Karaindrou, eleni karaindrou, dora tzerounian, emilia valvi, katerina lypiridou, eva karyati, stella rapti, socratis sinopoulos, pavlaki ekaterini. She is best known for scoring the films of the greek director theo angelopoulos. Eleni karaindroumedeaflac 96khz24bit downloadacoustic. Eleni karaindrou studied piano and theory at the hellenikon odeion hellenic conservatory. Eleni karaindrou elegy of the uprooting maria farantouri piano eleni karaindrou piano camerata orchestra manfred eicher ecm records 2 cd release date. Eleni karaindrou is a greek composer, born in the village of teichio in phocis, central greece, on november 25, 1941. Eleni karaindrou is one of greeces greatest living composers. Eleni karaindrou greeces most eloquent living composer in. That is the reason which does not allow a direct classification of this work. Music file metadata contains unique purchase identifier. Toumani diabates kora, danny thompsons beautiful double bass and ketamas flamenco guitars. Is it jazz, is it minimalism, is it classical music. Karaindrou concert in athens ecm new series ecm2220 dc. Listen to your favorite songs from music for the film sounds and silence by various artists now.
This reduction and repetition in the score creates a beguiling, meditative air, which is. Eleni karaindrous 10th album for ecm frames the selftaught greek. Eleni karaindrou biography, albums, streaming links. Karaindrou says of the play that it opened new horizons and broadened her perceptions. The music of greek film and theater score composer eleni karaindrou draws on elements of classical music and jazz, and sometimes on traditional greek music, but its not easy to classify as any of these. For nearly 20 years greek composer eleni karaindrou has been scoring the films of fellow countryman theo angelopoulos, perhaps the single greatest nod to ecm producerlabel head manfred eichers ongoing love of both music and filmand, in particular, the way the two, at their best, seamlessly intersect to create something bigger than either one alone. Five years have passed since the recording of elegy of the uprooting. The stage cantata david features eleni karaindrous music for a unique piece of aegean drama, a verse play with words by an unknown 18th. As harold pinter says, the real meaning is behind the words im looking for the rhythm inside. Three thousand years among broken stones and statues, and now we are dying.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile. Munichberlin, november 17, 2017 esteemed independent label ecm records today announced they are expanding their partnership with longstanding distribution partner, universal music group umg, the world leader in music based entertainment to bring the entire ecm catalogue to major streaming platforms on friday november 17, 2017. August 22, 2002 eleni karaindrou is one of greeces greatest living composers. Karaindrou relies on small ensembles, with or without a small orchestra, creating a. In 1976 she discovered ecm records, and appreciated the creative freedom.
Wednesday 1 april 2009 this item is currently out of stock. Travels with manfred eicher was released in 2009 and this 2011 soundtrack album is made up largely of tracks taken from previously released ecm albums that eicher produced, some from as early as 1980. While ecm is best known for jazz music, the label has released a variety of recordings, and ecms artists often refuse to acknowledge boundaries between genres. Music for the film sounds and silence by various artists. Karaindrou moved with her family to athens when she was eight years old, and she studied piano and theory at the hellenikon odeion. Music for films by eleni karaindrou on amazon music. Charismatic trumpeter avishai cohen launched his exuberant, homegrown band big vicious six years ago, after relocating from the us to his native israel, rounding. David classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Meanwhile, bomb, elenis first new cinematic collaboration since the death of theo angelopoulos, has just been nominated for an apsa award for best. Karagatsis, it is something every admirer of karaindrous music will want to track down.
As always, ecm records excelled with the sound quality. In her eleventh album for ecm, greek composer eleni karaindrou gifts us with some of her most. Her newest work is a musical interpretation of the trojan women. Ecm edition of contemporary music is an independent record label founded by karl egger, manfred eicher and manfred scheffner in munich in 1969.
Check out music for films by eleni karaindrou on amazon music. Do you must listen this music in calm, in a very quiet place, or looking at the misty lake. Previous eleni karaindrou scores like ulysses gaze have had little to do with onscreen action and everything to do with telegraphing spiritual shudders deep into the core of the listener. Containing music from the television series the 10, itself based on the last unfinished novel of m. Eleni karaindrou, megaron orchestra, camerata, friends of music orchestra, alexandros myrat to vals tou gamou. Invocation whos afraid of virginia woolf eleni karaindrou. She also attended history and archaeology classes at the university. Theo angelopouloss ulysses gaze 1995 is showing april 27 may 27 and landscape in the mist 1988 is showing april 28 may 28, 2017 in the united states.
An exceptional live recording, concert in athens, the tenth ecm release by greek composer eleni karaindrou, incorporates moving performances by guests kim. Tallinn chamber orchestra, tonu kaljuste fur lennart in memoriam. Sitemap contact us distributors faq credits privacy policy terms and conditions facebook twitter newsletter contact us distributors faq. Eleni karaindrou news newspapers books scholar jstor march 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message. Most of the pieces are lowkey and understated and feature chamber ensembles, although there are several piano. Or it is a delicate superposition of all of these different music trends. Eleni karaindrou create a very delicious atmospheras with her music from the clouds, a good timming orchestration and shades makes create your own images in the space or in deepth memories. Karaindrou gives her themes to a small ensemble, its soundcolors creating an ambiance both archaic and contemporary, as textures of santouri, ney, lyra and clarinets are.
Greek composer eleni karaindrous new album draws upon music created for two special projects. Garbarek on the score for the beekeeper and kashkashian as the key musical. Eleni karaindrous long, fruitful partnership with greek filmmaker theo angelopoulos has given birth to several scores for his awardwinning films. However, perhaps no previous karaindrou score contains the evocative power of her compositions for ulysses gaze, the film about memory, artistic quests, and war that won the grand prix du jury at.
Music for films is a beautiful collection of fine music pieces of older film work of eleni karaindrou. Eleni karaindrou david kim kashkashian viola irini karagianni mezzosoprano tassis. Eleni karaindrou s music has been internationally acclaimed both by critics and by audiences, and has acquired its autonomy through records and concerts. Kim kashkashian and jan garbarek are part of the ecm home team and have been associated with karaindrous music in the. In 1967 with the she moved to paris where she studied ethnomusicology and orchestration and she improvised with jazz musicians. The suspended step of the stork composed for the film by theo angelopoulos. Her newest work is a musical interpretation of the trojan women, euripides tragedy about the. Created to accompany performances at the ancient theatre of epidaurus, the music vibrates with emotional intensity. Jun 23, 2017 the most beautiful records in the world. This soundtrack by greek composer eleni karaindrou was released in 2008 on the mikri arktos label in cooperation with ecm.