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Hadjidakis, Kara
Piano Works
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (33) - Disc #1
1. For A Little White Seashell, Op.1: March
2. For A Little White Seashell, Op.1: Syrtos
3. For A Little White Seashell, Op.1: Conversation With Prokofiev
4. For A Little White Seashell, Op.1: Tsamikos
5. For A Little White Seashell, Op.1: Mantinada
6. For A Little White Seashell, Op.1: Ballos
7. For A Little White Seashell, Op.1: Nocturne
8. For A Little White Seashell, Op.1: Calamatianos
9. For A Little White Seashell, Op.1: Pastorale
10. For A Little White Seashell, Op.1: Grand Soustra
11. Six Popular Paintings, Op.4: Cloudy Sunday
12. Six Popular Paintings, Op.4: Lady
13. Six Popular Paintings, Op.4: Clouds Brought Drizzle
14. Six Popular Paintings, Op.4: The Coachman
15. Six Popular Paintings, Op.4: To 'Baktse Tsific'
16. Six Popular Paintings, Op.4: Moonless Night
17. Ionian Ste, Op.8: I
18. Ionian Ste, Op.8: II
19. Ionian Ste, Op.8: III
20. Ionian Ste, Op.8: IV
21. Ionian Ste, Op.8: V (Scherzo)
22. Rythmologia, Op.30: In 5/8
23. Rythmologia, Op.30: Hasapico For Aries
24. Rythmologia, Op.30: In 7/8
25. Rythmologia, Op.30: Hasapico For Taurus
26. Rythmologia, Op.30: In 9/8 (In The Style Of Eric Satie)
27. Rythmologia, Op.30: Hasapico Of Gemini
28. Rythmologia, Op.30: In 11/8
29. Rythmologia, Op.30: Hasapico For Aquarius
30. Rythmologia, Op.30: In 13/8
31. Rythmologia, Op.30:Hasapico Of The Moon
32. Rythmologia, Op.30: In 15/8
33. Rythmologia, Op.30: Hasapico Of The Virgo

CD Details

All Artists: Hadjidakis, Kara
Title: Piano Works
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Agora
Release Date: 6/18/1996
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 789368397129

CD Reviews

Good music, but very poor performance

02/26/2000

(1 out of 5 stars)

"If you listen to the Six Popular Paintings played by Manos Hadjidakis himself in another CD made by Greek EMI and Lyra records (the CD has a white cover, and includes also the ballet about the Serpent) you will realize that Kara has done a very poor job of interpreting Hadjidakis. Her version is boring and uninteresting, and is not fair to the composer in my opinion."

Contemporary sounds of Greece

febnyc | South Salem, NY | 01/22/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a wonderful release indeed.Hadjidakis' way with melodies is apparent in these piano pieces from different stages of his composing career. The composer of the legendary sound track to "Never on Sunday" takes the folk music of his native land and puts his special imprint on it. Hadjidakis' music obviously is contemporary but it never strays far from its roots in traditional song and dance.Each work is different and each is fascinating. The "Six Popular Paintings" are the most overtly "Greek," with lilting folk rhythms. "Rhythmologia" present a series of tone pictures in increasingly quicker tempos (all in eighths), interspersed with folk-dance paeans to different zodiacal signs. If you enjoy the earthiness of the Greek sound, and are adventurous for new approaches in music, this CD will entertain over and over."