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Greek Composers - From the 3rd Hellenic Week of Contemporary Music

Έλληνες Συνθέτες 3 - Από την 3η Ελληνική Εβδομάδα Σύγχρονης Μουσικής

Format: LP - Vinyl

Label: EMI - Columbia

Catalogue No.: SCXG 55/59

Release Date: 1970

Description:

From the 3rd Hellenic Week of Contemporary Music #1

A1 – I. Xenakis– ST-10 (For Ten Instruments) (1956/62)

Theodore Antoniou (conductor)
Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music

A2 –  M. Adamis – Minyrism (For Tape) (1966)

B –  N. Mamangakis– Antinomies (For 10 Instrumentalists And 9 Voices On A Poem By M. Mitropoulou) (1968)

Sotiris Tachiatis (cello)
Anastasios Kyprios (cello)
George Katsikakis (cello)
Kostas Kyrou (cello)
Ainian Choir
Nikos Mamangakis (conductor)
Andreas Rodousakis (electric double bass)
Stella Gadedi (flute, voice)
Aliki Krithari (harp)
I. Papadopoulos (Hammond organ)
George Lavranos (percussion)
Nikos Lavranos (percussion)
S. Moutsou (soprano)

 


 

From the 3rd Greek Week of Contemporary Music #2

C1  – A. Logothetis– Polyhronon (For Instrumental Ensemble) (1967)

Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music

C2 – Th. Antoniou – Catharsis (For Flute, Instrumental Ensemble And Tape, On Poems By T.S. Tolia) (1968)

Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music
Eberhard Blum (flute)

D1 – G. Ioannidis – Projections (For Instrumental Ensemble) (1968)

Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music

D2 –  D. Terzakis*– Echocronos II (For Instrumental Ensemble) (1968)

Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music

 


 

From the 3rd Greek Week of Contemporary Music #3

E1 – Y. Sicilianos – Epiklesis II (For Narrator, Choir And 12 Performers, On Text From Aeschylus’ “The Persians”) (1968)

Giannis Mantakas Choir of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Theodore Antoniou (conductor)
Yiannis Mantakas (choirmaster)
Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music
Yorgos  Sicilianos (narrator)

E2 S. Gazouleas – 4 Pieces For Piano (1965/68)

Stefanos Gazouleas (piano)

F – M. Adamis – Genesis (For 3 Choirs, Narrator And Tape, On A Poem By S. Beiles And A. Rooney) (1968)

University of Athens Chamber Choir
Giannis Mantakas Choir of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Michalis Adamis (conductor)
Stefanos Vasiliadis (choirmaster)
Yiannis Mantakas (choirmaster)
Olga Tournaki (narrator)

 


 

From the 3rd Greek Week of Contemporary Music #4

G1 to G3 – N. Skalkotas  Octet (For 4 Woodwinds And String Quartet) (1931)

I – Allegro Moderato
II – Andante Cantabile
III – Presto

Theodore Antoniou (conductor)
Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music

G4 – D. Terzakis – Echocronos I (For Tape) (1967)

H1 – G. A. Papaioannou – Quartet For Oboe, Clarinet, Viola, and Piano (1968)

Charalambos Farantatos (clarinet)
Evangelos Christopoulos (oboe)
Chara Tombra (piano)
Georgios Poumpouridis (viola)

H2  – G. Vlachopoulos – Antimetathesis (For Tape) (1967)

 


 


From the 3rd Greek Week of Contemporary Music #5

I1 to I3 – N. Skalkotas 2nd Sonatina For Violin And Piano (1929)

I – Allegro
II – Andante
III – Allegro Vivace

Chara Tombra (piano)
Spyros Tombras (violin)

I4 – G. Aperghis – Music For An Orange Girl (For Instruments And Tape) (1968)

Theodore Antoniou (conductor)
Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music

J1 – Th. Antoniou – Climate of Absence (For Baritone And Chamber Ensemble) (1968)

Spyros Sakkas (baritone)
Theodore Antoniou (conductor)
Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music

J2 D. Dragatakis – Reference To Electra (For Soprano And 3 Instruments) (1968)

Nikos Koratzinos (horn)
Ismene Augeri (piano)
Maria Keleni (soprano)
Georgios Poumpouridis (viola)

 

 

Source:  Discogs

 

Performances
#
1
December 22, 1968
Hilton
Athens
Greece
Hellenic Week of Contemporary Music
Hellenic Association of Contemporary Music (Ελληνικός Σύνδεσμος Σύχγρονης Μουσικής)
Theodore Antoniou (conductor), Giannis Mantakas (chorusmaster), Spirοs Kalogirοu (narrator)
Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music, Giannis Mantakas Choir of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Epiklesis II, Op. 29b
Performers
#
Profile
1
Giannis Mantakas
Chorusmaster
Giannis Mantakas Choir of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
2
Giannis Mantakas Choir of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Choir
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
3
Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music
Ensemble
4
Theodore Antoniou
Composer, Conductor
Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music
Alea III
Boston University
5
Yorgos Sicilianos
Composer, Conductor, Narrator
Works
#
Work Page
1
YSC70
Epiklesis (II)

for Narrator, male-choir, four women's voices and twelve performers. Original text from Aeschelus' tragedy "Persians"

29B

2 Horns, 3 Trombones, 3 Pianos (3rd Piano can be upright), Glockenspiel, Harp, Percussion (3 Performers: Xylophone, Tubular Bells, Vibraphone, 3 Large Suspended Cymbals, Piccolo Snare Drum, Bass Snare without Snares, Bass Drum, Large Tamtam), Choir (7 Tenors, 7 Basses, 4 Sopranos), Narrator

Writers
#
Writer's Page
1
Theodore Antoniou
Boston University