Composer: Nikos Skalkottas
Orchestra: Athens State Orchestra
Conductor: Stefanos Tsialis
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Release: 2021
Size: 754 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
36 Greek Dances
01. No. 1, Tsamikos (Enas aitos)
02. No. 2, Cretikos
03. No. 3, Epirotikos
04. No. 4, Peloponnissiakos
05. No. 5, Critikos (Allo choro den cherome)
06. No. 6, Klephtikos
07. No. 7, Sifneikos
08. No. 8, Kalamatianos
09. No. 9, Dance of Zalongo
10. No. 10, Macedonikos
11. No. 11, Kritikos (Pedia ke pios to petaxe?)
12. No. 12, Thessalikos
The Sea, ballet suite
13. IV. The Trawler
14. VII. Nocturne
15. III. Dance of the Waves
Symphonic Suite No. 1, AK 3a
16. I. Overture
17. II. Tema con variazioni
18. III. March
19. IV. Romance
20. V. Siciliano. Barcarole
21. VI. Finale. Rondo
Nikos Skalkottas was the foremost Greek composer of the 20th century, and his 36 Greek Dances is undoubtedly the most popular work of Greek art music today and a monument to the nation’s rich cultural heritage. The Sea describes the experiences of a trawler on waters both calm and stormy, while the Suite No. 1 is a cornerstone of Skalkottas’ symphonic output that balances the worlds of atonality and neoclassicism. The piece was amongst manuscripts Skalkottas left behind in Berlin in 1933, and he later reconstructed it from memory. The first volume in this series from the Athens State Orchestra was considered as “a revelation” by the website ClassicsToday.