Orchestral Music Noé Inui, Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra and Zoi Tsokanou - Topos: 20th-Century Greek (2023)

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Artist: Orchestral Music Noé Inui, Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra, Zoi Tsokanou
Title: Topos: 20th-Century Greek
Year Of Release: 2023
Label: Naxos
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 65:44
Total Size: 277 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

1. Avgi ston Parthenona (5:45)
2. Nissiotikes zografies: I. To the Dawn. Andantino semplice e calmo - Vivo - Tempo I. Andantino molto calmo (5:33)
3. Nissiotikes zografies: II. Lullaby. Andantino (4:03)
4. Nissiotikes zografies: III. Sousta. Vivo (7:09)
5. Dodecanesian Suite No. 1: I. Andante sostenuto - Allegretto (3:14)
6. Dodecanesian Suite No. 1: II. Con moto (0:53)
7. Dodecanesian Suite No. 1: III. Allegro piacevole - Vivo e giocoso (2:12)
8. Dodecanesian Suite No. 1: IV. Andante mesto (3:36)
9. Dodecanesian Suite No. 1: V. Andantino quasi parlando - Allegretto semplice (2:53)
10. Dodecanesian Suite No. 1: VI. Andante lento - Allegro vivo ma non troppo (3:10)
11. Dodecanesian Suite No. 2: I. Lento e solenne - Allegretto scherzando - Tema con variazioni. Con moto (4:38)
12. Dodecanesian Suite No. 2: II. Scherzino. Vivo e leggiero (1:09)
13. Dodecanesian Suite No. 2: III. Andante con moto - Andantino mosso (2:09)
14. Dodecanesian Suite No. 2: IV. Lento e mesto - Allegro moderato (3:11)
15. Dodecanesian Suite No. 2: V. Lamento. Lento funebre (2:37)
16. Dodecanesian Suite No. 2: VI. Finale. Moderato quasi narrativo - Allegretto scherzando - Allegro feroce ma non tanto (3:01)
17. 5 Greek Dances, AK 11b (Arr. for String Orchestra by Walter Goehr and Nikos Skalkottas): No. 1, Epirotikos. Moderato (1:42)
18. 5 Greek Dances, AK 11b (Arr. for String Orchestra by Walter Goehr and Nikos Skalkottas): No. 2, Kretikos. Allegretto moderato (1:44)
19. 5 Greek Dances, AK 11b (Arr. for String Orchestra by Walter Goehr and Nikos Skalkottas): No. 3, Tsamikos. Allegro moderato (2:14)
20. 5 Greek Dances, AK 11b (Arr. for String Orchestra by Walter Goehr and Nikos Skalkottas): No. 4, Arkadikos. Moderato (2:49)
21. 5 Greek Dances, AK 11b (Arr. for String Orchestra by Walter Goehr and Nikos Skalkottas): No. 5, Kleftikos. Allegro vivo (2:12)

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 an edition for string orchestra by his friend, the conductor and composer Walter Goehr.