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Golden-Green Leaf

COLUMBIA 70211 LP (1966)

Music for the film The Island of Aphrodite, directed by Charilaos Papadopoulos. Theodorakis composed the music in 1964, a year after his first visit to Cyprus.

Music | Mikis Theodorakis
Lyricsd | Mikis Theodorakis, Nikos Gatsos, Leonidas Malenis, Antis Pernaris

Singing | Maria Farantouri, Grigoris Bithikotsis
Popular Orcestra, Choir

01. Little Swallow
02. Mommy, your son – Gr. Bithikotsis
(M. Theodorakis)
03. Bleeding Moon
04. Maronas
05. Lament
06. Bleeding Moon – M. Farantouri
(N. Gatsos)
07. Mommy, your son
08. Arodafnousa
09. Little Swallow – Gr. Bithikotsis
(L. Malenis)
10. Troodos
11. Anthem of the National Guard – Choir
(A. Pernaris)
12. Golden-Green Leaf – Gr. G. Bithikotsis
(L. Malenis)

Other Releases
EMI 83444402 CD (1995)

Atene in Piazza, 1940/1965

I DISCHI DEL SOLE DS 51 SP (1968)

A 45rpm disc released in Italy and referring to the Resistance struggles in Greece, linking recent history (Resistance against the Italian-German occupation and the political events that led to the coup d’état of ’67) with the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman Rule in 1821.

On the cover: Grigoris Lambrakis in his lonely marathon for Peace and Greece, a front page of Avgi newspaper and Sotiris Petroulas. His brutal murder on 21st of July 1965, during a student demonstration, inspires Theodorakis to write the famous song. It is first performed by the crowds accompanying the murdered student at his funeral. Shortly afterwards, the Greek people march to Constitution Square with the slogan 1-1-4, defending the Constitution and the Laws, following the overthrow of the legitimate government of Yeorgios Papandreou and the order to form a government (by Palace) to Yeorgios Athanasiadis-Novas. An audio document of this protest march, on 04.08.1965, recorded by Olympia Papadouka, is included in this disc.
(1-1-4: final article of the Greek Constitution -at the time the events take place- according to which its observance is entrusted to the patriotism of the Greeks).

The album also includes the well-known kleftiko Down in Valtos villages, as well as three satirical songs written for the Greek-Italian War in Albania in 1940.
(Kleftes were the members of the Greek illegal armed groups on the mountains during the period of the Ottoman rule: 1453-1821).

Music | Anonymous, Theophrastos Sakellaridis, Sofia Vembo, Mikis Theodorakis
Lyrics | Anonymous, Giorgos Thisvios, Mikis Theodorakis

Singing | Paolo Castagnino, Retti Zalokosta, Nikos Theodosiadis, Maria Farantouri
Folk Ensemble | Musical Gruppo Celso di Genova

01. Down in Valtos villages – P. Castagnino
(Anonymous)
02. Duce puts on his uniform – R. Zalokosta / N. Theodosiadis
(Th. Sakellaridis – G. Thisvios)
03. The Italian goes to war – P.Castagnino
(S. Vembo – Th. Sakellaridis / G. Thisvios)
04. Forty-Five Fowls – P. Castagnino
(Anonymous)
05. Song for Sotiris Petroulas – M. Farantouri
(M. Theodorakis)
06. Demonstration of the 4th of August 1965 at the Constitution Square of Athens

Z

CBS 63639 LP (1969)

Music for the film Z, directed by Kostas Gavras on his and George Semprun’s script, based on the book of the same title by Vassilis Vassilikos, which refers to the murder of Gregory Lambrakis. The letter Z is used as the initial of the word Zei (Lives). Starring: Yves Montand, Irini Papa and Jean Louis Trintignant.

Music | Mikis Theodorakis
Poetry | Manos Eleftheriou

01. Main title (O Andonis)
02. The laughing boy
03. La Course de Manuel (Chase)
04. The lad is sad – Μ.Farantouri
(Μάνος Ελευθερίου)
05. Cafe rock
06. Arrival of Helen (To Yelasto Pedi)
07. Batucada
08. To Yelasto Pedi
09. Idep Otsaley Ot
10. Who’s not talking about Easter
11. Finale (To Yelasto Pedi)
12. The lad is sad – M.Theodorakis
(Μάνος Ελευθερίου)
13. In this neighbourhood – M.Theodorakis
(Μάνος Ελευθερίου)

Other Release
1996 CBS PR.SR103 CD

Mikis Theodorakis: My Songs 1959-1986 I

CBS 450186 (1986)

New arrangements of well-known songs by Mikis Theodorakis. In a lengthy text on the album’s leaflet, the composer, after explaining the reason for these re-recordings (a world tour, which required him to present his work as a whole and not individual cycles), concludes with some lyrics from The Deserters:

And the port is
small
And I was always
alone
and I will always be
alone

Music | Mikis Theodorakis
Poetry | Manos Eleftheriou, Yannis Theodorakis, Dimitris Christodoulou, Notis Pergialis, Errikos Thalassinos, Mikis Theodorakis, Manolis Anagnostakis, Tassos Livaditis, Federico Garcia Lorca, Odysseas Elytis, Angeliki Eleftheriou, Nikos Gatsos, Nikos Kokkinopoulos, Iakovos Kampanellis, Kostas Karyotakis, Pablo Neruda

Singing | Thanasis Moraitis, Yannis Thomopoulos, Maria Dimitriadis, Petros Pandis, Maria Faradouri, Mikis Theodorakis, Aliki Kagialoglou

Piano | Tasos Karakatsanis
Oboe, flute, English horn | Christian Boissel
Guitars | Yannis Spathas
Guitar | Nikos Maniatis
Bouzouki, jazz | Kostas Zaridakis
Bass | Antonis Turkoyorgis
Drums | Nikos Antipas
Orchestrations, Orchestra Direction | Mikis Theodorakis

LP I

01. The train – M. Dimitriadis
(M. Eleftheriou)
02. In this neighborhood – M. Dimitriadi
(M. Eleftheriou)
03. Magic night – M. Demetriades
(G. Theodorakis)
04. Complaint – G. Thompopoulos
(D. Christodoulou)
05. What should I do with joy? – C. Thompopoulos
(N. Pergialis)
06. I met Charon – C. G. Thomopoulos
(Er. Thalassinos)
07. Purplish – M. Farantouri
(M. Theodorakis)
08. Night in your eyes – M. Farantouri
(M. Theodorakis)
09. In your closed loneliness – P. Pandis
(M. Anagnostakis)
10. Joy-joy – P. Pandis
(M. Anagnostakis)
11. Mother and Mother of God – Th. Moraitis
(T. Livaditis)
12. Margarita Margaro – Th. Moraitis
(M. Theodorakis)
13. Moon, you put a spell on me – Th. Moraitis
(Er. Thalassinos)
14. April – Th. Moraitis
(M. Theodorakis)
15. What is that which lights up – M. Farantouri
(F.G. Lorca / Od. Elytis)
16. Suddenly, in the river – M. Faradouri
(F.G. Lorca / Odin Elytis)
17. A day that will be cold – Al. Kayaloglou
(Ang. Eleftheriou)
18. Closed windows – Al. Kagialoglou
(Ang. Eleftheriou)

LP II

01. Saturday night – C. Thomopoulos
(T. Livaditis)
02. Play, my Tsitsanis – G. Thompopoulos
(M. Theodorakis)
03. Pavlos and Nikolios – G. Thompopoulos
(M. Theodorakis)
04. Boat in the islet – G. Thomopoulos
(N. Gatsos)
05. Tear sweetly the fir tree – G. Thompopoulos
(N. Kokkinopoulos)
06. I was looking for you at dawn- G. Thompopoulos
(D. Christodoulou)
07. The wind says a prayer – P. Pandis
(T. Livaditis)
08. Sunset of the desert – P. Pandis
(T. Livaditis)
09. The cells – P. Pandis
(M. Theodorakis)
10. Song of Songs – M. Farantouri
(Iak. Kampanellis)
11. Antonis – M. Faradouri
(Iak. Campanellis)
12. I open the door – M. Theodorakis
(T. Livaditis)
13. For your life – M. Theodorakis
(K. Karyotakis)
14. And if it died out like a shadow – M. Theodorakis
(K. Karyotakis)
15. Lost – M. Theodorakis
(T. Livaditis)
16. Vegetaciones – M. Farantouri
(P. Neruda)
17. Voy a vivir – P. Pandis
(P. Neruda)
18. Pendulum – Al. Kagialoglou
(N. Gatsos)
19. Did you hear the news? – Al. Kagialoglou
(Od. Elytis)
20. These verses – Al. Kagialoglou
(M. Anagnostakis)

Other Release
1997, SONY COL4501869 CD

Mikis Theodorakis: My Songs 1959-1986 II

CBS 450187 LP (1986)

Two double vinyls -this is the second one- with songs by Mikis Theodorakis composed between 1959 and 1986, here with new arrangements and -some of them – in excellent second interpretations.

Music | Mikis Theodorakis
Poetry | Mikis Theodorakis, Kostas Varnalis, Dimitris Christodoulou, Manos Eleftheriou, Yannis Theodorakis, Manolis Anagnostakis, Tasos Livaditis, Nikos Gatsos, Odysseas Elytis, Yannis Ritsos, Brendan Behan, Vassilis Rotas

Singing | Thanasis Moraitis, Yannis Thomopoulos, Maria Demetriades, Petros Pandis, Maria Farantouri, Mikis Theodorakis, Aliki Kayaloglou

Piano | Tasos Karakatsanis
Oboe, flute, English horn | Christian Boissel
Guitars | Yannis Spathas
Guitar | Nikos Maniatis
Bouzouki, jazz | Kostas Zaridakis
Bass | Antonis Turkoyorgis
Drums | Nikos Antipas
Orchestrations, Orchestra Direction | Mikis Theodorakis

LP I

01. A prison – Th.Moraitis
(M.Theodorakis)
02. The refrigerator – Th.Moraitis
(M.Theodorakis)
03. The bear – Th.Moraitis
(M.Theodorakis)
04. In December – Th.Moraitis
(M.Theodorakis)
05. The cigarette – Th.Moraitis
(M.Theodorakis)
06. The fatal ones – Y.Thomopoulos
(K.Varnalis)
07. Corner by corner – Y.Thomopoulos
(D.Christodoulou)
08. At a sunset – Y.Thomopoulos
(M.Theodorakis)
09. Rock by rock – Y.Thomopoulos
(D.Christodoulou)
10. Prodigal world – M.Demetriades
(M.Eleftheriou)
11. With the weighing scales – M.Demetriades
(M.Eleftheriou)
12. Now in ’86 – M. Demetriades
(M.Eleftheriou)
13. The bar – M. Demetriades
(M.Eleftheriou)
14. Beautiful city – P.Pandis
(G.Theodorakis)
15. The tram – P.Pandis
(M.Anagnostakis)
16. The shipwreck – P.Pandis
(M.Anagnostakis)
17. Old streets – M.Farantouri
(M.Anagnostakis)
18. In distant roads – M.Farantouri
(T.Livaditis)
19. One day I will tell you – M.Farantouri
(T.Livaditis)
20. On the balcony of the night – M.Theodorakis
(N.Gatsos)

LP II

01. The blood of love – M.Theodorakis
(Od.Elytis)
02. Because I didn’t comply – M.Theodorakis
(M.Theodorakis)
03. Where my boy flew – M.Theodorakis
(Y.Ritsos)
04. The laughing boy – M.Theodorakis
(Br.Behan/V.Rotas)
05. My star, my moon – M.Demetriades
(Y.Theodorakis)
06. In September – M. Demetriades
(Br.Behan/V.Rotas)
07. I will give you a ball – M.Demetriades
(Br.Behan/V.Rotas)
08. Rosewater – Al.Kagialoglou
(N.Gatsos)
09. Myrtle – Al.Kayaloglou
(N.Gatsos)
10. To the little North wind – Al.Kagialoglou
(Od.Elytis)
11. I got los t- P.Pandis
(Y.Theodorakis)
12. I open my mouth – P.Pandis
(Od.Elytis)
13. I’m tired of holding you – M.Farantouri
(D.Christodoulou)
14. Mourning of the rain – M.Farantouri
(T.Livaditis)
15. East they named you – M.Farantouri
(M.Theodorakis)
16. At the window you stood – Orchestra
17. Marina – Al.Kayaloglou
(Od.Elytis)
38. Love without end – Al.Kayaloglou
(N.Gatsos)

Other Publications
1997 SONY COL4501879 CD

Manos Hadzidakis at the Roman Agora

COLUMBIA 170127/8/9 LP 1986

A triple vinyl with 35 songs composed by Manos Hadzithakis from 1947 to 1985 and presented at the Roman Agora with Maria Farantouri, Vassilis Lekkas, Elli Paspala and Helias Liougos.

In the leaflet, the composer refers to some of the milestones in his life -and at the same time in the contemporary history of Greece- and concludes: The Roman Agora contains all the songs I have chosen to give you again in details of genuine music and sung by real singers, serving Music and not the idolatry of an overweening and glutted audience. I think everything possible has been done to make them sound like new. At the same time, I hope to thus help you to see me more correctly and more truly.

Music | Manos Hadzithakis
Poetry / Lyrics | Manos Hadzithakis, Yagos Aravantinos, Nikos Gatsos, Notis Pergialis, Michael Cacoyannis, Yannis Ioannidis, Panagiotis Kokontinis, George Roussos, Iakovos Kambanellis, Minos Aryirakis, Eftychia Papayannopoulou, Aris Davarakis, Michael Bourboulis, Nikos Symeonidis

Singing | Vassilis Lekkas, Elias Liougos, Manos Hadzithakis, Elli Paspala, Maria Farantouri

Piano, Arrangements | Tasos Karakatsanis
Violin | Dimitris Vraskos, Ersi Apostolidi, Vyron Kapsalis, Yorgos Stalimeros, Odysseas Korelis
Viola | Yuri Jungbert, Yorgos Kindynis, Dimitris Terzakis, Marivita Grammatikaki, Natasha Anana, Prodromos Tsouroukoglou
Guitar | Kostas Grigoreas, Kostas Hadzopoulos, Stella Kypraiou
Cello | Sotiris Tahiatis, Dimitris Gouzios, Nikos Kotzias, Christos Sfetsas
Contrabass | Andreas Rodousakis
Harp | Marina Rodousakis
Clarinet | Nikos Ginos
Flute | Panagiotis Drakos, Stella Gadedi
Oboe | Claude Chieulet
Trumpet | Socrates Anthis
Horn | Evangelos Skouras
Drums | Nikos Antipas, Takis Marinakis

Disc A

01. A magical city – V.Lekkas
(M.Hadzithakis)
02. South wind, North wind – El.Liougos / M.Hadzithakis
(Y.Aravantinos)
03. Paper moon – El.Liougos
(N.Gatsos)
04. Let’s go for a walk on the moon – El.Paspala
(N.Pergialis/M.Hadzithakis)
05. The moon is red – El.Liougos
(M.Hadzithakis)
06. Love became a double-edged knife – El.Paspala
(M.Kakoyannis)
07. Don’t ask the sky – M.Farantouri
(G.Ioannidis & P.Kokontinis)
08. Wide sea – El.Paspala
(G.Roussos)
09. Tired lad – M.Farantouri / El.Paspala
(N.Gatsos)
10. It was the face of May – M.Farantouri
(N.Gatsos)
11. The sea is deep – El.Paspala
(N.Gatsos)
12. Now you leave for a foreign country – M.Farantouri
(N.Gatsos)

Disc B
01. Bring me a mandolin – M.Farantouri
(M.Hadzithakis)
02. The stone – M.Farantouri
(M.Hadzithakis)
03. Every garden has – V.Lekkas
(M.Hadzithakis)
04. Mr. Michalis – El.Liougos
(I.Kampanellis)
05. The bird – El.Paspala
(M.Argyrakis)
06. A Virgin Mary – El.Liougos
(N.Gatsos)
07. The Northern Star – V.Lekkas / El.Liougos
(N.Gatsos)
08. The dark window – El.Paspala
(N.Gatsos)
09. Time is gone – El.Liougos
(N.Gatsos)
10. I am a wingless eagle – El.Liougos
(E.Papagiannopoulou)
11. Peribanou – V.Lekkas
(N. Gatsos)
12. Pornography – El.Paspala
(Ar.Davarakis)

Disc C

01. The wayfarer – V.Lekkas
(M.Hadzithakis)
02. The drunken girl – El.Liougos
(M.Hadzithakis)
03. In Digenis’ threshing floor – El.Paspala
(N.Gatsos)
04. The children down on the plain – El.Paspala
(M.Hadzithakis)
05. Once upon a time – El.Paspala
(N.Gatsos)
06. Immortality – V.Lekkas
(N.Gatsos)
07. The lad from Crete – V.Lekkas
(M.Bourboulis)
08. Six girls ask me – V.Lekkas
(N.Simeonidis)
09. My love – V.Lekkas
(M.Hadzithakis)
10. The Ballad of the Houri – V.Lekkas
(N.Gatsos)
11. The ballad of the senses – V.Lekkas
(Ar.Davarakis)

Other Release
1987 MINOS-EMI 14C045170161/2 CD

Yannis Markopoulos in Greek Cinema

MINOS 694 LP (1987)

A collection of songs and music composed by Yannis Markopoulos for films which were released between 1962 and 1978. Maria Farantouri recorded in Rome, in 1970, the song Zavara-katra-nemia for the film Dearest by G. Kosmatos, which was later included in this album.

Music | Yannis Markopoulos
Poetry | Dimitris Christodoulou, Errikos Thalassinos, Lefteris Papadopoulos, Yannis Markopoulos, Yorgos Chronas, Yannis Skourtis, Akos Daskalopoulos
Singing | Stelios Kazandzidis, Nikos Kourkoulos, Marinella, Vicky Moscholiou, Yannis Poulopoulos, Maria Farantouri, Melina Mercouri, Nikos Xylouris, Maria Dimitriadis, Dimitris Papamichael, Aliki Vouyuklaki, Manolis Mitsias

01. Which road is open – St.Kazandzidis / N.Kourkoulos / Marinella
(D. Christodoulou)
02. Beyond the sea – V. Moscholiou
(Er. Thalassinos)
03. Unleash the swords – C. Poulopoulos
(L. Papadopoulos)
04. Breakfast in Nafplio – Orchestra
05. Zavara-katra-nemia – M. Farantouri
(Y. Markopoulos)
06. No, we must not meet – M. Mercouri
(Y. Chronas)
07. Little Aphrodites – Orchestra
08. Here comes my darling – V. Moscholiou
(L. Papadopoulos)
09. The enemies have entered the city – N. Xylouris / M. Demetriades
(Y. Skourtis)
10. The fate of an innocent – Orchestra
11. The lads – Marinella
(Ak. Daskalopoulos)
12. Let go of your stubbornness – D. Papamichael / Al. Voujiouklaki
(L. Papadopoulos)
13. Song of division – Choir & Orchestra
(lyrics from the Odyssey)
14. Where are you this spring – M. Mitsias
(D. Christodoulou)

Other Release
1987 MINOS 4809462 CD
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Personal

MIKRI ARKTOS – MA 15232-68 (2016)

We warmly thank the poets who give value to non-existence and meaning to infinity, write, among other words, in their note of thanks, in their debut album, the two young songwriters from Crete, who use their musical virtuosity on poems by Greek and foreign poets, recalling past times when poetry held a prominent place in song. Recognizing their sensitivity and talent Maria Farantouri accepted the proposal to support their entry into the world of music, performing three of their songs. The CD is released as a book, adorned with sixteen works by the painter Vassilis Perros and including the work Attempt of Self-Defintion on the cover, and with the lyrics of the poems on its pages.

Music | Michalis Kaloyerakis, Pantelis Kaloyerakis
Poetry | Michael Ganas, Gregory Corso, Pantelis Kaloyerakis, Minas Dimakis, Yannis Efthymiadis, Pablo Neruda, Dinos Siotis, Bertolt Brecht, Paul Celan, Fernando Pessoa, Jalal al-din Rumi
Singing | Michael Kaloyerakis, Pantelakis Kaloyerakis, Maria Faradouri

Orchestrations | Yorgos Andreou
Classical & acoustic guitar | Michalis Kaloyerakis
Electric & acoustic guitar | Vasso Demetriou
Guitars | Kostas Bountouris
Mandolin | Vasso Demetriou
Double bass | Thodoris Kouelis
Trumpet, flugelhorn | Nikos Sakellarakis
Drums | Vaggelis Kalamaras
Piano, electric piano, organ, accordion, melodica, electric bass, electric guitar, metalophone, xylophone, percussion | Yorgos Andreou

01. They, My Child, Not
(M. Ganas)
02. Die of Laughter
(G. Corso)
03. The Sausage Berry
(P. Kaloyerakis)
04. There are Roads…
(M. Dimakis)
05. Clouds – M. Farantouri
(G. Efthymiadis)
06. You are always playing, You
(P. Neruda)
07. We forget
(D. Siotis)
08. The Floors – M. Farantouri
(B. Brecht)
09. Together
(D. Siotis)
10. Ice, Paradise – M. Farantouri
(P. Celan)
11. My Love
(F. Pessoa)
12. Personal
(M. Ganas)
13. The Beloved
(Jalal al-din Rumi)