Ballads

Legend 2201 154762 (2007)

…new sonic colours, multiple genius instrumental couplings and a multitude of rhythmic variations offer new dimensions, mainly internal, making the work of a classical level and a standard in the field of music internationally – says Mikis Theodorakis, talking about the contribution of Stavros Xarchakos in the interpretation of the work with his orchestrations and the direction of the State Orchestra of Greek Music.

Music: Mikis Theodorakis
Poetry: Manolis Anagnostakis

Maria Farantouri: voice
Petros Pandis: voice

Stavros Xarchakos: Arrangements, orchestra conductor
Achilles Wastor: piano
Dimitris Kalandzis: piano, keyboards
Nino Kitani: harmonica, flute, clarinet
Thanasis Zervas: flute, clarinet
Nikos Sampaziotis: acoustic guitar
Nikos Sakkas: electric guitar
Iraklis Zakkas: bouzouki, mandolin
Diamantis Sideridis: bouzouki, mandolin, tzouras
Vassilis Drogaris: accordion
Ioannis Chatzis: percussion
Stavros Kavalieratos: double bass
Nikolaos Karatzas: drums
Manolis Pappos: bouzouki

01. The shipwreck – Petros Pandis
02. Old roads – Maria Farantouri
03. Joy, joy – Petros Pandis
04. Under my clothes – Maria Farantouri
05. In my closed loneliness – Petros Pandis
06. When a spring – Maria Farantouri
07. Everything has been indexed – Petros Pandis
08. And the trams were passing – Petros Pandis
09. These lyrics – Maria Farantouri