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Ek-Stasis - Dionysus, Nymphs & Satyrs
Divine Art

Ek-Stasis - Dionysus, Nymphs & Satyrs

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Composer
Sergei Bortkeiwicz, Francois Couperin, Francois Dandrieu, Louis-Claude Daquin, Claude Debussy, Paul
Artist
Zoe Samsarelou
Format
CD
Label
Divine Art
Released
Jun 09, 2023
Catalog #
DDX21237
UPC
809730123726

About

Experience the captivating journey of Ek-stasis, presented by Divine Art Recordings. Delve into the world of myths reconstructed in music by celebrated composers from different cultures and times. This unique album features three world premiere recordings, bringing fresh and exciting music to the programme. Greek pianist and professor Zoe Samsarelou has expertly curated a selection of works that weave together an interconnected narrative, taking you on a journey through the myth of Dionysus. From the works of Couperin, Rameau, Dandrieu, and Daquin to the eminent Greek composers of the 20th and 21st centuries and the Late Romantics in between, each piece is thoughtfully selected and presented. The album is divided into themes of seduction, pathos, illusion, metamorphosis, transcendence, instinct, catharsis, mythos, paradox, and transition. This creates an immersive experience that guides the listener through the various stages of the myth and offers a musical perspective on the story. Accompanied by Zoe Samsarelou's insightful prose on the collection and notes on the Greek composers featured in the program, Ek-stasis is more than just a listening experience. It's a celebration of the Greek spirit that has influenced humanity for over 2,500 years, highlighting the creativity and ingenuity of these wonderful composers.

Tracklist 41 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Pieces de clavecin, Book 2: Suite No. 6: II. La Sirene: Rondeau 01:51
    Track
    1
    Title
    Pieces de clavecin, Book 2: Suite No. 6: II. La Sirene: Rondeau
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Jean-François Dandrieu
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  3. 2 Les naïade et le faune indiscret 08:03
    Track
    2
    Title
    Les naïade et le faune indiscret
    Duration
    08:03
    Composer
    Déodat de Sévérac
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  4. 3 Satyr und Naïaden 06:39
    Track
    3
    Title
    Satyr und Naïaden
    Duration
    06:39
    Composer
    Dimitri Terzakis
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  5. 4 Pieces de clavecin, Book 2: Suite No. 6: III. La bacante 01:37
    Track
    4
    Title
    Pieces de clavecin, Book 2: Suite No. 6: III. La bacante
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Jean-François Dandrieu
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  6. 5 Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy: No. 1. La plainte, au loin, du faune … 04:59
    Track
    5
    Title
    Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy: No. 1. La plainte, au loin, du faune …
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Paul Dukas
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  7. 6 Mediterranean Desert: From Tethys to the Mediterranean 05:03
    Track
    6
    Title
    Mediterranean Desert: From Tethys to the Mediterranean
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Giorgos Koumendakis
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  8. 7 Pieces de clavecin, Book 4: 23rd Ordre in F Major: Les Satires, Chevres-pieds 03:44
    Track
    7
    Title
    Pieces de clavecin, Book 4: 23rd Ordre in F Major: Les Satires, Chevres-pieds
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  9. 8 Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (arr. L. Borwick for piano) 10:33
    Track
    8
    Title
    Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (arr. L. Borwick for piano)
    Duration
    10:33
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  10. 9 Prelude of a lost dream 01:36
    Track
    9
    Title
    Prelude of a lost dream
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Lina Tonia
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  11. 10 Pièces de clavecin, Book 1: 4th Ordre in F Major-Minor: Les baccanales - premiere partie 02:03
    Track
    10
    Title
    Pièces de clavecin, Book 1: 4th Ordre in F Major-Minor: Les baccanales - premiere partie
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  12. 11 The Enchanted Nymph 05:58
    Track
    11
    Title
    The Enchanted Nymph
    Duration
    05:58
    Composer
    Mischa Levitzki
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  13. 12 Echo, AK 77 03:45
    Track
    12
    Title
    Echo, AK 77
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Nikos Skalkottas
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  14. 13 Les baccanales - seconde partie 04:01
    Track
    13
    Title
    Les baccanales - seconde partie
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  15. 14 Les baccanales - troiseme partie 02:58
    Track
    14
    Title
    Les baccanales - troiseme partie
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  16. 15 Mirages, Op. 70: No. 1. A la mémoire de Claude Debussy: Et Pan, au fond des blés lunaires, s'accouda (Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy: No. 6) 07:26
    Track
    15
    Title
    Mirages, Op. 70: No. 1. A la mémoire de Claude Debussy: Et Pan, au fond des blés lunaires, s'accouda (Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy: No. 6)
    Duration
    07:26
    Composer
    Florent Schmitt
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  17. 16 Erinyes 01:42
    Track
    16
    Title
    Erinyes
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Nestor Taylor
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  18. 17 Procession to Acheron, AK 79c 04:13
    Track
    17
    Title
    Procession to Acheron, AK 79c
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Nikos Skalkottas
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  19. Disc 2
  20. 1 Pièces de clavecin avec une méthode sur la mécanique des doigts: Les Cyclopes 03:31
    Track
    1
    Title
    Pièces de clavecin avec une méthode sur la mécanique des doigts: Les Cyclopes
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Jean-Philippe Rameau
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  21. 2 Bacchus, Act III Tableau 2: Le bapteme par le vin (arr. A. Pelliot for piano) 01:39
    Track
    2
    Title
    Bacchus, Act III Tableau 2: Le bapteme par le vin (arr. A. Pelliot for piano)
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  22. 3 3 Morceaux, Op. 24: No. 2. Valse grotesque, "Satyre" 03:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    3 Morceaux, Op. 24: No. 2. Valse grotesque, "Satyre"
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Sergei Bortkiewicz
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  23. 4 Ein Satyrspiel (A Satyric Drame) 03:24
    Track
    4
    Title
    Ein Satyrspiel (A Satyric Drame)
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Dimitri Terzakis
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  24. 5 Premier livre de pièces de clavecin, Suite No. 3: II. La ronde bachique 03:10
    Track
    5
    Title
    Premier livre de pièces de clavecin, Suite No. 3: II. La ronde bachique
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Louis-Claude Daquin
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  25. 6 No. 1. Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d'été 02:30
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 1. Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d'été
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  26. 7 No. 4. Pour la danseuse aux crotales 02:36
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 4. Pour la danseuse aux crotales
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  27. 8 To taxidi, Op. 9, "The voyage": Dionysus and the pirate 03:59
    Track
    8
    Title
    To taxidi, Op. 9, "The voyage": Dionysus and the pirate
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Dimitris Marangopoulos
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  28. 9 I. The Dryads 01:54
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. The Dryads
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Harry Farjeon
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  29. 10 II. The Fates 02:49
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. The Fates
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Harry Farjeon
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  30. 11 III. The Muses 01:55
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. The Muses
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Harry Farjeon
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  31. 12 IV. Mercury 01:15
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Mercury
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Harry Farjeon
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  32. 13 V. The Graces 01:42
    Track
    13
    Title
    V. The Graces
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Harry Farjeon
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  33. 14 VI. The Naiads 02:54
    Track
    14
    Title
    VI. The Naiads
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Harry Farjeon
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  34. 15 I. Etude (Najaden im Quell) 03:15
    Track
    15
    Title
    I. Etude (Najaden im Quell)
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Paul Juon
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  35. 16 II. Idylle (Pan mit der Syrinx) 04:13
    Track
    16
    Title
    II. Idylle (Pan mit der Syrinx)
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Paul Juon
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  36. 17 III. Rêverie (Träumende Oreade) 04:50
    Track
    17
    Title
    III. Rêverie (Träumende Oreade)
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Paul Juon
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  37. 18 IV. Intermezzo grotesque (Pan philosophiert) 02:37
    Track
    18
    Title
    IV. Intermezzo grotesque (Pan philosophiert)
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Paul Juon
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  38. 19 V. Valse lente (Dryaden reigen im Mondschein) 04:34
    Track
    19
    Title
    V. Valse lente (Dryaden reigen im Mondschein)
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Paul Juon
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  39. 20 VI. Elegie (Napaie in tiefer Betrübnis) 02:26
    Track
    20
    Title
    VI. Elegie (Napaie in tiefer Betrübnis)
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Paul Juon
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  40. 21 VII. Humoresque (Pan von Bacchus kommend) 01:46
    Track
    21
    Title
    VII. Humoresque (Pan von Bacchus kommend)
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Paul Juon
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  41. 22 VIII.Canzonetta (Liebeständelei) 01:32
    Track
    22
    Title
    VIII.Canzonetta (Liebeständelei)
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Paul Juon
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  42. 23 IX. Scherzo (Nymphe fiehl! Schnell! Satyr hascht dich) 01:31
    Track
    23
    Title
    IX. Scherzo (Nymphe fiehl! Schnell! Satyr hascht dich)
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Paul Juon
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou
  43. 24 Row rocks: Krokeatis Lithos-Lakonia 05:09
    Track
    24
    Title
    Row rocks: Krokeatis Lithos-Lakonia
    Duration
    05:09
    Composer
    Aspasia Nasopoulou
    Performer
    Zoe Samsarelou