Yorgo Sicilianos
Homage to one of Greece's most important composers of the 20th century
Ilias Voudouris Conductor
Tonmeister: Holger Busse
Recording: Rehearsal Hall of the Megaron Concert Hall Athens, Greece, 2024
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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.
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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.
