BIS-CD-1333/34
Total Time: 147'20 – Release: Feb 2003

EAN 7318591333340


36 Greek Dances - The Return of Ulysses
Includes World Première Recordings
10/10 Classicstoday.com
Stern des Monats Fono Forum 08/2003
CD 1:
Nikos Skalkottas
36 Greek Dances (opening) Series I 1. I. Tsamikos - An Eagle 2'16
2. II. Critikos 1'35
3. III. Ipirotikos 1'49
4. IV. Peloponnissiakos 4'41
5. V. Critikos - I enjoy no other dance 1'52
6. VI. Kleftikos 2'55
7. VII. Sifneikos 1'01
8. VIII. Kalamatianos 1'51
9. IX. Dance of Zalongo 2'21
10. X. Macedonikos 1'55
11. XI. Oh friends, who threw this apple? 1'57
12. XII. Thessalioks 1'28

36 Greek Dances (opening) Series II 13. I. Syrtos 2'20
14. II. Sifneikos - At Saint Marcella 2'29
15. III. Critikos - Early at dawn I will rise 6'16
16. IV. Nissiotikos - A woman from Mylopotamos 5'30
17. V. Vlachikos 3'00
18. VI. Black Sash 2'38
19. VII. Kathistos 4'56
20. VIII. Chitikos 2'51
21. IX. Tsamikos 2'27
22. X. Epitrapezios (Critikos) 3'48
23. XI. Maecedonikos 6'34
24. XII. Peloponnissiakos - The brave Lyngos 3'49

CD 2:
36 Greek Dances (conclusion) Series III 1. I. Hostianos 2'12
2. II. Ipirotikos 5'13
3. III. Kleftikos 2'10
4. IV. Mariori 5'51
5. V. Down there, at the villages of Valtos 2'22
6. VI. Macedonikos 1'22
7. VII. Chitikos - Down there at the seashore 1'21
8. VIII. Kleftikos 2'59
9. IX. Kiss under a bitter-orange tree 2'41
10. X. Arcadikos 3'54
11. XI. Messolongitikos 2'01
12. XII. Mazochtos - I shall become a swallow 2'04

13. Overture for Orchestra ‘The Return of Ulysses’ 28'23

Appendix: Alternative Versions of Dances 14. Series II, No.8. Chiotikos 2'46
15. Series II, No.9. Tsamikos 2'30
16. Series III, No.6. Macedonikos 1'22

BBC Symphony Orchestra, orchestra
Nikos Christodoulou, conductor