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THEODORAKIS, M.: Zorba the Greek
Wergo

THEODORAKIS, M.: Zorba the Greek

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Composer
THEODORAKIS, MIKIS
Artist
Papadopoulos, Michaelidi, Karnesis, Karytinos, Theodorakis, Hungarian State O
Format
CD
Label
Wergo
Released
Jan 29, 1996
Catalog #
INT 31632
UPC
4011687316328

About

The complete symphonic version of Theodorakis' best-known work including English, French and German libretto. In the "Zorba" ballet suite, Mikis Theodorakis uses almost exclusively well-known popular songs which he composed mainly in the 1960s. Some of them have been incorporated in the work as melodies, some of them as vocal pieces. It took twenty years before the composer became his normal self again; he first had to experience the disillusionment at the end of the 1970s concerning the social progress in Greece in order to be finally able to pick up the musical material, continue the compositional impetus of the 1950s and develop an appreciation for the genre of the opera in the mid-eighties which suits his composer's mentality – both as a melodist and as a symphonic composer – very well. When looking at the last and probably most productive period of his life, Theodorakis' return to symphonic music in 1980 must be seen as an act of liberation, as a return to his self. Since then, he has written several symphonies and oratorio-like works. In 1987, at last, the Zorba ballet marks the beginning of a new aesthetic practice.

Tracklist 19 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Act I Scene 1: Daybreak - 3 Zeibekikos Songs: Moon you bewitched me 09:26
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Daybreak - 3 Zeibekikos Songs: Moon you bewitched me
    Duration
    09:26
    Composer
    Mikis Theodorakis
  3. 2 Act I Scene 2: John's Entrance 05:30
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: John's Entrance
    Duration
    05:30
    Composer
    Mikis Theodorakis
  4. 3 Act I Scene 3: Zorba' Entrance: The windows wide open 05:24
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: Zorba' Entrance: The windows wide open
    Duration
    05:24
    Composer
    Mikis Theodorakis
  5. 4 Act I Scene 4: The Girl's Dance 05:52
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: The Girl's Dance
    Duration
    05:52
    Composer
    Mikis Theodorakis
  6. 5 Act I Scene 5: Gran ballo 03:09
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I Scene 5: Gran ballo
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Mikis Theodorakis
  7. 6 Act I Scene 6: Madame Hortense 04:58
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I Scene 6: Madame Hortense
    Duration
    04:58
    Composer
    Mikis Theodorakis
  8. 7 Act I Scene 7: In the blooming gardens (Zorba, John, Hortense) 08:52
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act I Scene 7: In the blooming gardens (Zorba, John, Hortense)
    Duration
    08:52
    Composer
    Mikis Theodorakis
  9. 8 Act I Scene 8: Tsifteteli 02:05
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act I Scene 8: Tsifteteli
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Mikis Theodorakis
  10. 9 Act I Scene 9: Evin - Evan: Bacchio Dance 05:39
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act I Scene 9: Evin - Evan: Bacchio Dance
    Duration
    05:39
    Composer
    Mikis Theodorakis
  11. 10 Act I Scene 10: The Dance of Love: Like and embittered godmother 04:55
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act I Scene 10: The Dance of Love: Like and embittered godmother
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Mikis Theodorakis
  12. Disc 2
  13. 1 Act II Scene 11: The Return of Zorba: At your window 03:36
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act II Scene 11: The Return of Zorba: At your window
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Mikis Theodorakis
  14. 2 Act II Scene 12: Veatriki (Marriage of Hortense): Veatriki, stop laughing 06:24
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act II Scene 12: Veatriki (Marriage of Hortense): Veatriki, stop laughing
    Duration
    06:24
    Composer
    Mikis Theodorakis
  15. 3 Act II Scene 13: Women's Dance 02:47
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act II Scene 13: Women's Dance
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Mikis Theodorakis
  16. 4 Act II Scene 14: With the morning star (Asteraki) 02:59
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act II Scene 14: With the morning star (Asteraki)
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Mikis Theodorakis
  17. 5 Act II Scene 15: Hand me mint to smell it balm and basil (Marina) 05:56
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act II Scene 15: Hand me mint to smell it balm and basil (Marina)
    Duration
    05:56
    Composer
    Mikis Theodorakis
  18. 6 Act II Scene 16: Ritual of widow's murder 05:03
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act II Scene 16: Ritual of widow's murder
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Mikis Theodorakis
  19. 7 Act II Scene 17: Hassapiko Dance: Dark is the way, until I finally meet you 02:40
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act II Scene 17: Hassapiko Dance: Dark is the way, until I finally meet you
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Mikis Theodorakis
  20. 8 Act II Scenes 18-19: The Death of Hortense - Scenes 20-21: Zorba's Dance: At the celebrations of Dionysus 07:30
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act II Scenes 18-19: The Death of Hortense - Scenes 20-21: Zorba's Dance: At the celebrations of Dionysus
    Duration
    07:30
    Composer
    Mikis Theodorakis
  21. 9 Act II Scene 23: Zorba's Dance: Greetings, Creta, Mother Earth 08:35
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act II Scene 23: Zorba's Dance: Greetings, Creta, Mother Earth
    Duration
    08:35
    Composer
    Mikis Theodorakis