A Century of Greek Song

Legend 2201 15092 2 / Legend 2201 15093 22001 (2001)

Live recording of the concert at the Herod’s Atticus Odeon, in July 2001, with some of the most beautiful Greek songs of the 20th century, selected by Maria Farantouri and the musicologist and composer Yorgos Papadakis.

Voice: Maria Farantouri, Vassilis Yisdakis, Manolis Papadakis, Dimitris Psarianos
Arrangements: Kostas Klavas, Yannis Sambrovalakis, Kostas Kritsotakis
Orchestra of the Colours conducted by Miltos Logiathis

Six-piece popular ensemble:
Christos Konstandinou: bouzouki
Manolis Pappos: bouzouki
Noah Zapheiriou: bağlama
Nikos Tsesmelis: bass
Heracles Vavatsikas: accordion
Kyriakos Gouvendas: violin

CD1

01. I kept a hold of my life
(Mikis Theodorakis – Yorgos Seferis)
02. The Nightmare of Persephone
(Manos Hadjidakis – Nikos Gatsos)
03. The night goes joyful – M.Farantouri/ M.Papadakis
(Titos Ksirelis)
04. The nightingales are singing – M.Farantouri/ M.Papadakis
(Dionysios Lavragkas)
05. Ah, my brunette!
(Traditional)
06. Little modiste
(Nikos Chadziapostolou)
07. Jasmines of one cent
(Attik)
08. Tango of the fisherman’s wife
(Christos Chaeropoulos – Alekos Sakellarios / Christos Yannopoulos)
09. I don’t want you anymore
(Traditional)
10. Come only tonight
(Christos Chaeropoulos)
11. How sorry I am
(Kostas Yannidis – Panayotis Papadoukas / Vassilis Spyropoulos)
12. Sunsets
(Manolis Hiotis)
13. Two gypsy girls
(Markos Vamvakaris)
14. Ungrateful
(Vassilis Tsitsanis)
15. Cloudy Sunday
(Vassilis Tsitsanis)

CD2

01. Let’s go for a walk to the moon
(Manos Hadjidakis – Notis Peryalis / Yorgos Emirzas)
02. Thalassography – M.Farantouri/ V.Yisdakis
(Dionysis Savvopoulos)
03. Thessaloniki
(Thanos Mikroutsikos – Nikos Kavvadias)
04. Old negro Jim
(Manos Loizos – Yannis Negrepondis)
05. Once upon a time
(Stavros Χarhakos – Kostas Ferris)
06. Beautiful city
(Mikis Theodorakis – Yannis Theodorakis)
07. Margarita-Margaro
(Mikis Theodorakis)
08. Song of the Songs
(Mikis Theodorakis – Iakovos Kambanellis)
09. Old Streets
(Mikis Theodorakis – Manolis Anagnostakis)
10. Love is strong as death – M.Farantouri/ D.Psarianos
(Manos Hadjidakis’s music to King Solomon’s poetry)
11. Bloods of Love
(Mikis Theodorakis – Odysseas Elytis)
12. Intelligible Son of Justice
(Mikis Theodorakis – Odysseas Elytis)
13. Denial
(Mikis Theodorakis – Yorgos Seferis)