Athens State Orchestra – Yorgo Sicilianos [CD]

The Athens State Orchestra, the oldest symphonic ensemble in Greece, pays tribute on it’s new GENUIN release to one of the country’s most significant 20th-century composers: Yorgo Sicilianos. The program presents large-scale, dramatically charged orchestral works spanning three decades: Sicilianos’ Symphony No. 2, dedicated to the memory of the great Dmitri Mitropoulos; “Antiphona” for brass, strings, and timpani; and the symphonic poem “Daimon”, inspired by Thomas Mann’s seminal novel “Dr. Faustus”. With Ilias Voudouris – a central figure in Greek musical life – on the podium, the orchestra brings Sicilianos’ colorful and intricately crafted sound world vividly to life, with passion and striking attention to detail.

Tracklist:

1. Daimon. Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 50-Lento Assai
2. Daimon. Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 50-Piu Mosso
3. Daimon. Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 50-Allegro Vivo
4. Daimon. Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 50-Tempo Del Inizio
5. Daimon. Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 50-Alla Breve
6. Daimon. Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 50-Allegro Molto, Con Furia
7. Daimon. Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 50-Adagio
8. Symphony No. 2, Op. 58, to the Memory of Dimitri Mitropoulos-Allegro Deciso
9. Symphony No. 2, Op. 58, to the Memory of Dimitri Mitropoulos-Intermezzo. Allegretto
10. Symphony No. 2, Op. 58, to the Memory of Dimitri Mitropoulos-Adagio
11. Symphony No. 2, Op. 58, to the Memory of Dimitri Mitropoulos-Finale. Allegro Vivace
12. Antiphona for Brass, Timpani and Strings, Op. 40-I
13. Antiphona for Brass, Timpani and Strings, Op. 40-II
14. Antiphona for Brass, Timpani and Strings, Op. 40-III

UPC: 4260036255638
Label: Genuin
Release Date: 3.20.26
Format: CD