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

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

$19.99

Details

Composer
Yannis Constantinidis, Manolis Kalomiris, Solon Michaelides, Nikos Skalkottas
Artist
Noe Inui, Zoi Tsokanou
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Aug 25, 2023
Catalog #
8574436
UPC
747313443673

About

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.

Tracklist 21 tracks

  1. 1 Avgi ston Parthenona (Dawn at the Parthenon) 05:38
    Track
    1
    Title
    Avgi ston Parthenona (Dawn at the Parthenon)
    Duration
    05:38
    Composer
    Solon Michaelides
    Ensemble
    Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Zoi Tsokanou
  2. 2 I. Tis Avgis (To the Dawn): Andantino semplice e calmo - Vivo - Tempo I: Andantino molto calmo 05:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Tis Avgis (To the Dawn): Andantino semplice e calmo - Vivo - Tempo I: Andantino molto calmo
    Duration
    05:28
    Composer
    Manolis Kalomiris
    Performer
    Noé Inui
    Ensemble
    Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Zoi Tsokanou
  3. 3 II. Nanourisma (Lullaby): Andantino 03:57
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Nanourisma (Lullaby): Andantino
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Manolis Kalomiris
    Performer
    Noé Inui
    Ensemble
    Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Zoi Tsokanou
  4. 4 III. Sousta: Vivo 07:02
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Sousta: Vivo
    Duration
    07:02
    Composer
    Manolis Kalomiris
    Performer
    Noé Inui
    Ensemble
    Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Zoi Tsokanou
  5. 5 I. Andante sostenuto - Allegretto 03:14
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Andante sostenuto - Allegretto
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Yannis Constantinidis
    Ensemble
    Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Zoi Tsokanou
  6. 6 II. Con moto 00:52
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Con moto
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Yannis Constantinidis
    Ensemble
    Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Zoi Tsokanou
  7. 7 III. Allegro piacevole - Vivo e giocoso 02:11
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegro piacevole - Vivo e giocoso
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Yannis Constantinidis
    Ensemble
    Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Zoi Tsokanou
  8. 8 IV. Andante mesto 03:36
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Andante mesto
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Yannis Constantinidis
    Ensemble
    Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Zoi Tsokanou
  9. 9 V. Andantino quasi parlando - Allegretto semplice 02:51
    Track
    9
    Title
    V. Andantino quasi parlando - Allegretto semplice
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Yannis Constantinidis
    Ensemble
    Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Zoi Tsokanou
  10. 10 VI. Andante lento - Allegro vivo ma non troppo 03:01
    Track
    10
    Title
    VI. Andante lento - Allegro vivo ma non troppo
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Yannis Constantinidis
    Ensemble
    Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Zoi Tsokanou
  11. 11 I. Lento e solenne - Allegretto scherzando - Tema con variazioni: Con moto 04:38
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Lento e solenne - Allegretto scherzando - Tema con variazioni: Con moto
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Yannis Constantinidis
    Ensemble
    Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Zoi Tsokanou
  12. 12 II. Scherzino: Vivo e leggiero 01:09
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Scherzino: Vivo e leggiero
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Yannis Constantinidis
    Ensemble
    Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Zoi Tsokanou
  13. 13 III. Andante con moto - Andantino mosso 02:09
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Andante con moto - Andantino mosso
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Yannis Constantinidis
    Ensemble
    Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Zoi Tsokanou
  14. 14 IV. Lento e mesto - Allegro moderato 03:11
    Track
    14
    Title
    IV. Lento e mesto - Allegro moderato
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Yannis Constantinidis
    Ensemble
    Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Zoi Tsokanou
  15. 15 V. Lamento: Lento funebre 02:37
    Track
    15
    Title
    V. Lamento: Lento funebre
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Yannis Constantinidis
    Ensemble
    Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Zoi Tsokanou
  16. 16 VI. Finale: Moderato quasi narrativo - Allegretto scherzando - Allegro feroce ma non tanto 02:52
    Track
    16
    Title
    VI. Finale: Moderato quasi narrativo - Allegretto scherzando - Allegro feroce ma non tanto
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Yannis Constantinidis
    Ensemble
    Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Zoi Tsokanou
  17. 17 No. 1. Epirotikos: Moderato 01:38
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 1. Epirotikos: Moderato
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Nikos Skalkottas
    Ensemble
    Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Zoi Tsokanou
  18. 18 No. 2. Kretikos: Allegretto moderato 01:42
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 2. Kretikos: Allegretto moderato
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Nikos Skalkottas
    Ensemble
    Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Zoi Tsokanou
  19. 19 No. 3. Tsamikos: Allegro moderato 02:12
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 3. Tsamikos: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Nikos Skalkottas
    Ensemble
    Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Zoi Tsokanou
  20. 20 No. 4. Arkadikos: Moderato 02:48
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 4. Arkadikos: Moderato
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Nikos Skalkottas
    Ensemble
    Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Zoi Tsokanou
  21. 21 No. 5. Kleftikos: Allegro vivo 02:14
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 5. Kleftikos: Allegro vivo
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Nikos Skalkottas
    Ensemble
    Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Zoi Tsokanou