Titos Gouvelis; Athens State Orchestra; George Petrou
Release Date: 06 May 2022
Label: MDG
Packaging Type: Super Jewel Case (SACD)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 760623222967
Genres: Classical Orchestral
Description
World Premiere Recording
Cosmopolitan like his hometown Alexandria: in Dimitris Papadimitriou's work, traditional European music meets folklore from the Mediterranean, ancient Greek tonality combines with modern contemporary sounds.
George Petrou has now recorded Papadimitriou's orchestral works with the Athens State Orchestra, together with Titos Gouvelis, who lends power and brilliance to the solo part of the piano concerto.
The Piano Concerto is the main work on this finely balanced Super Audio CD.
The focus is on the relationship of the individual to his environment - sometimes affectionately turned towards, sometimes indifferently passive, sometimes militantly aggressive. Especially in the large-scale third movement, conflict dominates, with the huge orchestra threatening to swallow up the soloist from time to time.
The excerpts from the suite "Miniatures" form a good overview of Papadimitriou's oeuvre.
Echoes of film music are no coincidence: in Greece, Papadimitriou is one of the genre's greats. The luxurious sound is also in widescreen format - Papadimitriou's multifaceted
orchestral colours shine particularly brightly on the high-quality Super Audio CD, with impressive depth in the varnish of the three-dimensional reproduction.
Tracklisting
Trio Parnassus
Katharina Kammerloher (mezzo-soprano), Arttu Kataja (baritone), Eric Schneider (piano)
BachWerkVokal, Gordon Safari
Celeste-Marie Roy
Andrzej Szadejko, Goldberg Baroque Ensemble
caterva musica
Beau Soir Trio
Syrinx Quintet
Anna Gourari, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana & Markus Poschner
Vladimir Delman; Milan RAI Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Schippers; Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della Rai; New York Philharmonic Orchestra; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Liepaja Symphony Orchestra
Johanna Domotor; Meesun Hong Coleman; Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
Josef Krips; Various Orchestras
Josef Krips
Atalanta Fugiens Orchestra; Vanni Moretto
