20th Century Greek Avant-Garde Music: A Cross Section

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CD 1:

T1 – Nikos Mamangakis – Music for piano and 10 instruments – 14:57

J. G. Papaioannou (piano)
Gerald Humel (conductor)
Gruppe Neue Music Berlin

T2 – Giorgos Koumendakis – String Quartet – 08:58

Leonardo Quartett
Johannes Prelle (violin I)
Gabriele Sassenscheidt (violin II)
Jörn-Uwe Ender (viola)
Klaus Marx (cello)

T3 – Dimitri Nikolaou – “Réponses a l’ avant-garde hystérique” for saxophone and piano – 16:13

Federico Mondelci (saxophone)
Giovanna Guliodori (piano)

T4 – Takis Velianitis – “Klidon” for tape  – 5:53

Created in KSYME (CCMR) after the UPIC system

T5 – Nikos Skalkottas – Ulysses Symphony – 27:14*

Gunther Schuller (conductor)
Tanglewood Symphony Orchestra

* Live Recording

CD1 Duration: 73:34

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CD2:

T1 – Argyris Kounadis – “Per viola ed orchestra da camera” – 8:34

Ulrich Koch (viola)
Arturo Tamayo (conductor)
Ensemble des Institut für Neue Musik Freiburg

T2 – Michael Adamis – “Hirmos” for 6 vocalists – 9:00

Wolfgang Fromme (conductor)
Collegium Vocale Köln

T3 – Yannis Vlachopoulos – “Arnissi” for instrumental ensemble – 9:36*

Ensemble für Neue Musik “Trial and Error” Köln

T4 – Mihalis Travlos – “Proportions” for cello and piano – 12:17

Kerstin Feltz (cello)
Diana Vranoussi (piano)

T5 – Christos Samaras – “Deviations” for chamber orchestra – 10:58*

Pol Mule (conductor)
“Instrumental Ensemble”

T6 – Thanassis Rikakis – “Orgies” for tape – 9:08

Created through the NeXT 68040 system

T7 – Theodore Antoniou – “Fluxus I” for orchestra – 14:48

Michel Tabachnik (conductor)
Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks

* Live Recording

CD2 Duration: 74:48

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CD3:

T1 – Iannis Xenakis – “Evryali” for piano – 10:20

Ermis Theodorakis (piano)

T2 – Yannis Ioannidis – “Projections” for orchestra – 7:34*

Péter Eötvös (conductor)
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

T3 – Dimitris Karageorgos “Erigirys” – 5:29

Performed by Dimtris Karageorgos on the metallic sculpture “Poluchord”

T4 – Yiorgos Tsouyiopoulos – Music for Wind Quintet – 9:59

Bamberger Quintett
H. Dechant (flute)
G. Moerwein (oboe)
K. Dorr (clarinet)
C. Klein (horn)
H. Jung (bassoon)

T5 – Dimitris Kamarotos – “Conjunctions of some sound layers in a hall with organ” – 9:11

Created through the NeXT 68040 system in KSYME (CCMR)

T6 – Dimitris Mitropoulos – “10 Inventions” for voice and piano (Kavafy) – 16:19*

Alexandra Kambouropoulou (soprano)
John G. Papaioannou (piano)

T7 – Yorgos Sicilianos – Antiphona for Brass, Timpani and Strings – 16:14*

Péter Eötvös (conductor)
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

* Live Recording

CD3 Duration: 75:30

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CD4:

T1 – Jani Christou – “Enantiodromia” for orchestra – 13:05

Jochem Slothouwer (conductor)
Norddeutscher Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester

T2 – Christos Hatzis – “Anaktoria” for voice and instrumental ensemble (Sappho) – 6:25

Monica Whicher (soprano)
Robert Aitken (conductor)

T3 – Nikos Drelas – Trio for violin, cello and piano – 10:30*

U. Weber (violin)
R. Clauss (cello)
H. Westendorf (piano)

T4 – Kostas Mantzoros – Nocturne for tape – 4:15

Created in KSYME (CCMR)

T5 – Kostas Varotsis – “The Unquestioned Answer” for instrumental ensemble – 14:17*

Theodore Antoniou (conductor)
ALEA III

T6 – Giorgos Filippis – “Sea shell” for tape – 6:30

Created through the NeXT 68040 in KSYME (CCMR)

T7 – Dimitris Dragatakis – Violin Concerto with orchestra – 19:22

Tatsis Apostolidis (violin)
Kamen Goleminov (conductor)
The Orchestra of the Bulgarian RTV

* Live Recording

CD4 Duration: 74:40

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CD5:

T1 – Yannis A. Papaioannou – “First corsair dance” for piano / “Two last Songs” for voice and piano based on Lord Byron’s poetry – 7:51*

Alexandra Papastefanou (piano) /
Paul St. Pierre (tenor)
Angeliki Papageorgakopoulou (piano)

T2 – Nikiforos Rotas – “Antifonia I” for tape – 7:31

T3 – Calliope Tsoupaki – “Song for 4 strings” – 5:30

A. van der Tol (violin)
T. Regter (violin)
W. Koopmand (viola)
M. J. Sonneveld (cello)

T4 – Petros Franghistas – “Simata” for percussion cello and tape – 3:52

Dimitris Karageorgos (percussion)
Marcel Spinel (cello)
Created in KSYME (CCMR)

T5 – Elias Papadopoulos – “Kardiafi Noissameni” for folk lyra and instrumental ensemble – 15:30

Elias Papadopoulos (pontos lyra)
Theodore Antoniou (conductor)
ALEA III

T6 – Stefanos Vassiliadis – “Trial-Mercy” for tape – 9:47

T7 – Dimitris Terzakis – “Tropi” for orchestra – 9:42*

Peter Eötvös (conductor)
Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks

T8 – Anestis Logothetis – “Resurrections” for tape – 15:56

Claudia Brodzinska-Behrend (voice)
TRIO EXVOCO
Sylvia Ochi (mandolin)
Takashi Ochi (mandolin)
Siegfried Fink (percussion)
Siegfried Behrend (guitar, conductor)

* Live Recording

CD5 Duration: 76:08

 

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Implementation: CCMR (KSYME). Handling of musical material: KSYME Workshop and Studio Fabel Sound.
Editors: Stef. Th. Vassiliadis and Costas Mantzoros. Recording engineer: Theodore Chrysanthopoulos.
Art Director: Eleni Salamanou. Printing: M. Orfanos