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Work Information

Paysages

for percussion and orchestra

Catalogue No.: YSC78

Status: Completed

Related Work: Timbres

Opus: 36

Genre: Solo with Orchestra

Creative Timeline: Second Period

Dedication:

"To Dimitri Agrafiotis"

Commission:

Württemberg Philharmonic Orchestra Reutlingen (WPR)

Number of Movements: 1

Instrumentation:

2222-4231, Solo Percussion I (Timpani, Tubular Bells, Marimba, Xylophone, Tam-Tam, Snare Drum, 3 Suspended Cymbals, 5 Temple Blocks, 2 Woodblocks, Cymbals, Tambourine), Solo Percussion II (Timpani, Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, 3 Gongs, 2 Bongos, 2 Timbales, 2 Congas, Triangle, Maracas, Claves), Percussion (Cymbals, Small Suspended Cymbal, Bass Drum), Strings

Written in: Athens

Date: February 18, 1975

Duration: 00:14:00

Sicilianos Archive Files

#	Archive Title	Description	Digital Format
1	Sketch Material	Scan of the sketch material. [Unavailable]	PDF
2	Score with Instructions	Scan of the score with instructions to conductor. [Unavailable]	PDF
3	Draft Score	Scan of the draft score. [Unavailable]	PDF
4	Full Score	Scan of the final score. [Unavailable]	PDF
5	Composer's Note	Scan of the composer's note. [Unavailable]	PDF

Discography

#	Album Cover	Title	Artist(s)	Work(s) by Sicilianos	Format	Label	Release Date	Album Page
1		Works for Orchestra by Greek Composers	Alkis Panayotopoulos, Symphony Orchestra of Bulgaria	Paysages for percussion and orchestra Op. 36	Compact Disc	Lyra	2004	View

Performances

#	Date	Venue	City	Country	Festival	Organiser	Artist(s)	Ensemble(s)	Work(s) Performed
1	June 25, 1975	Friedrich-List-Halle	Reutlingen	Germany	N/A	N/A	Dimitris Agrafiotis (conductor), Karl-Heinz Himstedt (percussion), Gyula Racz (percussion)	Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen - WPR (Schwäbisches Sinfonie-Orchester)	Paysages, Op. 36
2	September 13, 1982	Odeon of Herodes Atticus	Athens	Greece	Athens Festival	Athens Festival	Dimitris Agrafiotis (conductor)	Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe	Paysages, Op. 36
3	January 4, 1984	Großes Haus, Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe	Karlsruhe	Germany	N/A	N/A	Dimitris Agrafiotis (conductor), Jürgen Heinrich (percussion), Hans-Joachim Göhler (percussion)	Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe	Paysages, Op. 36
4	April 4, 1985	Bulgaria Concert Hall	Sofia	Bulgaria	Balkan Contemporary Music Days	N/A	Rumen Bayrakov (conductor)	Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra	Paysages, Op. 36
5	November 2, 1985	Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn	Bonn	Germany	N/A	Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Bonn, Studium Universale - Universität Bonn, Westdeutcher Rundfunk (WDR), Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT)	Dimitris Agrafiotis (conductor)	Philharmonia Hungarica	Paysages, Op. 36
6	December 3, 1999	Pallas Theatre	Athens	Greece	N/A	Athens State Orchestra	Dimitris Agrafiotis (conductor)	Athens State Orchestra	Paysages, Op. 36

Performers

#	Name	Performer Type	Ensembles/Organisations	Profile
1	Alex Christidis	Percussionist	Athens State Orchestra	View
2	Alkis Panayotopoulos	Conductor	Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra	View
3	Athens State Orchestra	Orchestra		View
4	Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe	Orchestra	Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe	View
5	Charalampos Taliadouros	Percussionist		View
6	Dimitris Agrafiotis	Conductor, Violinist, Composer	Schwäbisches Sinfonie-Orchester (Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen - WPR)	View
7	Gyula Racz	Percussionist		View
8	Hans-Joachim Göhler	Percussionist	Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe	View
9	Jürgen Heinrich	Percussionist	Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe	View
10	Karl-Heinz Himstedt	Percussionist		View
11	Philharmonia Hungarica	Orchestra		View
12	Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra	Orchestra		View
13	Rumen Bayrakov	Conductor	Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra	View
14	Symphony Orchestra of Bulgaria	Orchestra		View
15	Württemberg Philharmonic Orchestra Reutlingen (WPR)	Orchestra	Stiftung Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen	View

References

Valia Christopoulou, Yorgos Sicilianos Catalogue of Works [Κατάλογος Έργων Γιώργου Σισιλιάνου] (Athens: Panas Music Papagrigoriou - Nakas, 2011), 98-99
Francis Guy, Yorgos Sicilianos - diapason a dialogue with Francis Guy [Γιωργος Σισιλιανος - διαπασων ενας διαλογος με τον Φρανσις Γκαϋ] (Cyprus: Cyprus Wine Museum, 2009), 122, 129, 131, 138, 139, 141, 144, 145, 146
Anastasios Rupert Arthur Mavroudis, Sicilianos, The Greek Modernist: Performing Selected Chamber Works and Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 51 (Athens: Benaki Museum, 2020), 273, 274, 280
Dimitris Agrafiotis, Theodore Antoniou, Tatsis Apostolidis, Valia Christopoulou, Giorgos Demertzis, Popi Eustratiadi, Byron Fidetzis, Gianni Ioannides, Apostolos Kostios, Giorgos Kouroupos, Katy Romanou, Yorgos Sicilianos, Michalis Stathopoulos, Nikos Synodinos, and Nikos B. Tsouchlos. Yorgos Sicilianos: In the Avant-Garde of Contemporary Music [Γιώργος Σισιλιανός - Ο συνθέτης στην πρωτοπορία της σύγχρονης μουσικής]. Edited by Valentini Tselika. (Athens: Benaki Museum, 2007), 21, 147, 161, 162, 163, 164, 186, 204, 227, 245
Kostas Chardas, Giorgos Demertzis, Charis Dimaras, Nikos Maliaras, Giorgos Sakallieros, Nikos B. Tsouchlos, Markos Tsetsos, and Panos Vlagopoulos. Yorgos Sicilianos 1920-2005 - Anniversary Tribute [Γιωργος Σισιλιανος 1920-2005 Επετειακο αφιερωμα]. Edited by Stephania Merakos and Valia Vraka. (Athens: Friends of Music Association, 2016), 117

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