Yorgo Sicilianos
Homage to one of Greece's most important composers of the 20th century
backIlias Voudouris Conductor
Tonmeister: Holger Busse
Recording: Rehearsal Hall of the Megaron Concert Hall Athens, Greece, 2024
GEN 26563 EAN 4260036255638
Release 6.2.2026Offer until 28.2.26EUR 11,90 EUR 9,90
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The Athens State Orchestra, the oldest symphonic ensemble in Greece, pays tribute on its new GENUIN release to one of the country’s most significant 20th-century composers: Yorgo Sicilianos. The program presents large-scale, dramatically charged orchestral works spanning three decades: Sicilianos’ Symphony No. 2, dedicated to the memory of the great Dmitri Mitropoulos; “Antiphona” for brass, strings, and timpani; and the symphonic poem “Daimon”, inspired by Thomas Mann’s seminal novel “Dr. Faustus”. With Ilias Voudouris – a central figure in Greek musical life – on the podium, the orchestra brings Sicilianos’ colorful and intricately crafted sound world vividly to life, with passion and striking attention to detail.
Pizzicato
"These detailed and emphatically realized recordings by the Athens State Orchestra offer an incentive to engage more with Sicilianos." Review by Pál Körtefa, February 9, 2026
Ilias Voudouris Conductor
Tonmeister: Holger Busse
Recording: Rehearsal Hall of the Megaron Concert Hall Athens, Greece, 2024
The Athens State Orchestra, the oldest symphonic ensemble in Greece, pays tribute on its new GENUIN release to one of the country’s most significant 20th-century composers: Yorgo Sicilianos. The program presents large-scale, dramatically charged orchestral works spanning three decades: Sicilianos’ Symphony No. 2, dedicated to the memory of the great Dmitri Mitropoulos; “Antiphona” for brass, strings, and timpani; and the symphonic poem “Daimon”, inspired by Thomas Mann’s seminal novel “Dr. Faustus”. With Ilias Voudouris – a central figure in Greek musical life – on the podium, the orchestra brings Sicilianos’ colorful and intricately crafted sound world vividly to life, with passion and striking attention to detail.
Pizzicato
"These detailed and emphatically realized recordings by the Athens State Orchestra offer an incentive to engage more with Sicilianos." Review by Pál Körtefa, February 9, 2026
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Tracklist
- Yorgo Sicilianos (1920–2005)
Daimon. Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 50
I. Lento assai - II. Piu mosso
- III. Allegro vivo
- IV. Tempo del inizio
- V. Alla breve
- VI. Allegro molto, con furia
- VII. Adagio
- Yorgo Sicilianos
Symphony No. 2 , Op. 58 "To the memory of Dimitri Mitropoulos"
I. Allegro deciso - II. Intermezzo Allegretto
- III. Adagio
- IV. Finale Allegro vivace
- Yorgo Sicilianos
Antiphona for Brass, Timpani and Strings, Op. 40
I. - II.
- III.
The Athens State Orchestra, the oldest symphonic ensemble in Greece, pays tribute on its new GENUIN release to one of the country’s most significant 20th-century composers: Yorgo Sicilianos. The program presents large-scale, dramatically charged orchestral works spanning three decades: Sicilianos’ Symphony No. 2, dedicated to the memory of the great Dmitri Mitropoulos; “Antiphona” for brass, strings, and timpani; and the symphonic poem “Daimon”, inspired by Thomas Mann’s seminal novel “Dr. Faustus”. With Ilias Voudouris – a central figure in Greek musical life – on the podium, the orchestra brings Sicilianos’ colorful and intricately crafted sound world vividly to life, with passion and striking attention to detail.
Pizzicato
"These detailed and emphatically realized recordings by the Athens State Orchestra offer an incentive to engage more with Sicilianos." Review by Pál Körtefa, February 9, 2026
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