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Betty Harlafti in the World of Mikis Theodorakis

Kathreftis – Κ 404 (2017)

Redoing of Mikis Theodorakis’ songs by Betty Harlafti.

Music | Mikis Theodorakis
Poetry | Yannis Theodorakis, Lefteris Papadopoulos, Iakovos Kampanellis, Brendan Behan / Vassilis Rotas, Tassos Livaditis, Federico Garcia Lorca / Odysseus Elytis, Mikis Theodorakis

Singing | Betty Harlafti, Zülfü Livaneli, Maria Farantouri, Yorgos Perris

Contemporary Music Orchestra of Greek Radio Television
Direction | Stathis Soulis
Arrangements | Yannis Belonis

01. Do not betray me
(Y. Theodorakis)
02. I want to sing (With Blood)
(L. Papadopoulos)
03. Mayopoula – Z. Livaneli
(I. Kampanellis)
04. The Laughing Boy
(Br. Behan / V. Rotas)
05. The Door I Open in the Evening – M. Farantouri
(T. Livaditis)
06. Antonio Torres Heredia I
(F. G. Lorca / O. Elytis)
07. Song of Songs
(I. Kampanellis)
08. Beautiful City – Y. Perris
(Y. Theodorakis)
09. Lost So Early
(T. Livaditis)
10. Wide Sea
(M. Theodorakis)

Silver Alert

Metronomos – 9786185339463 (2020)

Maria Farantouri participates with three songs in this album of poetry by Dimitris Lentzos, from his collection Matutinal Statues, set to music by Chryssa Kottaki. Among them is the title song, Silver Alert: a modern song of protest, an alarm for young people lost in the streets of Athens and big cities, unknown among strangers, without anyone looking for them – except their mother.

The CD is released in an elegant book version.

Demetris Lendzos | poetry
Chryssa Kottaki | music

Maria Farantouri, Martha Frindzila, Chryssa Kottaki, Pandelis Theocharidis, Sophia Manoussaki | singing

Pandelis Ndzialas | arrangements, guitars, bendir, piano, bass, programming
Pavlos Berberidis | mandolin
Alexandros Kassartzis | violoncello

01. Silver Alert – M. Farantouri
02. Paintings – M. Frindzila
03. On the rock – Chr. Kottaki
04. One more day – P. Theocharidis
05. White shirt – Chr. Kostaki
06. Photography – M. Farantouri
07. Arm in arm – S. Manousaki
08. It’s snowing – Chr. Kottaki
09. Double-cut moon – M. Farantouri
10. Law on flowers – Chr. Kottaki

I Cherished the Dream

MINOS ΕΜΙ 0602547850690 (2016)

An idea of Maria Farantouri -the coexistence of different generations of artists in the work of Mikis Theodorakis- becomes reality in this album. Socrates Malamas, Alkinoos Ioannidis and Yannis Haroulis arrange and perform songs by the great Greek composer in their way. The album ends with three songs arranged by Takis Farazis and performed by Maria Farantouri.

Mikis Theodorakis thanks them all for their sensitivity and their work:
Thank you, because your love for my work moved me deeply and made me feel happy. Affirmation for the artist is a life purpose. And when it comes from his colleagues and even with the wealth and quality of work and with the stamp of recognition from a wide audience that you have, then the joy and satisfaction is even greater. Especially for me that from the very beginning I have been in conflict with our musical establishment, your creative engagement with my songs is a valuable confirmation of the correctness of my views.

I am proud of you, because on your merit you have become selected members of that Greek musical family that expresses more than anything else the spiritual power of our cultural tradition, which – especially today – offers endurance, hope and strength to our people.

In conclusion, I would like to characterize this initiative of Maria Farantouri as a sign not only of her love for me and my work, but above all of the great responsibility that distinguishes her attitude throughout her life, with the first goal being the lasting rebirth of Greek Music.

I wish you all every success
Athens, 1.3.2016
Mikis Theodorakis

Music | Mikis Theodorakis
Poetry | Manolis Anagnostakis, Manos Eleftheriou, Odysseas Elytis, Nikos Gatsos, Dionysis Karatzas, Kostas Kartelias, Tasos Livaditis, Federico Garcia Lorca, Mikis Theodorakis, Yannis Theodorakis, Kostas Tripolitis
Orchestrations | Takis Farazis, Yannis Haroulis, Alkinoos Ioannidis, Socrates Malamas

Voice | Maria Farantouri, Yannis Haroulis, Alkinoos Ioannidis, Socrates Malamas
Vocals | Manolis Pappos, Fotis Siotas

CD I

01. Shipwrecked – Al. Ioannidis
(K. Kartelias)
02. Moon of Blood – Al. Ioannidis & M. Farantouri
(N. Gatsos)
03. I cherished the dream – Al. Ioannidis
(D. Karatzas)
04. Water trees – Al. Ioannidis
(D. Karatzas)
05. Because I didn’t comply – Al. Ioannidis & M. Pappos
(M. Theodorakis)
06. The dream became smoke – Al. Ioannidis
(N. Gatsos)
07. When time stops – G. Haroulis
(M. Theodorakis)
08. In the orchards – G. Haroulis
(M. Theodorakis)
09. In the underworld – G. Haroulis
(K. Kartelias)
10. Lament of the rain – G. Haroulis
(T. Livaditis)
11. The blood of love – G. Haroulis
(Od. Elytis)
12. Soledad – G. Haroulis
(F. G. Lorca / Od. Elytis)
13. I am lost – G. Haroulis
(G. Theodorakis)

CD II

01. Passenger – S. Malamas
(K. Tripolitis)
02. Beautiful city – S. Malamas
(Y. Theodorakis)
03. Who is after my life – S. Malamas
(M. Eleftheriou)
04. Tearful eyes – S. Malamas
(G. Theodorakis)
05. Abscess – S. Malamas
(K. Tripolitis)
06. I open the door at night – S. Malamas
(T. Livaditis)
07. Those who will come one night – M. Farantouri
(M. Eleftheriou)
08. Daybreak – M. Farantouri
(K. Tripolitis)
09. These lyrics – M. Farantouri
(M. Anagnostakis)

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

Sea Moons

COLUMBIA SCXG219 LP (1974)

11 songs set to poetry by Nikos Gatsos, performed by Grigoris Bithikotsis, Vicky Moscholiou and Maria Farantouri. Orchestration and conducting of the popular orchestra by Mikis Theodorakis.

01. I will throw a stone in life – G.Bithikotsis
02. Sleep, lad – V.Moscholiou
03. Bring me the sea – G.Bithikotsis
04. Night without end – V.Moscholiou
05. The festival of the stars – G.Bithikotsis
06. Today evening came early – V.Moscholiou
07. The dream became smoke – M.Farandouri
08. In the world’s uphill – G.Bithikotsis
09. The pendulum – M.Farantouri
10. Street be street – G.Bithikotsis
11. Blood moon – M.Faradouri

Other Release
1994 EMI 4805572 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

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

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