40 Facts About Tale Ognenovski

Tale Ognenovski was a Macedonian multi-instrumentalist who played clarinet, recorder, tin whistle, bagpipe, zurna, and drums.

Tale Ognenovski composed or arranged 300 instrumental compositions: Macedonian folk dances, jazz compositions, and classical concerts.

Tale Ognenovski won top honors 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.

Top40-Charts News published an article entitled, "Mozart and Tale Ognenovski Is the Best Clarinet Concertos in the World" on November 21,2014.

Tale Ognenovski inherited his talent from his great-grandfather Ognen and grandfather Risto, both of whom were players on the reed pipe, and from his father Jovan who was a player on the bagpipe.

When Tale Ognenovski was 7 he began to play on the reed pipe.

Tale Ognenovski began to play the clarinet at many celebrations and concerts in villages and the town of Bitola with many other musicians.

From September 11,1944, to November 4,1944, Tale Ognenovski was the commander-in-chief of the first partisan prison in the Democratic Federal Macedonia by decree of the Presidium of Anti-fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Macedonia.

Tale Ognenovski received as gift plaque made of wood and metal on December 20,1978, in town Negotino, Republic of Macedonia as Commemorative gift for 35th anniversary of the foundation of Second Macedonian Assault Brigade on December 20,1943, in the village of Foustani in Greece, where the "Second Macedonian Assault Brigade" was formed.

Tale Ognenovski was a famous and popular clarinetist in Bitola.

Tale Ognenovski was present on 11 November 1943 in the village of Slivovo, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Macedonia where the "First Macedonian-Kosovo Assault brigade was formed together with his brother Cane Ognenovski and together with the other 800 fighters ".

The inhabitants of the village were delighted with the arrival of the Parisians and a popular celebration took place at which the clarinetist Tale Ognenovski, who was a Macedonian partisan and a fighter of the brigade, played.

Tale Ognenovski received the First Award at the first regional Bitola Festival of Folk Dances and Songs, held in 1947.

Tale Ognenovski received the First Award Clarinet as the best clarinetist at the first Macedonia Festival of Folk Dances and Songs, held in Skopje in 1948.

Tale Ognenovski received the First Award at the Yugoslav Folk Music Festival in Opatija, Croatia, in 1951, together with another 11 members of the Folk Dance Ensemble from the Bitola village of Nizhopole, Republic of Macedonia.

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 in 2003 for his contributions to Macedonian culture.

From 1951 till 1954, Tale Ognenovski worked as a member of the "Police Wind Orchestra" and from 1954 till 1956, he worked with the "Public Town Skopje Orchestra".

From 1960 to 1967, Tale Ognenovski worked with "Radio Television Skopje".

In 1966, Tale Ognenovski became Head of the "Folk Music Orchestra" of "Radio Television Skopje".

In 1967 Tale Ognenovski retired, but he continued to play on an honorary basis in the "Chalgii" Orchestra on "Radio Television Skopje" until 1979.

Tale Ognenovski recorded as clarinet and reed pipe soloist many records on magnetic tapes with the "Folk Music Orchestra", the "Chalgii" Orchestra and the Authentic Folk Instruments Orchestra including 150 Macedonian folk dances all composed by him.

Tale Ognenovski performed his own compositions of Macedonian folk dances on the television programme "Yugoslavia, Good Day" broadcast on "Radio Television Zagreb" in Croatia, February 27,1975.

Tale Ognenovski used records produced from magnetic tapes to present folklore material in his presentation entitled " Chalgija music in Macedonia".

Tale Ognenovski toured North America from January to April 1956.

Tale Ognenovski made his debut on a special programme broadcast on Swiss Television.

Tale Ognenovski was clarinet and reed pipe soloist with Ensemble "Tanec" during their tour of France from September 20 until November 25,1959.

Tale Ognenovski has composed or arranged 300 instrumental compositions: Macedonian folk dances, jazz compositions, classical concerts.

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".

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.

In 2001 Tale Ognenovski formed Quartet with his son, Stevan on drum and reed pipe and grandsons Nikola on reed pipe and Kliment on reed pipe.

Tale Ognenovski is soloist on clarinet, reed pipe, tin whistle, small bagpipe and zourla.

Tale Ognenovski incorporated clarinet as second classical instrument into his arrangements, notably on the Mozart Clarinet Concerto Composed by Mozart.

Tale Ognenovski arranged parts of the Mozart's clarinet concerto for two clarinets.

Tale Ognenovski performed on a standard-range A clarinet, Buffet Crampon, System Boehm, Model No 1.

Top40-Charts News published an article entitled, "Mozart and Tale Ognenovski Is the Best Clarinet Concertos in the World" on November 21,2014.

Tale Ognenovski was a member of the Tanec group during the 1950s and lead clarinet of the Radio Skopje calgia.

Tale Ognenovski is an influence on musicians including Zoran Madzirov, Pachora, and New York bands interpreting Balkan music.

The ensemble reached their peak during the late '50s, when influential clarinet and pipes player Tale Ognenovski was a member.

Tale Ognenovski was included in the book entitled: "The Greatest Clarinet Players of All Time: Top 100" written by Alex Trost and Vadim Kravetsky.

Top40-Charts News published an article entitled, "Mozart And Tale Ognenovski Is The Best Clarinet Concertos In The World" on November 21,2014.