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Trojan Women (after the play of Euripides)
Eleni Karaindrou
Trojan Women (after the play of Euripides)
Genres: Jazz, Soundtracks, Classical
 
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Euripides wrote The Trojan Women in 415 B.C., but his tragic play about the aftermath of the fall of Troy continues to resonate many centuries after it was first performed. Eleni Karaindrou, best know for her film scor...  more »

     
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All Artists: Eleni Karaindrou
Title: Trojan Women (after the play of Euripides)
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Ecm Import
Release Date: 5/14/2002
Album Type: Import
Genres: Jazz, Soundtracks, Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 028947213925

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Euripides wrote The Trojan Women in 415 B.C., but his tragic play about the aftermath of the fall of Troy continues to resonate many centuries after it was first performed. Eleni Karaindrou, best know for her film scores for Ulysses' Gaze and Eternity and a Day, composed this score for a 2001 production of The Trojan Women after being struck by the parallels between the ancient Greek story and the recent situation in the Balkans. Although she chose to use various folk instruments from around the Mediterranean, such as the lyre, an ancestor of the modern violin; the lauto, a Greek form of the lute; and the ney, an end-blown flute, her stark compositions are not folkloric recreations. Instead, she blends the ancient timbres of the instruments with a vocal chorus to create a sound that is not quite modern but not archaic either. Perhaps the best word to use in describing Karaindrou's austere, beautiful music is timeless. --Michael Simmons

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CD Reviews

An atypical and moving Karaindrou
Itir Erhart | Chicago, IL | 06/11/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you are a collector of Karaindrou's music like myself you will be surprised when you hear this album for the first time,
the Byzantian tunes will sound unfamiliar. Gradually you will recognise her moving notes in those very tunes.
I strongly recomend this album to everyone who enjoys Karaindrou's music. It is quite different than her past work yet very much like her."
Core Quality
Steven | California | 04/21/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is 'transport' music that can take you to your core and let you stand in quiet awe. Magnificent and soul wrenching at the same time the lament and pain is felt at the deepest levels."