Somewhere Eastern–Western

LYRA 4511 LP (1989)

Songs and musical themes by Notis Mavroudis for films, plays and slides. Maria Farantouri sings the first track of the album, which was written by the composer for photographer Plato Maximos’ slide series Istanbul of Yesterday and Today, based on texts by Mendis Bostandzoglou, in 1984.

Music | Notis Mavroudis
Poetry | Mendis Bostandzoglou, Yannis Kakoulidis, Yannis Ritsos, F.G.Lorca, Kostas Zaroukas, Akos Daskalopoulos

01. Polis Constantinoupolis – Maria Farantouri
(M.Bostantzoglou)
02. Morning – Orchestra
03. Zeibekikos amanes – Ελένη Βιτάλη
(G.Kakoulidis)
04. Folk waltz
05. The loss of the brave man – Petros Pandis
(G.Ritsos)
06. Death – Orchestra
07. The Song of Josefa – Arleta
(F.G.Lorca/Costas Zarukas)
08. Imprisoned body – Eleftheria Arvanitaki
(A.Daskalopoulos)
09. Playing – Orchestra
10. With the robber, with the murderer – Manolis Lidakis
(A.Daskalopoulos)
11. Invention
12. Bosporus – Orchestra
13. Erotic – El.Arvanitaki
(A.Daskalopoulos)
14. Street market – Orchestra
15. March of the ESAtzides – Choir
(A.Daskalopoulos)