25, 2014. Janko Ilkovski said: “In the newspaper Dnevnik, Republic of Macedonia on November 25, 2014 was published an article entitled “Big acknowledgment of our musician and composer: "Tale Ognenovski is between the top 100 the greatest clarinetists of all time”, written by Marina Lazarevska. In this article was written: Macedonian musician and composer Tale Ognenovski (1922-2012) is included in the book entitled “The Greatest Clarinet Players of All Time: Top 100” written by Alex Trost (Author) and Vadim Kravetsky (Author). Publisher: CreateSpace, an Amazon company. (August 25, 2013). Language: English; ISBN-10: 1492255270; ISBN-13: 978-1492255277 - To see a preview of the book at Google Books, visit Web address:

Janko Ilkovski said: “Listen Tale Ognenovski virtuoso performances of "Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622: Rondo - Allegro" (composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and arranged by Tale Ognenovski – YouTube Music Video: “Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A Major K.622 Rondo Allegro Performed by Tale Ognenovski” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbUqKvpmPfU) and "Piperkovo oro" (composed and arranged by Tale Ognenovski) and we will immediately recognize the unreachable virtuosity of Tale Ognenovski in the performance of the “Mozart Concert for Clarinet” and in the performance of his composition “Piperkovo oro”, our Macedonian Gene… Tale Ognenovski is Virtuoso, Mozart of the Macedonian music, Titan of the Clarinet, Musical Genius, Bard… His legend will live forever. His music has become a large part of the lives of many people. His music has moved their souls and touched their hearts… What words to use for his achievements will not be enough to explain his musical genius and it will be insufficient to explain his greatness..."

“Everything that has a connection with the clarinet and this man is far from ordinary. Perhaps it is a miracle, this dexterity; perhaps he is a genius, or something more…”
In the programme with the title ‘Good morning, good day’ shown on ‘Macedonian Radio Television’, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on December 5, 1993, the journalist Brane Stefanovski said of Tale Ognenovski, “The living legend of the Macedonian clarinet. Tale Ognenovski can easily be recognized from older records of ‘Macedonian Radio Television’. Tale Ognenovski’s music is amazing, with his melodious, clean quality of tone and interpretations for which he has received recognition from world-famous experts of the clarinet and of Macedonian music. The journalist Elizabeta Matic commented, “Everything that has a connection with the clarinet and this man is far from ordinary. Perhaps it is a miracle, this dexterity; perhaps he is a genius, or something more. Perhaps the reason for this is genetic disposition in his family where his father played the bagpipe (‘gajdadjija’), but the fact that his grandfather and great-grandfather had played some folk instrument, suggests that talent has developed over the generations to raise the little reed pipe (‘kavalche’) player to the highest level reserved for the best. His music is always based on the strict rules of Macedonian folklore..." (Source: the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 164-165). The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521)

http://www.taleognenovski.mk/book.html

Music of Tale Ognenovski on Google Play (Download)

https://play.google.com/store/music/artist/Tale_Ognenovski?id=Aicvernys25hjhde2qm5gculwai

YouTube Videos:

YouTube Music Video: “Tale Ognenovski Clarinet Solo - Brusnichko Oro Macedonian Folk Dance” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfM97pOp23M

YouTube Music Video: “Tale Ognenovski Clarinet Solo - Bukovsko Svadbarsko Oro Macedonian Folk Dance” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZvuHuLswaI

YouTube Music Video: “Tale Ognenovski plays Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622: Allegro” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9390xDUuPuU

YouTube Music Video: “Tale Ognenovski Concert for Clarinet No. 1 - Macedonian Classical Clarinet Solo” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hJqfSv3Jnc

YouTube Music Video: “Tale Ognenovski Jazz Composition No. 1 - Macedonian Jazz Clarinet Solo” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5v68GMLaCs

YouTube Music Video: “Tale Ognenovski Jazz Composition No. 6 - Macedonian Jazz Clarinet Solo” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJkibqVfE5I

YouTube Music Video: “Tale Ognenovski Jazz Composition No. 7 - Macedonian Jazz Clarinet Solo” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK4wLnpPlNw

YouTube Music Video: “Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A Major K.622 Rondo Allegro Performed by Tale Ognenovski” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbUqKvpmPfU

Wikipedia Web page of Tale Ognenovski https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tale_Ognenovski

Stevan Ognenovski YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/steveogn

Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. is author and producer of YouTube Music Video “Tale Ognenovski, The Greatest Clarinetist of All Time, Musical Genius, Composer...” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvqdG4eSIIA
Perhaps this music YouTube video is the most documented biography for any music artist in the world with chronological presentation of Tale Ognenovski’s work as clarinetist, composer and recording artist.

Music of Tale Ognenovski on Google Play (Download)

https://play.google.com/store/music/artist/Tale_Ognenovski?id=Aicvernys25hjhde2qm5gculwai

Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. is author and owner of Website entitled: “Tale Ognenovski, The Greatest Clarinetist of All Time, Composer, Musical Genius, Titan of the Clarinet… Carnegie Hall Concert, New York City, 1956” http://www.taleognenovski.mk

Tale Ognenovski's biographer is his son Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient, who wrote the book “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinet and Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор”. The book is published in both Macedonian and English. Publisher: Matica Makedonska, 2000; Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4). The content of the book are: the biography of Tale Ognenovski and music notation of compositions of 67 Macedonian Folk Dances, "Tale Ognenovski Clarinet Concerto No.1" and "Tale Ognenovski Jazz composition No. 1" (all composed by Tale Ognenovski). The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521)

Tale Ognenovski was included in the book entitled: “The Greatest Clarinet Players of All Time: Top 100” written by Alex Trost (Author) and Vadim Kravetsky (Author). Publisher: CreateSpace, an Amazon company; 1 edition (August 25, 2013). Language: English; ISBN-10: 1492255270; ISBN-13: 978-1492255277. To see a preview of the book at Google Books, visit Web address:
http://books.google.mk/books?id=4tXLAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5&dq=the+greatest+clarinetist+of+all+time+Tale+Ognenovski&source=bl&ots=tQO0HerpjK&sig=XAHE-rHiERrv739bfQtJuWiSpSE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BR1rVOSbCeWvygPt_oLwBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=the%20greatest%20clarinetist%20of%20all%20time%20Tale%20Ognenovski&f=false

Mi2N - Music Industry News Network: "Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski Is Included In The Book Entitled “The Greatest Clarinet Players Of All Time: Top 100” By Alex Trost And Vadim Kravetsky. Publisher: CreateSpace" (Posted: 11-21-2014) http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=179441

Important Webpages:

CD: “Jazz, Macedonian Folk Danced and Classical Music” http://www.taleognenovski.mk/firstcd.html Amazon (Physical Audio CD) – http://taleognenovski.mk/afjaztalp.html Amazon (Download) – http://taleognenovski.mk/afjaztale.html iTunes (Download) – http://taleognenovski.mk/ifjaztale.html	Tour of North America and Carnegie Hall Concert http://www.taleognenovski.mk/usa1956.html	Brilliant Career http://www.taleognenovski.mk/comments.html
CD: “MOZART and OGNENOVSKI Clarinet Concertos” http://www.taleognenovski.mk/mozartcd.html Amazon (Physical Audio CD) – http://taleognenovski.mk/amozartcd.html Amazon (Download) – http://taleognenovski.mk/amozartog.html iTunes (Download) – http://taleognenovski.mk/imozartog.html	The Film "Rhythm and Sound”, 1955 http://www.taleognenovski.mk/rhythmandsound.html	Tour of Germany http://www.taleognenovski.mk/germ1956.html
CD: “Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed By Tale Ognenovski” http://www.taleognenovski.mk/jazzcd.html Amazon (Physical Audio CD) – http://taleognenovski.mk/ajazztalp.html Amazon http://taleognenovski.mk/ajazztale.html – http://taleognenovski.mk/ajazztale.html iTunes (Download) – http://taleognenovski.mk/ijazztale.html CD: “Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski" http://www.taleognenovski.mk/mozart2016.html Amazon (Download) – http://taleognenovski.mk/amozart2c.html iTunes (Download) – http://taleognenovski.mk/imozart2c.html Tale Ognenovski received the First Award as the best clarinetist at the First Regional Bitola Festival of Folk Dances and Songs, October 9-11, 1947. Bitola, Republic of Macedonia. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/bitola1947.html New York, NY Top40-Charts News published an article entitled, "Tale Ognenovski, Internationally Renowned Jazz And Classical Clarinetist Released CD Album Entitled: Mozart And Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos To Celebrate The 250th Anniversary Of Mozart's Birthday" on November 13, 2006. (Posted: 13/11/2006) http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=28463	Songs with famous singers http://www.taleognenovski.mk/songstaale.html Mi2N - Music Industry News Network: Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski - Jazz Musician Of The Day: April 27, 2009 At AllAboutJazz.com http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=120961 (Posted: 06-25-2009) All About Jazz celebrated April 27, 2009, the birthday of Tale Ognenovski with All About Jazz recognition: Jazz Musician of the Day: Tale Ognenovski, April 27, 2009 with announcement published at his website: “Jazz Musician of the Day: Tale Ognenovski” http://news.allaboutjazz.com/news.php?id=34707#.Ur2mJ_RDuHM (Published: 2009-04-27) Photo of Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer with Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, June 3, 1957. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/tito1957.html Photo of Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer with Boris Trajkovski, President of the Republic of Macedonia, Macedonian Parliament, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, October 11, 2003. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/trajkovski2003.html	Tour of France http://www.taleognenovski.mk/france1959.html All About Jazz Recognition: Jazz Musician Of The Day: Tale Ognenovski (Published: 2010-04-27) http://news.allaboutjazz.com/news.php?id=54768#.Ur2fdvRDuHM YouTube Music Video: “Tale Ognenovski, The Greatest Clarinetist of All Time, Musical Genius, Composer...” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvqdG4eSII Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer received Recognition entitled, “Radio Ros Gratitude" (Macedonian: “Радио Рос Благодарница) in the ceremony at the Universal Hall in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia”. December 7, 2000. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/ros2000.html Tale Ognenovski in Metro Goldwyn Mayer studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California with members of Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" and with June Allyson, one of the screen’s most important stars in the U.S., March 14, 1956. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/metrogoldwynmayer1956.html
First Award at the Yugoslav Folk Music Festival in Opatija, Croatia, 1951. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/opaija1951.html	Sounds - Europe - The Orient http://www.taleognenovski.mk/kniga.html	Tour of Switzerland http://www.taleognenovski.mk/switzerland.html
First Award at the First Republic of Macedonia Festival of Folk Dances and Songs, 1948 http://www.taleognenovski.mk/skopje1948.html	International Folklore Conference in Istanbul, Turkey, 1977 http://www.taleognenovski.mk/istanbul.html	Discography http://www.taleognenovski.mk/discog.html
All About Jazz Jazz News: Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed by Tale Ognenovski - CD to Celebrate the 85th Anniversary of His Birthday, April 27, 2007 http://news.allaboutjazz.com/news.php?id=13566#.Ur2a8_RDuHM Mi2N - Music Industry News Network: "Macedonian Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski - Jazz Musician Of The Day: April 27, 2010 At AllAboutJazz.com" (Posted: 04-27-2010) http://mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=129695	Classical Music since 1952 http://www.taleognenovski.mk/music.html Mi2N - Music Industry News Network: "Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski - Jazz Musician Of The Day: April 27, 2009 At AllAboutJazz.com" (Posted: 06-25-2009) http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=120961	Tale on age 4 http://www.taleognenovski.mk/vanka.html
Top40-Charts.com: “Tale Ognenovski, Internationally Renowned Jazz And Classical Clarinetist Released CD Album Entitled: Mozart And Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos To Celebrate The 250th Anniversary Of Mozart's Birthday” http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=28463	Metro Goldwyn Mayer studio http://www.taleognenovski.mk/metrogoldwynmayer1956.html	Feedback http://www.taleognenovski.mk/feedback.html
Mi2N - Music Industry News Network: " Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski Will Celebrate The 90th Anniversary Of His Birthday, April 27, 2012 With New CD Album: "Pelistersko Oro", Which Will Be Released On October 1, 2012" (Posted: 04-22-2012) http://mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=153370	Email steveogn@yahoo.com 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 http://www.taleognenovski.mk/cvstevano.html	Awards and Honours http://www.taleognenovski.mk/awards.html
JAZZ NEWS - Nestor Publishers: Tale Ognenovski Will Celebrate The 90th Anniversary Of His Birthday, April 27, 2012 With New CD http://home.nestor.minsk.by/jazz/news/2012/04/2202.html	600th anniversary of the founding of the village of Brusnik http://www.taleognenovski.mk/brusnika.html	Press releases http://www.taleognenovski.mk/titles.html
Composer and Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski was honoured with Certificate for National Pension by Prime Minister of Republic of Macedonia Nikola Gruevski, March 3, 2012 http://www.taleognenovski.mk/natpen.html	Extraordinary clarinetist http://www.taleognenovski.mk/ipolit.html	11 Oktomvri Award http://www.taleognenovski.mk/aw11oct.html
"Composer And Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski Was Honoured With Certificate For National Pension By Prime Minister Of Republic Of Macedonia Nikola Gruevski" (Posted: 03-07-2012) - Mi2N - Music Industry News Network: http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=151962 The Official Website of Tale Ognenovski entitled: “Tale Ognenovski, The Greatest Clarinetist of All Time, Composer, Musical Genius, Titan of the Clarinet… Carnegie Hall Concert, New York City, 1956” http://www.taleognenovski.mk	Book entitled “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinet and Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient., the only son of clarinetist and composer Tale Ognenovski and Nevena Ognenovska. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/book.html Tale Ognenovski, Clarinetist and Composer is author of the book “Macedonian folk dances” published by the Cultural Educational Association, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia in 1989. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/kniga.html	Biography at All About Jazz https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/taleognenovski New York, NY Top40-Charts News published an article entitled, “Mozart And Ognenovski Is The Best Clarinet Concertos In The World” (Posted: 21/11/2014) http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=105450
"Tale Ognenovski, Titan Of The Clarinet And Composer Of Clarinet Music, Dies" - Mi2N - Music Industry News Network (June 28, 2012) http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=155399	Tale Ognenovski - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tale_Ognenovski	Clarinet - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarinet

Facebook Page of Tale Ognenovski - Biography	http://www.facebook.com/TaleOgnenovskiClarinetist/info
Facebook Page of Tale Ognenovski - Posts	https://www.facebook.com/pg/TaleOgnenovskiClarinetist/posts/?ref=page_internal
Google Page of Tale Ognenovski – Posts	https://plus.google.com/106334760000961341887
The Official Website of Tale Ognenovski entitled: “Tale Ognenovski, The Greatest Clarinetist of All Time, Composer, Musical Genius, Titan of the Clarinet… Carnegie Hall Concert, New York City, 1956”	http://www.taleognenovski.mk
Wikipedia Web Page of Tale Ognenovski	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tale_Ognenovski
YouTube Music Video “Tale Ognenovski, The Greatest Clarinetist of All Time, Musical Genius, Composer...”	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvqdG4eSIIA
YouTube Music Videos of Tale Ognenovski	https://www.youtube.com/user/steveogn
The Official Web Page of Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient.	http://www.taleognenovski.mk/cvstevano.html
Facebook Page of Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. - Biography	http://www.facebook.com/StevanOgnenovski.MagisterWriterInstrumentalist/info
Facebook Page of Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. - Posts	https://www.facebook.com/pg/StevanOgnenovski.MagisterWriterInstrumentalist/posts/?ref=page_internal
Google+ Page of Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. - Posts	https://plus.google.com/115061030901910683351
The Official Email of Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient.	steveogn@yahoo.com
The Official Twitter Page of Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. Flickr Photos of Tale Ognenovski and Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. Linkedin Profile of Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient.	https://twitter.com/steveogn https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevanognenovski/ https://mk.linkedin.com/in/stevan-ognenovski-9a8929138
Web Page of The book entitled “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinet and Composer" / Macedonian: "Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient., the only son of clarinetist and composer Tale Ognenovski and Nevena Ognenovska.	http://www.taleognenovski.mk/book.html

Flickr Photos of Tale Ognenovski and Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevanognenovski/

Wikipedia Web page of Tale Ognenovski https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tale_Ognenovski

YouTube Channel of Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. https://www.youtube.com/user/steveogn

Google+ Page of Tale Ognenovski entitled: “Tale Ognenovski, Titan of the Clarinet, Musical Genius, Composer” https://plus.google.com/106334760000961341887

Official Web page of Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/cvstevano.html

Facebook Page of Tale Ognenovski entitled: “Tale Ognenovski The Greatest Clarinetist of All Time Composer Musical Genius"
https://www.facebook.com/TaleOgnenovskiClarinetist/

Mi2N - Music Industry News Network: Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski - Jazz Musician Of The Day: April 27, 2009 At AllAboutJazz.com http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=120961 (Posted: 06-25-2009)

All About Jazz Recognition: Jazz Musician Of The Day: Tale Ognenovski (Published: 2010-04-27)
http://news.allaboutjazz.com/news.php?id=54768#.Ur2fdvRDuHM

Mi2N - Music Industry News Network: "Macedonian Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski - Jazz Musician Of The Day: April 27, 2010 At AllAboutJazz.com" http://mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=129695 (Posted: 04-27-2010)

Mi2N - Music Industry News Network: “Composer And Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski Was Honoured With Cerificate For National Pension By Prime Minister Of Republic Of Macedonia Nikola Gruevski” (Posted: 03-07-2012) http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=151962

Mi2N - Music Industry News Network: "Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski Will Celebrate The 90th Anniversary Of His Birthday, April 27, 2012 With New CD Album: "Pelistersko Oro", Which Will Be Released On October 1, 2012" (Posted: 04-22-2012) http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=153370

Mi2N - Music Industry News Network: Tale Ognenovski, Titan Of The Clarinet And Composer Of Clarinet Music, Dies (Posted: 06-28-2012) "Tale Ognenovski, known across the globe for his virtuosic performances, died suddenly on June 19, 2012. His technique and the excitement of his playing were legendary… "
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=155399

Tale Ognenovski is No. 4 of top 100 public figures who died in 2012 as ranked by the number of words in their Wikipedia entries
Website Boingboing.net published article entitled: “Notable deaths in 2012, as recorded by Wikipedia”. In this article was written: “Information designer Jess Bachman created Wikipedia Remembers 2012, an interactive feature about the top 100 public figures who died in 2012 as ranked by the number of words in their Wikipedia entries… while others like #4, Tale Ognenovski is a lessor known Macedonian clarinetist, but for some reason has a incredibly documented wiki page! So many interesting people here…” (Published: Jan 2, 2013) https://boingboing.net/2013/01/02/notable-deaths-in-2012-as-rec.html

Web site JJA News insights and updates from the Jazz Journalists Association published article entitled: "Deaths in 2012", compiled by W. Royal Stokes and Ken Franckling, Nov 27th, 2012 about the top jazz musicians who died in 2012 including Tale Ognenovski. http://news.jazzjournalists.org/2012/11/deaths-in-2012

Static.echonest.com published an article entitled, "2012 Music Memoriam - Well Known Musicians We Lost in 2012". Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski was included in the list of public figures that died in 2012. http://static.echonest.com/playlist/year_end/index.html

Tale Ognenovski was included in the book entitled: “The Greatest Clarinet Players of All Time: Top 100” written by Alex Trost (Author) and Vadim Kravetsky (Author). Publisher: CreateSpace, an Amazon company; 1 edition (August 25, 2013). Language: English; ISBN-10: 1492255270; ISBN-13: 978-1492255277. To see a preview of the book at Google Books, visit Web address:
http://books.google.mk/books?id=4tXLAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5&dq=the+greatest+clarinetist+of+all+time+Tale+Ognenovski&source=bl&ots=tQO0HerpjK&sig=XAHE-rHiERrv739bfQtJuWiSpSE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BR1rVOSbCeWvygPt_oLwBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=the%20greatest%20clarinetist%20of%20all%20time%20Tale%20Ognenovski&f=false

New York, NY Top40-Charts News published an article entitled, “Mozart And Ognenovski Is The Best Clarinet Concertos In The World” (Posted: 21/11/2014) http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=105450

mi2n Music Industry News Network on April 27, 2017 (95th birth anniversary of Tale Ognenovski, the greatest clarinetist of all time and one of the greatest instrumental composers of all time) published an Article entitled:

mi2n Music Industry News Network on April 27, 2017 (95^th birth anniversary of Tale Ognenovski, the greatest clarinetist of all time and one of the greatest instrumental composers of all time) published an Article entitled: "New Digital Album Of Clarinetist And Composer Tale Ognenovski: “Mozart Clarinet Concerto In A, K. 622 Arranged For Two Clarinets By Tale Ognenovski” (Posted: 04-27-2017) - "...unique recordings in the world with simultaneously playing two clarinets with mixing two different arrangements: for first clarinet and second clarinet performed by the same clarinetist (Tale Ognenovski)…” - Article entitled, "New Digital Album Of Clarinetist And Composer Tale Ognenovski: “Mozart Clarinet Concerto In A, K. 622 Arranged For Two Clarinets”” - mi2n (Music Industry News Network), 04-27-2017.
“Audio CD entitled: “Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski” with Audio CD entitled: “Mozart and Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos" performed by Tale Ognenovski are unique recordings in the world with simultaneously playing two clarinets with mixing two different arrangements: for first clarinet and second clarinet performed by the same clarinetist (Tale Ognenovski)…”, was written in an article entitled, "New Digital Album Of Clarinetist And Composer Tale Ognenovski: “Mozart Clarinet Concerto In A, K. 622 Arranged For Two Clarinets”” published by mi2n (Music Industry News Network - the largest online daily newswire serving the music industry worldwide). http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=197557

Mi2N - Music Industry News Network: "Clarinetist Tale Ognenovski Is Included In The Book Entitled “The Greatest Clarinet Players Of All Time: Top 100” By Alex Trost And Vadim Kravetsky. Publisher: CreateSpace" (Posted: 11-21-2014) http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=179441

Tale Ognenovski was included in the book entitled: “The Greatest Clarinet Players of All Time: Top 100” written by Alex Trost (Author) and Vadim Kravetsky (Author). Publisher: CreateSpace, an Amazon company; 1 edition (August 25, 2013). Language: English; ISBN-10: 1492255270; ISBN-13: 978-1492255277. To see a preview of the book at Google Books, visit Web address:
http://books.google.mk/books?id=4tXLAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5&dq=the+greatest+clarinetist+of+all+time+Tale+Ognenovski&source=bl&ots=tQO0HerpjK&sig=XAHE-rHiERrv739bfQtJuWiSpSE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BR1rVOSbCeWvygPt_oLwBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=the%20greatest%20clarinetist%20of%20all%20time%20Tale%20Ognenovski&f=false New York, NY Top40-Charts News published an article entitled, "Tale Ognenovski, Internationally Renowned Jazz And Classical Clarinetist Released CD Album Entitled: Mozart And Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos To Celebrate The 250th Anniversary Of Mozart's Birthday" on November 13, 2006. (Posted: 13/11/2006) http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=28463

New York, NY Top40-Charts News published an article entitled, “Mozart And Ognenovski Is The Best Clarinet Concertos In The World” (Posted: 21/11/2014) - <>New York, NY (Top40 Charts): “Mozart And Ognenovski Is The Best Clarinet Concertos In The World” (Posted: 21/11/2014) http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=105450
Article entitled, “Mozart And Ognenovski Is The Best Clarinet Concertos” - Top40-charts.com, November 21, 2014. “In CD Album entitled: "MOZART and OGNENOVSKI Clarinet Concertos" the clarinet is accompanied by drum performed by his son Stevan Ognenovski or by drum and second clarinet (performed by Tale Ognenovski). Tale Ognenovski released this CD to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Amazon.com release date: January 24, 2006. 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 & Härtel edition (Publisher's no.: Nr. 2300. …Tale Ognenovski Concert for Clarinet No. 1 is the most beautiful and the most difficult Clarinet Concerto of all time. Like his other clarinet works, the end result of Tale Ognenovski's Clarinet Concerto No.1 is an expression of his own amazing virtuosity. Every register of the clarinet finds eloquent expression in this concert. With this classical concert this creative musical genius continues to extend the river of great beauty that is classical music... Like his other clarinet works, the end result of Tale Ognenovski's Clarinet Concerto No.1 is an expression of his own amazing virtuosity. Every register of the clarinet finds eloquent expression in this concert. With this classical concert this creative musical genius continues to extend the river of great beauty that is classical music…” was written in an article entitled, “Mozart And Ognenovski Is The Best Clarinet Concertos” published by Top40-Charts.com (Top40-charts.com, Inc. is an American global entertainment information and measurement company with headquarters in Manhattan in New York City.) http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=105450

mi2n Music Industry News Network on April 27, 2017 (95^th birth anniversary of Tale Ognenovski, the greatest clarinetist of all time and one of the greatest instrumental composers of all time) published an Article entitled: "New Digital Album Of Clarinetist And Composer Tale Ognenovski: “Mozart Clarinet Concerto In A, K. 622 Arranged For Two Clarinets By Tale Ognenovski” (Posted: 04-27-2017)
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=197557 - "...unique recordings in the world with simultaneously playing two clarinets with mixing two different arrangements: for first clarinet and second clarinet performed by the same clarinetist (Tale Ognenovski)…” - Article entitled, "New Digital Album Of Clarinetist And Composer Tale Ognenovski: “Mozart Clarinet Concerto In A, K. 622 Arranged For Two Clarinets”” - mi2n (Music Industry News Network), 04-27-2017.

“Audio CD entitled: “Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski” with Audio CD entitled: “Mozart and Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos" performed by Tale Ognenovski are unique recordings in the world with simultaneously playing two clarinets with mixing two different arrangements: for first clarinet and second clarinet performed by the same clarinetist (Tale Ognenovski)…”, was written in an article entitled, "New Digital Album Of Clarinetist And Composer Tale Ognenovski: “Mozart Clarinet Concerto In A, K. 622 Arranged For Two Clarinets”” published by mi2n (Music Industry News Network - the largest online daily newswire serving the music industry worldwide). http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=197557

The New York Times articles for Tale Ognenovski performances as virtuoso clarinet and reed pipe soloist with Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" in Carnegie Hall, New York City on January 27, 1956. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/newyorktimes1956.html

Life magazine article for Tale Ognenovski performances as virtuoso clarinet and reed pipe soloist with Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" on 66th concert tour of United States of America and Canada from January 22, 1956 till April 12, 1956. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/life.html

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer performed on CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) with Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" on TV Programme "OMNIBUS" on January 22, 1956. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/cbs1956.html

Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer in Metro Goldwyn Mayer studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California with members of Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" and with June Allyson, one of the screen’s most important stars in the U.S., March 14, 1956. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/metrogoldwynmayer1956.html

“Musical Genius Tale Ognenovski is on an equal level musically with other World Musical Legends” – ‘Nova Zora’ http://www.taleognenovski.mk/novazora.html

Photos of Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer in Brusnik, Bitola, Baba Mountain, Pelister National Park, Republic of Macedonia. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/pelisterbitola.html

Photos of Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer in Vodno Mountain, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/vodnoskopje.html

Photos of Tale Ognenovski, Clarinetist and Composer with his family. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/vanka.html

Photos of Tale Ognenovski. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/photostale.html

Photo of Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer with Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, June 3, 1957. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/tito1957.html

Photo of Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer with Boris Trajkovski, President of the Republic of Macedonia, Macedonian Parliament, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, October 11, 2003. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/trajkovski2003.html

Tale Ognenovski performed as virtuoso clarinet and reed pipe (‘kavalche’) soloist with Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" in Carnegie Hall, New York City on January 27, 1956. During an 84-day journey (January 22, 1956 - April 12, 1956) throughout the United States and Canada Ensemble ‘Tanec’ travelled ten thousand kilometres and performed 66 concerts in 53 different towns. They were described as a Great Cultural Event by the American press, with articles appearing in The New York Times, The New York Daily Mirror, The New York Herald Tribune, The New York World Telegram, The New York Daily News, Boston Traveler, Boston Globe, Chicago Daily News, Chicago Daily Tribune, Saint Louis Globe Democrat, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union, The Milwaukee Journal, Washington News, Baltimore Sun, The Christian Science Monitor, Denver Rocky Mountain News, Life, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Globe and Mail, The Washington Post and the Times Herald. This tour is one of the longest and the most triumphant of tours in the history of world music.

"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. Article: “YUGOSLAV BALLET TO APPEAR IN U. S.; National Folk Unit, Planning 15-Week Tour, Will Make Debut Here in January”. Preview of this article from the New York Times can be read at website
http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50A14FE3C55107A93C7A8178AD95F418585F9&scp=13&sq=Tanec&st=p

“CHOREOGRAPHIC VIGOR FROM MACEDONIA”
Article entitled: “CHOREOGRAPHIC VIGOR FROM MACEDONIA” for Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" performance in Carnegie Hall, New York City on January 27, 1956. It appeared in the newspaper “The New York Times”, written by music critic John Martin on January 22, 1956, page 97. Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" was the first dance company from Yugoslavia (the former Yugoslavia) to perform in America. The Ensemble arrived in New York City on January 21, 1956. (Source: the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 68-69)
https://www.nytimes.com/1956/01/22/archives/the-dance-direction-choreographic-vigor-from-macedonia.html?sq=John+Martin&scp=26&st=p

"Venerable Carnegie Hall fairly vibrated as the audience blistered its palms in appreciation..." - By Robert Coleman, New York Daily Mirror, January 28, 1956

“These perfect artists performed many marvelous dances, and the astonished audience greeted them with long applause. The program was filled with folk dances and songs. In the past we have had some interesting concerts from the East and West but none of them had been as successful and been so well-received by the public as the Yugoslav Folk Ballet ‘Tanec’. Venerable Carnegie Hall fairly vibrated as the audience blistered its palms in appreciation...” wrote Robert Coleman in the New York Daily Mirror on January 28, 1956.

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..." "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. (Source: the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 100 - 101)

“Tanec, a Macedonian group, is a lively, handsome and magnificently skilled company…An audience which jammed Carnegie to capacity cheered and applauded the folk dancing with as much enthusiasm as if it had been witnessing classical, theatrical ballet at its most glittering”
“Tanec, a Macedonian group, is a lively, handsome and magnificently skilled company… accompanied sometimes by a shepherd’s pipe (Tale Ognenovski - remark made by Stevan Ognenovski) which surely pierced the air of classical Greece… An audience which jammed Carnegie to capacity cheered and applauded the folk dancing with as much enthusiasm as if it had been witnessing classical, theatrical ballet at its most glittering.” - Walter Terry, the New York Herald Tribune, January 28, 1956. (Source: the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 102-105)

“The freshest, gayest, most expert dance affair ...Transcontinental tour at Carnegie Hall.”- William Hawkins, the New York World Telegram
“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.” From an article written by William Hawkins, and that appeared in the New York World Telegram on January 28, 1956.

"Performance at Carnegie Hall was a joy and delight... Display of Tremendous Skill… folk arts, comes from Macedonia… brilliantly spectacular and wonderfully unfamiliar dances… great individuality… incredible phrases… a raucous and unforgettable pipe… spectacle… stunning show that any set of spectators would find hard to resist… the broken circles of the kolo of the Macedonian mountains... a dateless reed pipe…” - The New York Times for Tale Ognenovski performances as virtuoso clarinet and reed pipe (‘kavalche’) soloist with Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" in Carnegie Hall, New York City on January 27, 1956
The New York Times for Tale Ognenovski performances as virtuoso clarinet and reed pipe (‘kavalche’) soloist with Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" in Carnegie Hall, New York City on January 27, 1956 wrote, " Performance at Carnegie Hall was a joy and delight … Display of Tremendous Skill … folk arts, comes from Macedonia … brilliantly spectacular and wonderfully unfamiliar dances … great individuality … wide variety … incredible phrases … the dances are ravishing, and their range is truly astonishing … remarkable music on both orthodox and unorthodox instruments … a raucous and unforgettable pipe … wonderful art but also a superb show … Surely one performance in New York is not enough … “ - Article entitled "Ballet: Yugoslav Folk Art; 'Tanec' Dancers Appear at Carnegie Hall in Display of Tremendous Skill" http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40D15FB3F5B157B93CAAB178AD85F428585F9&scp=74&sq=John+Martin&st=p , written by music critic John Martin, The New York Times, January 28, 1956, p.11, and, “spectacle … stunning show that any set of spectators would find hard to resist … thousand different shades of dynamics … rapidity … conscious virtuosity … the broken circles of the kolo of the Macedonian mountains … curious musical instruments that accompany many of the dances … a 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" http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0C17F83A55177B93C7A91789D85F428585F9&scp=2&sq=Tanec&st=p , written by music critic John Martin, The New York Times, February 5, 1956, p. 114. These musical terms written in these articles are the most brilliant musical expressions written for performance by an instrumental soloist (with orchestra) in Carnegie Hall in New York published in The New York Times from 1891 until now. (Source: the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 72; 96-97. The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521

"Clarinet, bass fiddle, violin, drums, guitar and flute provided most of the accompaniments in various combinations..."
""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. Article: “Yugoslav Ballet Visits Academy”. (Source: the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 110-111. The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521 )

"A Sopska Poskocica is devised to show... 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.."
"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. Article: “Yugoslav Dancers Shoot the Works”. (Source: the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 110-113)
Preview of this article from the Washington Post and Times Herald can be read at website

http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost_historical/access/121253922.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Feb+10%2C+1956&author=By+Paul+Hume&desc=Yugoslav+Dancers+Shoot+the+Works

Concert in Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada, on February 13, 1956

http://www.taleognenovski.mk/book.html

"FRESH AS A BREATH of mountain air comes Tanec, the Yugoslav National Folk Ballet, now on its first American tour..."

"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. Article: “Yugoslav National Folk Ballet 'A Breath of Mountain Air'”. Abstract (Document Summary) of this article from the Christian Science Monitor can be read at website
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/csmonitor_historic/access/273381722.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Mar+2%2C+1956&author=&pub=Christian+Science+Monitor++%281908-Current+file%29&edition=&startpage=9&desc=Yugoslav+National+Folk+Balle

"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. Article: “The Boston Globe Feature Vacation Section EUROPEAN FESTIVALS Every Country Has Its Own Folk Art”. Abstract (Document Summary) of this article from the Daily Boston Globe can be read at website
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/2070321332.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Mar+4%2C+1956&author=&pub=Daily+Boston+Globe+%281928-1960%29&edition=&startpage=C69&desc=The+Boston+Globe+Feature+Vacation+Secti

"For authentic folk dancing wild and free and yet subject to its own intricate disciplines, this group would be hard to beat..."
"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. Article: "Yugoslav Folk Ballet Opens Engagement". (Source: the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 120-123. The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521 )
Abstract (Document Summary) of this article from the Los Angeles Times can be read at website
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/429243141.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Mar+13%2C+1956&author=ALBERT+GOLDBERG&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+%281923-Current+File%29&edition=&startpage=B7&desc=Yugoslav+Folk+Ballet+Opens+Engagement
"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 in the article entitled, “REVIEWS OF Yugoslav National Folk Ballet Carnegie Hall January 27, 1956” published in April, 1956, commented: "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”. https://books.google.mk/books?redir_esc=y&output=html_text&id=_t0cAQAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=REVIEWS+OF+Yugoslav+National+Folk+Ballet+Carnegie+Hall

Life magazine was a weekly news magazine with a strong emphasis on photojournalism. Grace Kelly was an American actress. She was featured on the cover of Life magazine on April 9, 1956, Vol. 40, No. 15. In this issue of the Life magazine on pages 173-174, editorial board of the magazine published an article titled, “DANCE, BOUNCING BRIGANDS, Yugoslavs come to U.S.”, about performances of Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" on 66th concert tour of United States of America and Canada from January 22, 1956 till April 12, 1956. All content (including images) of this Life magazine article can be read at website
http://books.google.mk/books?id=Qk8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA173&lpg=PA173&dq=bouncing+brigands&source=bl&ots=9S1IqRy_Uv&sig=VER6KlcMqDok6KqlFgHbwiGwtGY&hl=en&ei=WBePTcGHG8qhOsmbgKEC&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&sqi=2&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=bouncing%20brigands&f=false

Life magazine article for Tale Ognenovski performances as virtuoso clarinet and reed pipe (“kavalvhe”) soloist with Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" on 66th concert tour of United States of America and Canada from January 22, 1956 till April 12, 1956. “…Together they make as vigorous a display of dancing as the U.S. has ever seen..."... the Yugoslav National Folk Ballet which this spring is making a first, and highly successful, tour of the U.S…” – Article entitled, “Dance, Bouncing Brigands, Yugoslavs come to U.S.” published on April 9, 1956
In the article entitled, “Dance, Bouncing Brigands, Yugoslavs come to U.S.” published on April 9, 1956, Life magazine commented: "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. The skillful troupe of 40 dancers and musicians was founded by Tito to perpetuate his country’s culture. All the dances are derived from the wedding rites, harem ceremonials …Together they make as vigorous a display of dancing as the U.S. has ever seen..." – Article entitled “DANCE, BOUNCING BRIGANDS, Yugoslavs come to U.S.”, published in the Life Magazine, April 9, 1956, Vol. 40, No. 15, pp. 173-174. (Source: The book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 121, 124-125. The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521)

All content (including images) of this Life magazine article can be read at website:
http://books.google.mk/books?id=Qk8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA173&lpg=PA173&dq=bouncing+brigands&source=bl&ots=9S1IqRy_Uv&sig=VER6KlcMqDok6KqlFgHbwiGwtGY&hl=en&ei=WBePTcGHG8qhOsmbgKEC&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&sqi=2&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=bouncing%20brigands&f=false

“The ensemble Tanec reached their peak during the late '50s, when influential clarinet and pipes player Tale Ognenovski was a member...” - AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide or AMG is an online music guide)
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..." - Article entitled "Biography of Ensemble Tanec". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tanec-ensemble-mn0001830503

Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec’s” triumphant appearance on American television
‘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. Tale Ognenovski played as clarinet and reed pipe (“kavalche”) soloist of Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" 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, LCCN Permalink http://lccn.loc.gov/88705799 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
Contents: The Yugoslav national folk ballet / directed by Elliot Silverstein; with the Tanec dance troupe from Macedonia (20 min,)... The segment entitled The Yugoslav national folk ballet is shown periodically throughout the episode.; LC control no. 88705799.
With Ford Foundation funding, “Omnibus” introduced the best in dance, music, drama, opera, history, science and art and was the most successful cultural magazine series in the history of U.S. commercial television. The series won more than 65 awards, including seven Emmy Awards and two Peabody Awards. The series is held at The Library of Congress and Global ImageWorks, among other archives.
(Source: the book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinetand Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 70-71). The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521)
http://www.taleognenovski.mk/cbs1956.html

“Tale Ognenovski added his own improvisations...the unique Sopska Poskocica earned an encore...
Following every concert of ‘Tanec’s’ North American tour, critics in almost every newspaper commented about the Macedonian folk dance ‘Sopska Poskocica’, “...in the case of one dance, Sopska Poskocica, it was nothing more than a demonstration in dancing. As such it was highly effective...A dance like Sopska Poskocica is produced to demonstrate...The speed at which it is danced, and the tremendous energy and precision of the six men who dance it, makes it unique…It earned an encore...” Tale Ognenovski was a virtuoso clarinet soloist in ‘Sopska Poskocica’ (‘Shopska Podripnuvachka’) but he also helped arrange the music for he added his own improvisations to some parts of the dance. This has also been the case with others dances where Tale Ognenovski has performed as virtuoso clarinet and reed pipe soloist.
Tale Ognenovski performed as a virtuoso clarinet and reed pipe (“kavalche”) soloist
The majority of Ensemble ‘Tanec’s programme comprised Macedonian folk dances and songs, while the remainder being Serbian and Croatian dances and songs, and one Albanian dance. Tale Ognenovski played as virtuoso and clarinet and reed pipe (‘kavalche’) soloist for most parts of the programme, including the Macedonian folk dances ‘Bride’s Dance’ (‘Nevestinsko Oro’), ‘Chupurlika’, ‘Shopska Podripnuvachka’, ‘Kopachka’, ‘Shepherd’s Dance (‘Ovcharsko Oro’), ‘Soborski Igri’, other Macedonian songs, Serbian folk dances and songs and ‘Shote’, an Albanian folk dance.

Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec" was the first dance company from Yugoslavia (the former Yugoslavia) to perform in America. The Ensemble arrived in New York City on January 20, 1956. The following day, on January 21, The New York Times newspaper ran an article entitled, “Crnogorka, Anyone? Yugoslav Dancing Troupe Shows How It Is Done”. It 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.”
Ensemble ‘Tanec’s North American tour was sponsored by International Artists in association with Charles E. Green and Lee V. Eastman.
‘Tanec’s sixty-six performances in North America attracted much attention in the North American press.
Tale Ognenovski is the number one clarinetist
Musical genius Tale Ognenovski performed in the world-famous Carnegie Hall as clarinet and pipe virtuoso soloist. His phenomenal success in Ensemble ‘Tanec’s’ 66-concert tour of the United States and Canada in 1956 launched a new era in his highly successful, 60-year career. The zenith of his career was his historic performance with Ensemble ‘Tanec’ at the concert in Carnegie Hall on January 27, 1956.
This concert by Tale Ognenovski and the Ensemble is one of the most celebrated events in the history of Carnegie Hall, and it marked the acceptance by the American public of Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian and Albanian Folk Dances and Songs. Ecstatic applause followed Ensemble ‘Tanec’s successes throughout North America. At the end of concerts, the audiences surrounded the members of Ensemble “Tanec”, congratulated them for their display of tremendous skill, and asked for their autographs. Many of them told Tale Ognenovski that he was the number one clarinetist.
Macedonia is the Centre of the Folk Universe
‘Tanec’s triumphant appearance on American television, in the Ford Foundation ‘Omnibus’ programme on January 22, 1956 in New York City opened America’s doors to a wealth of Macedonian musical talent. What followed would be called a Musical Sensation. ‘Tanec’s performances at Carnegie Hall and at other famous concert halls were displays of tremendous skill, the likes of which North America had never seen before. Tale Ognenovski and other members of the Ensemble arrived as foreign ambassadors, but they received the warmest welcome and the most enthusiastic reception possible in North America. In their commentaries, the North American press gave such magnificent descriptions of the Ensemble’s performances that it could be concluded that Macedonia was the ‘centre of the folk universe’.

During an 84-day journey throughout the United States and Canada Ensemble ‘Tanec’ travelled ten thousand kilometres and performed 66 concerts in 53 different towns. They were described as a Great Cultural Event by the American press, with articles appearing in The New York Times, The New York Daily Mirror, The New York Herald Tribune, The New York World Telegram, The New York Daily News, Boston Traveler, Boston Globe, Chicago Daily News, Chicago Daily Tribune, Saint Louis Globe Democrat, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union, The Milwaukee Journal, Washington News, Baltimore Sun, The Christian Science Monitor, Denver Rocky Mountain News, Life, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Globe and Mail, The Washington Post and the Times Herald.
This tour is one of the longest and the most triumphant of tours in the history of world music. Ensemble ‘Tanec’ twice repeated this giant success, first with their 72-concert tour of Germany from August 15 until October 27, 1956, and secondly with their 83-concert tour of France from September 20 until November 25, 1959. They played two concerts in Dortmund, Germany on September 18 and 19, 1959.
Members of ‘Tanec’ who participated in the concerts in the United States and Canada from January 22 until April 12, 1956, were the following: Doncheva Todorka, Vishinova Radmila, Krstic Dushica, Stojanova Zora, Arsova Desanka, Peshic Olga, Shijakovic Vera, Markova Lenche, Stojanova Radica, Videc Blaga, Ilieva Vaska, Kolarova Ljubica, Dilevska Roska, Petrushevski Dragan, Sarievski Aleksandar, Matevski Dojchin, Dobeski Krsto, Kolarovski Atanas, Livrinski Stanko, Mihajlovski Mihajlo, Cherepovski Trpe, Eftimovski Doncho, Vishinski Stanimir, Micevski Cvetko, Todevski Spase, Georgievski Stevo, Atanasovski Pece, Etemov Kemal, Georgievski Dushko, Velevski Blazhe, Pavlovski Todor, Jusufov Muharem Reshat, Terziev Ivan, Galevski Nikolaj, Hristovski Jonche, Ognenovski Tale and Tasevski Slave.
The Artistic Director was Prof. Asparuh Hadzi-Nikolov, and the Regisseur, Dimce Najdeski.
TOUR OF MACEDONIAN NATIONAL FOLK BALLET ‘TANEC’ IN
THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
DATE CITY THEATRE
January 22, 1956 New York City Ford Foundation TV Program,
"OMNIBUS"
January 23, 1956 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania The Forum
January 24, 1956 White Plains, New York Westchester Country Center
January 25, 1956 Schenectady, New York Erie Theater
January 26, 1956 Perth Amboy, New Jersey Majestic Theater
January 27, 1956 New York City Carnegie Hall
January 28, 1956 Newark, New Jersey Mosque Theater
January 29, 1956 Worcester, Massachusetts Municipal Memorial Auditorium
January 30, 1956 Providence, Rhode Island War Memory Auditorium
January 31, 1956 Boston, Massachusetts Symphony Hall
February 1, 1956 Springfield, Massachusetts Auditorium
February 2, 1956 Hartford, Connecticut Bushnell Memorial Hall
February 4, 1956 Chicago, Illinois Chicago Civic Opera House
February 5, 1956 Chicago, Illinois Chicago Civic Opera House
February 7, 1956 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of Music
February 8, 1956 Norfolk, Pennsylvania Center Theater
February 9, 1956 Washington, D.C. Constitution Hall
February 10, 1956 Baltimore, Maryland Lyric Theater
February 11, 1956 Richmond, Virginia Mosque Theater
February 12, 1956 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Syria Mosque Theater
February 13, 1956 Toronto, Canada Massey Hall
February 14, 1956 Rochester, New York Auditorium
February 16, 1956 Youngstown, Ohio Stambaugh Auditorium
February 17, 1956 Akron, Ohio Armory
February 18, 1956 Detroit, Michigan Masonic Auditorium
February 19, 1956 Cleveland, Ohio Music Hall
February 20, 1956 Indianapolis, Indiana Murat Theater
February 21, 1956 Toledo, Ohio State Theater
February 22, 1956 Cincinnati, Ohio Taft Auditorium
February 23, 1956 Louisville, Kentucky Kentucky Auditorium
February 24, 1956 Evansville, Indiana Indiana Coliseum
February 26, 1956 St. Louis, Missouri Municipal Auditorium
February 28, 1956 St. Joseph, Missouri City Auditorium
February 29, 1956 Kansas City, Missouri Music Hall
March 1, 1956 Omaha, Nebraska Music Hall
March 3, 1956 Colorado Springs, Colorado City Auditorium
March 4, 1956 Denver, Colorado Auditorium Arena
March 7, 1956 San Francisco, California Opera House
March 8, 1956 Sacramento, California Memorial Auditorium
March 9, 1956 San Francisco, California Opera House
March 10, 1956 Oakland, California High School Auditorium
March 11, 1956 Fresno, California Memorial Auditorium
March 12, 1956 Los Angeles, California Philharmonic Auditorium
March 13, 1956 Los Angeles, California Philharmonic Auditorium
March 14, 1956 Los Angeles, California Philharmonic Auditorium
March 15, 1956 Pasadena, California Civic Auditorium
March 17, 1956 San Pedro, California S.P.High School Auditorium
March 18, 1956 San Pedro, California S.P.High School Auditorium
March 19, 1956 San Diego, California Russ Auditorium
March 20, 1956 San Diego, California Russ Auditorium
March 22, 1956 Phoenix, Arizona North Phoenix High School
March 23, 1956 Phoenix, Arizona North Phoenix High School
March 24, 1956 Tucson, Arizona University
March 26, 1956 El Paso, Texas Liberty Hall
March 28, 1956 Houston, Texas City Auditorium
March 29, 1956 Houston, Texas City Auditorium
April 1, 1956 New Orleans, Louisiana Civic Theatre
April 2, 1956 New Orleans, Louisiana Civic Theatre
April 3, 1956 New Orleans, Louisiana Civic Theatre
April 5, 1956 Atlanta, Georgia Tower Theatre
April 6, 1956 Atlanta, Georgia Tower Theatre
April 7, 1956 Atlanta, Georgia Tower Theatre
April 9, 1956 Princeton, New Jersey McCarter Theatre
April 10, 1956 Princeton, New Jersey McCarter Theatre
April 11, 1956 New York City Brooklyn Academy of Music
April 12, 1956 New York City Brooklyn Academy of Music

“Macedonian folklore group ‘Tanec’ last night gave the last performance of their three-month North American tour at New York’s Brooklyn Academy of Music. The group had arrived in New York by boat on January 20, and will leave New York by plane on April 21. During their very successful tour in America, Ensemble ‘Tanec’ visited the most important cultural and industrial centres: New York City, Chicago, Detroit, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Saint Louis, Philadelphia, and Boston, and one concert was performed in Toronto, Canada. During the 84-day journey Ensemble ‘Tanec’ travelled ten thousand kilometres and gave 70 concerts. The American press described them as a Great Cultural Event. Everywhere in America ‘Tanec’ had a warm welcome. Numerous celebrated public dinners and banquets were held by our emigrants’ societies and American musical associations in honour of the Ensemble.” From an article entitled “Tanec with success has finished their American tour”, published in the newspaper “Nova Makedonija”, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on April 14, 1956. Source: The book entitled: “Tale Ognenovski Virtuoso of the Clarinet and Composer / Тале Огненовски виртуоз на кларинет и композитор (2000)”, written by Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. (Languages: In English and Macedonian), Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Publisher: Matica Makedonska. ISBN 9989-48-312-4; 406 pages (format A4); pp. 68-69; 84-93. The book has been cataloged into the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003457521

<>The Metro Goldwyn Mayer Company prepared a special banquet for Macedonian National Ensemble for Folk Dances and Songs "Tanec”
During the three-month tour across the USA (from January 22 to April 12,1956), concerts were performed in many cities, including Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco. After three fascinating concerts in the Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California on March 12, 13 and 14, 1956, a group of Hollywood artists invited all members of Ensemble ‘Tanec’ to visit the Metro Goldwyn Mayer studio in Hollywood. In the main MGM studio, Tale Ognenovski and other members of the Ensemble were photographed together with June Allyson, one of the most famous stars of the screen in the U.S. The Metro Goldwyn Mayer Company prepared a special banquet for the members of Ensemble ‘Tanec’.

Composer and clarinetist Tale Ognenovski was honoured with Certificate for National Pension by Prime Minister of Republic of Macedonia Nikola Gruevski, March 3, 2012. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/natpen.html
Tale Ognenovski is one of the most important musicians of all time in the world.

New York, NY Top40-Charts News published an article entitled, "Tale Ognenovski, Internationally Renowned Jazz And Classical Clarinetist Released CD Album Entitled: Mozart And Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos To Celebrate The 250th Anniversary Of Mozart's Birthday" on November 13, 2006. (Posted: 13/11/2006) http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=28463

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Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed by Tale Ognenovski by Tale Ognenovski	Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music by Tale Ognenovski	Mozart And Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos by Tale Ognenovski	"Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski" by Tale Ognenovski and Stevan Ognenovski

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“Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski”	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mozart-clarinet-concerto-in/id1105858650
“Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed By Tale Ognenovski”	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/macedonian-clarinet-jazz-composed/id289186198
“MOZART and OGNENOVSKI Clarinet Concertos”	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mozart-ognenovski-clarinet/id192549491
“Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music”	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jazz-macedonian-folk-dances/id4691673

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“Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music”	https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000Y8HXS/qid=1068816978/sr=8-4/ref=sr_8_4/104-9748987-8087112?v=glance&s=music&n=507846
“MOZART and OGNENOVSKI Clarinet Concertos”	https://www.amazon.com/MOZART-OGNENOVSKI-Clarinet-Concertos-Ognenovski/dp/B000ENV2BE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1303097678&sr=1-1
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YouTube Music Video: “Tale Ognenovski plays Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622: Allegro” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9390xDUuPuU

Official Website of Tale Ognenovski entitled: ”Tale Ognenovski, The Greatest Clarinetist of All Time, Musical Genius, Composer... “ http://www.taleognenovski.mk

Official Web page of Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. http://www.taleognenovski.mk/cvstevano.html

Wikipedia Web page of Tale Ognenovski https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tale_Ognenovski

Stevan Ognenovski YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/steveogn

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Tale Ognenovski has composed or arranged 300 Instrumental compositions: Macedonian folk dances, jazz compositions, classical concerts... Tale Ognenovski recorded his 77 Folk Dances on 11 LPs (Long Play gramophone records), 11 cassettes, 10 gramophone records, one videotape with the Labels: MRT, Macedonian Radio-Television, Republic of Macedonia , PGP-RTB, now PGP-RTS Radio Television of Serbia, Serbia Jugoton, now Croatia Records, Croatia.

31 Tracks of Tale Ognenovski in four Music Albums: “Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski” (Record label: Independent Records, USA. Catalog: IR43832), "Mozart and Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos" (Record label: Independent Records, USA. Catalog: IR37223), “Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed By Tale Ognenovski” (Record label: Independent Records, USA. Catalog: IR38824) and "Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music" (Record label: Independent Records, USA. Catalog: IR04542) are available on Amazon.com, iTunes, Google Play Music… Stevan Ognenovski, Mag Scient. was music producer (together with his father Tale Ognenovski) of four CD Albums of Tale Ognenovski and play drum on 27 tracks. Stevan Ognenovski, Mag. Scient. and his two sons Kliment Ognenovski and Nikola Ognenovski played on reed pipe (recorder or “kavalche”), the parts of tracks: Tale Ognenovski Jazz Composition No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 (Album: Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed By Tale Ognenovski” (Record label: Independent Records, USA. Catalog: IR38824).

* Makedonska Ora (1963, EP 14700, PGP-RTB, Serbia)
* Makedonska Ora (1964, EP 14702, PGP-RTB, Serbia)
* Makedonska Ora (1964, EP 14703, PGP-RTB, Serbia)
* Makedonska Ora (1964, EP 14704, PGP-RTB, Serbia)
* Tale Ognenovski Klarinet sa Svojim Ansamblom (1965, EP 14711, PGP-RTB, Serbia)
* Narodni Ora Tale Ognenovski so Chalgiite (1965, EP 14716, PGP-RTB, Serbia)
* Makedonska Ora Svira na Klarineti Tale Ognenovski uz Svoj Ansambl (1967, EPY-3851, Jugoton, Croatia)
* Bitola, Babam Bitola, Makedonske Narodne Pjesme i Kola (1969, LPY-V 780, Jugoton, Croatia)
* Plesovi Naroda Jugoslavije (1971, LPYV-S-806, Jugoton, Croatia)
* Makedonska Ora Tale Ognenovski Klarinet sa Svojim Ansamblom (1972, EPY-34461, Jugoton, Croatia)
* Makedonska Narodna Ora (1972, LPY-50985, Jugoton, Croatia)
* Makedonska Ora Svira Ansambl Chalgija pod Vodstvom Tale Ognenovskim (1972, EPY-34489, Jugoton, Croatia)
* Tale Ognenovski Klarinet Svira Ora (1975, LPY-61143, Jugoton, Croatia)
* Tale Ognenovski Kavadarsko Svadbarsko Oro (1977, EP 14758, PGP-RTB, Serbia)
* Makedonski Narodni Ora so Chalgiite na Tale Ognenovski, Staro Kukushko Oro (1979, LP 1495 Stereo, PGP-RTB, Serbia)
* Makedonski Igraorni Ora Sviri Tale Ognenovski (1979, LP 1439 STEREO, PGP-RTB, Serbia)
* 35 Godini na RTV Skopje, Narodna Muzika (1979, ULS-578, Macedonian Radio-Television, Republic of Macedonia)
* Tale Ognenovski so Orkestarot Chalgii na RTS (1989, MP 21037 Stereo, Macedonian Radio-Television, Republic of Macedonia)
* 50 Godini na Makedonskata Radio Televizija, Antologija na Makedonskata Narodna Muzika, Svirachi Majstori (1994, MP 21176 Stereo, Macedonian Radio-Television, Republic of Macedonia)
* Muzichki Spomenar (1994, Video Tape MP31087 VHS PAL Colour, Macedonian Radio-Television, Republic of Macedonia)
* Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music (2001, IR04542, Independent Records, US)
* Mozart and Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos (2006, IR37223, Independent Records, US)
* Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed By Tale Ognenovski (2008, IR38824, Independent Records, US)
* “Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski” (2016, IR43832, Independent Records, US)

In 2000 Tale Ognenovski formed a quartet with his son Stevan Ognenovski (a drummer) and grandsons Nikola Ognenovski (a reed piper) and Kliment Ognenovski (a reed piper). He performed and recorded with them on three CD albums: "Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music" (Label: Independent Records, Catalog: IR 04542, 2001), “MOZART and OGNENOVSKI Clarinet Concertos” (Label: Independent Records, Catalog: IR 37223, 2006) and “Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed By Tale Ognenovski” (Label: Independent Records, Catalog: IR38824, 2008). Three CD's were produced by Tale Ognenovski and Stevan Ognenovski.
Ognenovski’s compositions are extremely skilful and he exploits the sounds of different sounding registers of the instrument very effectively. He is one of the greatest exponents of composers of clarinet music and is the finest exponent of players of the clarinet. His performances are superb, and the sound he produces reveals just how beautifully the clarinet can be played.
During his tours around the world, Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer performed in a multitude of concerts: In the United States (65 concerts, from January 22, 1956 till April 12, 1956; concert in Carnegie Hall, New York City on January 27, 1956), Canada (Toronto Massey Hall, February 13, 1956), Germany (74 concerts, from August 15, 1956 till October 27, 1956 and September 17 and 18, 1959 in Dortmund), France (83 concerts, from September 20 till November 25, 1959), Switzerland (Berne, July 7 and 8, Geneva, July 9 and 10, 1959)…

In 2000 Tale Ognenovski formed a quartet with his son Stevan Ognenovski (a drummer) and grandsons Nikola Ognenovski (a reed piper) and Kliment Ognenovski (a reed piper). He performed and recorded with them on three CD albums: "Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music" (Label: Independent Records, Catalog: IR 04542, 2001), “MOZART and OGNENOVSKI Clarinet Concertos” (Label: Independent Records, Catalog: IR 37223, 2006) and “Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed By Tale Ognenovski” (Label: Independent Records, Catalog: IR38824, 2008). Three CD's were produced by Tale Ognenovski and Stevan Ognenovski.
Ognenovski’s compositions are extremely skilful and he exploits the sounds of different sounding registers of the instrument very effectively. He is one of the greatest exponents of composers of clarinet music and is the finest exponent of players of the clarinet. His performances are superb, and the sound he produces reveals just how beautifully the clarinet can be played.
During his tours around the world, Tale Ognenovski, clarinetist and composer performed in a multitude of concerts: In the United States (65 concerts, from January 22, 1956 till April 12, 1956; concert in Carnegie Hall, New York City on January 27, 1956), Canada (Toronto Massey Hall, February 13, 1956), Germany (74 concerts, from August 15, 1956 till October 27, 1956 and September 17 and 18, 1959 in Dortmund), France (83 concerts, from September 20 till November 25, 1959), Switzerland (Berne, July 7 and 8, Geneva, July 9 and 10, 1959)…

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Amazon.com MP3 Downloads of Albums of Tale Ognenovski:

MP3 Albums:


Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed by Tale Ognenovski by Tale Ognenovski	Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music by Tale Ognenovski	Mozart And Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos by Tale Ognenovski	"Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski" by Tale Ognenovski and Stevan Ognenovski

Discography

Tale Ognenovski on Apple Music iTunes

“Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski”	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mozart-clarinet-concerto-in/id1105858650
“Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed By Tale Ognenovski”	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/macedonian-clarinet-jazz-composed/id289186198
“MOZART and OGNENOVSKI Clarinet Concertos”	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mozart-ognenovski-clarinet/id192549491
“Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music”	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jazz-macedonian-folk-dances/id4691673

Tale Ognenovski Physical Audio CD on Amazon.com: Online Shopping

“Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music”	https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000Y8HXS/qid=1068816978/sr=8-4/ref=sr_8_4/104-9748987-8087112?v=glance&s=music&n=507846
“MOZART and OGNENOVSKI Clarinet Concertos”	https://www.amazon.com/MOZART-OGNENOVSKI-Clarinet-Concertos-Ognenovski/dp/B000ENV2BE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1303097678&sr=1-1
“Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed by Tale Ognenovski”	https://www.amazon.com/Macedonian-Clarinet-Jazz-Composed-Ognenovski/dp/B001GNFYXS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1303097678&sr=1-3

Tale Ognenovski Digital MP3 albums downloads/streaming on Amazon.com: Online Shopping

“Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski”	https://www.amazon.com/Clarinet-Concerto-Arranged-Clarinets-Ognenovski/dp/B01EK9367U/ref=sr_1_2?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1476292777&sr=1-2-mp3-albums-bar-strip-0&keywords=Tale+Ognenovski
“Macedonian Clarinet Jazz Composed By Tale Ognenovski”	https://www.amazon.com/Macedonian-Clarinet-Jazz-Composed-Ognenovski/dp/B003KZCVUE/ref=sr_1_3?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1476362829&sr=1-3-mp3-albums-bar-strip-0&keywords=Tale+Ognenovski
"Mozart and Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos"	https://www.amazon.com/Mozart-Ognenovski-Clarinet-Concertos-Tale/dp/B000R00MS8/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1476371311&sr=1-1-mp3-albums-bar-strip-0&keywords=Tale+Ognenovski
"Jazz, Macedonian Folk Dances and Classical Music"	https://www.amazon.com/Jazz-Macedonian-Dances-Classical-Music/dp/B000S5AJWQ/ref=sr_1_4?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1476292777&sr=1-4-mp3-albums-bar-strip-0&keywords=Tale+Ognenovski

Tale Ognenovski Digital MP3 Album: “Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Arranged for Two Clarinets by Tale Ognenovski”: Online Shopping

TheMusic.Today	https://themusic.today/release/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart-mozart-clarinet-concerto-in-a-k-622-arranged-for-two-clarinets-by-tale-ognenovski/7703885
Muzoic	http://muzoik.com/release/album/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart-mozart-clarinet-concerto-in-a-k-622-arranged-for-two-clarinets-by-tale-ognenovski
Google Play Music	https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Tale_Ognenovski_Mozart_Clarinet_Concerto_in_A_K_62?id=B35frekz4oxb7vsfuz3ddx762je
CD Universe	https://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=10312819&style=musi

Music of Tale Ognenovski on Google Play (Download)

https://play.google.com/store/music/artist/Tale_Ognenovski?id=Aicvernys25hjhde2qm5gculwai

YouTube Videos:

YouTube Music Video: “Tale Ognenovski, The Greatest Clarinetist of All Time, Musical Genius, Composer...” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvqdG4eSIIA

YouTube Music Video: “Tale Ognenovski plays Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622: Allegro” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9390xDUuPuU

Wikipedia Web page of Tale Ognenovski https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tale_Ognenovski

New York, NY (Top40 Charts): “Tale Ognenovski, Internationally Renowned Jazz And Classical Clarinetist Released CD Album Entitled: Mozart And Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos To Celebrate The 250th Anniversary Of Mozart's Birthday”” (Posted: 13/11/2006) http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=28463

New York, NY (Top40 Charts): “Mozart And Ognenovski Is The Best Clarinet Concertos In The World” (Posted: 21/11/2014) http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=105450

Audio CD: "MOZART and OGNENOVSKI Clarinet Concertos". Label: Independent Records, US; Catalog: IR37223, 2006.http://www.amazon.com/MOZART-OGNENOVSKI-Clarinet-Concertos-Ognenovski/dp/B000ENV2BE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1303097678&sr=1-1
* "Mozart and Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos" 2006, Catalog: IR37223; Record label: Independent Records, US; Tracks: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622: Allegro (composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and arranged by Tale Ognenovski); Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622: Adagio (composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and arranged by Tale Ognenovski); Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622: Rondo - Allegro (composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and arranged by Tale Ognenovski) and Tale Ognenovski Concert for Clarinet No. 1 (composed by Tale Ognenovski and arranged by Tale Ognenovski ).
Performers: Soloist - Tale Ognenovski, Clarinet (Track 1,2,3,4), Reed Pipe (Track 4), Small Bagpipe (Track 4), Zourla (Track 4) and Stevan Ognenovski, Drum (Track 1,2,4).

Special Thanks To: Ministry of Culture for the Republic of Macedonia , Komercijalna Banka AD Skopje, EuroComputer Systems AD, Milenium Rekords and Mrs. Margarita Ognenovska from Republic of Macedonia and Mr. Dimce (Jim) Cvetkovski (http://www.wnykarate.com Profile of HANSHI JIM CVETKOVSKI on website of Western New York Karate Center http://wnykaratecenter.com/faq/hanshi-jim/, E-mail: shihandc@yahoo.com), from Buffalo, New York, USA

Tale Ognenovski arranged the Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in A Major K.622 for two clarinets. The clarinet in standard performance is always accompanied by the Orchestra. In CD Album entitled: “MOZART and OGNENOVSKI Clarinet Concertos” the clarinet is accompanied by drum performed by his son Stevan Ognenovski or by drum and second clarinet (performed by Tale Ognenovski). Tale Ognenovski released this CD to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Amazon.com release date: January 24, 2006. 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 & Härtel edition (Publisher’s no.: Nr. 2300).

Track Listing

1.	Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622: Allegro (Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Arranged by Tale Ognenovski)	14:50
2.	Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622: Adagio (Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Arranged by Tale Ognenovski)	13:13
3.	Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622: Rondo - Allegro (Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Arranged by Tale Ognenovski)	10:18
4.	Tale Ognenovski Concert for Clarinet No. 1 (Composed by Tale Ognenovski, Arranged by Tale Ognenovski)	29:21

Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A Major K.622 Rondo Allegro Performed by Tale Ognenovski http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbUqKvpmPfU
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.
Tale Ognenovski composed and performed concert entitled: "Tale Ognenovski Concert for Clarinet No. 1". Tale Ognenovski Concert for Clarinet No. 1 is the most beautiful and the most difficult Clarinet Concerto of all time. Like his other clarinet works, the end result of Tale Ognenovski’s Clarinet Concerto No.1 is an expression of his own amazing virtuosity. Every register of the clarinet finds eloquent expression in this concert.
With this classical concert this creative musical genius continues to extend the river of great beauty that is classical music. He possesses complete perfection and wisdom.Tale Ognenovski’s Clarinet classical composition is far more than a demonstration of the clarinet’s tonal qualities, as well as what is technically possible with a clarinet - these he had already explored and favoured in his compositions of Macedonian folk dances. It is also a display of imaginative power, a colourful, almost romantic emotion, and sensitive feeling.
Tale Ognenovski Concert for Clarinet No. 1 - Macedonian Classical Clarinet Solo    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hJqfSv3Jnc

Tale Ognenovski composed and performed concert entitled: "Tale Ognenovski Concert for Clarinet No. 1". Tale Ognenovski Concert for Clarinet No. 1 is the most beautiful and the most difficult Clarinet Concerto of all time. Like his other clarinet works, the end result of Tale Ognenovski’s Clarinet Concerto No.1 is an expression of his own amazing virtuosity. Every register of the clarinet finds eloquent expression in this concert. With this classical concert this creative musical genius continues to extend the river of great beauty that is classical music.

Tale Ognenovski at YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/steveogn
Tale Ognenovski plays Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622: Allegro    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9390xDUuPuU
Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A Major K.622 Rondo Allegro Performed by Tale Ognenovski http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbUqKvpmPfU
Tale Ognenovski Concert for Clarinet No. 1 - Macedonian Classical Clarinet Solo    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hJqfSv3Jnc

New York, NY (Top40 Charts): “Mozart And Ognenovski Is The Best Clarinet Concertos In The World” (Posted: 21/11/2014) http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=105450

CD Album: "Mozart and Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos" (Record label: Independent Records, USA. Catalog: IR37223)

Reviewers from Amazon.com. Source: Web page of Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/MOZART-OGNENOVSKI-Clarinet-Concertos-Ognenovski/dp/B000ENV2BE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1303097678&sr=1-1

Amazon.com reviewer: Outstanding Musical Interpretation, April 13, 2006.