Athens State Orchestra, Kornilios Michailidis - Mikis Theodorakis (2025) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Sinfonietta for Flute, Piano & String Orchestra: Ι. Prelude and Chorale. Adagio
02. Sinfonietta for Flute, Piano & String Orchestra: II. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
03. Sinfonietta for Flute, Piano & String Orchestra: III. Finale. Andante mosso
04. Rhapsody for Guitar & Orchestra: I. Allegro con brio (Ballad of the Accursed)
05. Rhapsody for Guitar & Orchestra: II. Andantino - Allegretto (Death of Antonito el Combrino)
06. Rhapsody for Guitar & Orchestra: III. Andante (Died for Love)
07. Rhapsody for Guitar & Orchestra: IV. Andante (Preciosa and the Wind)
08. Rhapsody for Guitar & Orchestra: V. Lento - Allegro (The Arrest of Antonito el Combrino)
09. Rhapsody for Guitar & Orchestra: VI. Allegro moderato (The Gipsy Nun)
10. Rhapsody for Guitar & Orchestra: VII. Andante (Ballad of the Black Sorrow)
11. Rhapsody for Cello & Orchestra: I. Efterpi
12. Rhapsody for Cello & Orchestra: II. Erato
13. Rhapsody for Cello & Orchestra: III. Melpomeni
14. Rhapsody for Cello & Orchestra: IV. Kaliopi
15. Rhapsody for Cello & Orchestra: V. Klio
16. Rhapsody for Cello & Orchestra: VI. Ourania
17. Rhapsody for Cello & Orchestra: VII. Terpsihori
18. Rhapsody for Cello & Orchestra: VIII. Polimnia
19. Rhapsody for Cello & Orchestra: IX. Thalia

The Athens State Orchestra is the oldest symphony orchestra in Greece. On the occasion of Mikis Theodorakis' 100th birthday, GENUIN evokes the spirits of his homeland and of classical antiquity in three symphonic works by Greece’s most famous composer—works that played an important role toward the end of his life: from the early „Sinfonietta“ in a new version, through the folk-inspired „Rhapsody for Guitar and Orchestra“, to the equally moving nine-part „Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra“, Theodorakis’s last orchestral work. The young, rising Kornilios Michailidis leads Greece’s premier orchestra with verve, while the album’s soloists contribute at the highest standard of playing to these remarkable recordings!

Athens State Orchestra
Kornilios Michailidis Conductor, Piano
Timotheos Gavriilidis-Petrin Violoncello
Orestis Kalampalikis Guitar
Stathis Karapanos Flute
Titos Gouvelis Piano

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