Music of Greek Antiquity

Music of Greek Antiquity

Petros Tabouris et al.
F.M. Records PAIAN 653

Contents:

{P} Original music fragment
{Q} The music of these pieces is inspired by the composer, based on musical theoretical works of ancient Greek writers such as Aristoxenos, Aristides Quintilianus, Aristotle, Nichomachus, Ptolemy, etc.

Simonides

1. « Threnos » (Lament) {Q}

Pindar

2. First Pythian Ode {Q}

Anon.:

3. « Sikkinis » Dance from the satyrical drama {Q}

Anon.

4. « Ithyphallic » song {Q}

Anon.

5. Entrance song of the « Phallophoroi » {Q}

Anon.

6. « Askaulos » (instr.) {Q}

Alkman

7. « Partheneion » (In old age) {Q}

Sappho:

8. Epithalamium: The bridegroom {Q}

Anon.

9. Instrumental fragment from Contrapollinopolis (P)

Sappho

10. « The bridal day » (Hymeneal) {Q}

Ivikos

11. « Euryalos » (Enkomium) {Q}

Anon.

12. « Aulos » (instr.) {Q}

Anon.

13. Song of the Sicilian Shepherds {Q}

Anon.

14. « Epitaph of Seikilos » (instr.) {P}

Anon.

15. Second Delphic Hymn to Apollo {P}

Anon.

16. « Maktrismos » Dance {Q}

Mesomedes of Crete

17. Hymn to the Muse {P}

Anon.

18. « Agios o Theos » Chanted around the altar

Mesomedes of Crete

19. Hymn to Nemesis (P)

Aristophanes

20. Fragment from comedy "Birds" {Q}

Anon.

21. « Kolavrismos » Dance {Q}

Anon.

22. First Delphic Hymn to Apollo {P}

Mesomedes of Crete

23. Hymn to the Sun {P}

Anon.

24. « Savarios » Dance {Q}

Anon.

25. Tecmessas's lament - Fragment from the tragedy "Aias" {P}

Euripides

26. Stasimon « from Orestes » {P}

Homer / K. Nikopulos

27. Excerpt from Iliad {Q}

Intreprets:
Yannis Vasiliou (aulos), Yannis Dobridis (Askaulos), Stavros Kouskouridas (Souravli), Stavros Beris (Kithara), Nestoras Drougas (Krotala, tympanon, rhoptron), Petros Tabouris (lyre, barbitos, pandora, trigonon, piktis, hydraulis)
Singers: Tasos Aloupis, Stavros Beris, Kostis Georgalis, Nikos Konstantinopoulos, Daphne Panourias, Nikos Psarianos, Giorgos Tsilikas; with participation of "Early Music Workshop".

Recording site and date:
Unknown [ca 1992]

Excerpts
[1]-[3], [5], [7]-[9], [11], [13] F.M. Records PAIAN 808 [CD] Melos Archaion - Secular Music of Greek Antiquity, Vol. 1
[6], [10], [14], [21], [27] F.M. Records PAIAN 809 [CD] Melos Archaion - Secular Music of Greek Antiquity, Vol. 2
[1]-[3], [5]-[11], [13]-[14], [21], [27] F.M. Records PAIAN 606 [CDx2] Melos Archaion - Secular Music of Greek Antiquity
[4], [12], [15]-[20], [22]-[26] F.M. Records PAIAN 607 [CDx2] Melos Archaion - Sacred Music of Greek Antiquity

Other releases by Petros Tabouris:
Melos Archaion - Secular Music of Greek Antiquity
F.M. Records PAIAN 606 [CDx2]

Melos Archaion - Sacred Music of Greek Antiquity
F.M. Records PAIAN 607 [CDx2]

Thyrathen - Post Byzantine Secular Music
F.M. Records PAIAN 623 [CDx2]

Mismayia - Masterpieces of the first greek songs
F.M. Records PAIAN 624 [CDx2]

Modes and Tales (with Shankar Shatterjee)
F.M. Records PAIAN 690

100 years of Olympic Games
F.M. Records PAIAN 750

Other releases of music from Greek Antiquity:

Mesomedes (Hymn to the sun) - Seikilos (Epitaph) - Jewish Chant
H.J. Moser & Cho.
Parlophone R 1016 (78 rpm, ca 1930) (re-issued and included in American Decca DX 106 [LP] "Two thousands years of Music" (LPx2))

The History of Music in Sound, Vol. I: Ancient and Oriental Music
(with a booklet edited by Egon Wellesz)
HMV HLP 1/2 [LPx2, mono, 25cm]

Harmonia mundi Musique d'abord HMA 90 1015
Musique de la Grèce antique - Ancient Greek Music - Griechische Musik
Atrium Musicae de Madrid - Gregorio Paniagua, dir.
[1978]

Music of Ancient Greece
Christodoulos Halaris
Orata ORANGM 2013

Musiques de l'Antiquité Grecque
Ensemble Kérilos - Annie Bélis
K617 069

Comments: I must honestly refrain from commenting due to my total ignorance on the art of performing such music. At least can I say that the listening was very pleasing. The booklet with the CD is very well done and informative (50 pages, greek/english).

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