Topos - 20th-Century Greek Orchestral Music / Inui, Tsokanou, Thessaloniki State Symphony

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
August 25, 2023
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Yannis Constantinidis, Manolis Kalomiris, Solon Michaelides, Nikos Skalkottas
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Noe Inui, Zoi Tsokanou
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 25, 2023
    • UPC
      747313443673
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8574436
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Avgi ston Parthenona (Dawn at the Parthenon)

      Composer: Solon Michaelides

      Ensemble: Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Zoi Tsokanou

    2. I. Tis Avgis (To the Dawn): Andantino semplice e calmo - Vivo - Tempo I: Andantino molto calmo

      Composer: Manolis Kalomiris

      Ensemble: Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Noé Inui

      Conductor: Zoi Tsokanou

    3. II. Nanourisma (Lullaby): Andantino

      Composer: Manolis Kalomiris

      Ensemble: Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Noé Inui

      Conductor: Zoi Tsokanou

    4. III. Sousta: Vivo

      Composer: Manolis Kalomiris

      Ensemble: Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Noé Inui

      Conductor: Zoi Tsokanou

    5. I. Andante sostenuto - Allegretto

      Composer: Yannis Constantinidis

      Ensemble: Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Zoi Tsokanou

    6. II. Con moto

      Composer: Yannis Constantinidis

      Ensemble: Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Zoi Tsokanou

    7. III. Allegro piacevole - Vivo e giocoso

      Composer: Yannis Constantinidis

      Ensemble: Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Zoi Tsokanou

    8. IV. Andante mesto

      Composer: Yannis Constantinidis

      Ensemble: Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Zoi Tsokanou

    9. V. Andantino quasi parlando - Allegretto semplice

      Composer: Yannis Constantinidis

      Ensemble: Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Zoi Tsokanou

    10. VI. Andante lento - Allegro vivo ma non troppo

      Composer: Yannis Constantinidis

      Ensemble: Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Zoi Tsokanou

    11. I. Lento e solenne - Allegretto scherzando - Tema con variazioni: Con moto

      Composer: Yannis Constantinidis

      Ensemble: Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Zoi Tsokanou

    12. II. Scherzino: Vivo e leggiero

      Composer: Yannis Constantinidis

      Ensemble: Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Zoi Tsokanou

    13. III. Andante con moto - Andantino mosso

      Composer: Yannis Constantinidis

      Ensemble: Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Zoi Tsokanou

    14. IV. Lento e mesto - Allegro moderato

      Composer: Yannis Constantinidis

      Ensemble: Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Zoi Tsokanou

    15. V. Lamento: Lento funebre

      Composer: Yannis Constantinidis

      Ensemble: Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Zoi Tsokanou

    16. VI. Finale: Moderato quasi narrativo - Allegretto scherzando - Allegro feroce ma non tanto

      Composer: Yannis Constantinidis

      Ensemble: Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Zoi Tsokanou

    17. No. 1. Epirotikos: Moderato

      Composer: Nikos Skalkottas

      Ensemble: Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Zoi Tsokanou

    18. No. 2. Kretikos: Allegretto moderato

      Composer: Nikos Skalkottas

      Ensemble: Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Zoi Tsokanou

    19. No. 3. Tsamikos: Allegro moderato

      Composer: Nikos Skalkottas

      Ensemble: Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Zoi Tsokanou

    20. No. 4. Arkadikos: Moderato

      Composer: Nikos Skalkottas

      Ensemble: Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Zoi Tsokanou

    21. No. 5. Kleftikos: Allegro vivo

      Composer: Nikos Skalkottas

      Ensemble: Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Zoi Tsokanou


The folk music of Greece is the ‘topos’ shared by the four composers on this album, part of Naxos’s Greek Classics series. Greek-Cypriot composer Solon Michaelides’s evocative Dawn at the Parthenon is infused with impressionist elements whereas Manolis Kalomiris, the leading figure in Greek national music, turns more to the voluptuous richness of Rimsky-Korsakov in his Island Pictures. Yannis Constantinidis’s two suites are notable for their subtle dance rhythms and expert orchestration while Nikos Skalkottas’s ingenious Greek Dances, one of his most popular works, are heard here in Walter Goehr's edition for string orchestra.