Topos – 20th-Century Greek Orchestral Music – Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra & Zoi Tsokanou

Contents

Michaelides: Avgi ston Parthenona /Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra & Zoi Tsokanou

Kalomiris: Nissiotikes zografies /Noé Inui (soloist), Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra & Zoi Tsokanou

I. To the Dawn. Andantino semplice e calmo – Vivo – Tempo I. Andantino molto calmo

II. Lullaby. Andantino

III. Sousta. Vivo

Constantinidis, Y: Dodecanesian Suite No. 1 /Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra & Zoi Tsokanou

I. Andante sostenuto – Allegretto

II. Con moto

III. Allegro piacevole – Vivo e giocoso

IV. Andante mesto

V. Andantino quasi parlando – Allegretto semplice

VI. Andante lento – Allegro vivo ma non troppo

Constantinidis, Y: Dodecanesian Suite No. 2 /Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra & Zoi Tsokanou

I. Lento e solenne – Allegretto scherzando – Tema con variazioni. Con moto

II. Scherzino. Vivo e leggiero

III. Andante con moto – Andantino mosso

IV. Lento e mesto – Allegro moderato

V. Lamento. Lento funebre

VI. Finale. Moderato quasi narrativo – Allegretto scherzando – Allegro feroce ma non tanto

Skalkottas: 5 Greek Dances – Arr. for String Orchestra by Walter Goehr and Nikos Skalkottas /Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra & Zoi Tsokanou

No. 1, Epirotikos. Moderato

No. 2, Kretikos. Allegretto moderato

No. 3, Tsamikos. Allegro moderato

No. 4, Arkadikos. Moderato

No. 5, Kleftikos. Allegro vivo

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.