The only Theodorakis scores I'm familiar with (and own on CD) are IPHIGENIA and SERPICO. In terms of style, they couldn't be more different from one another, but I love each on its own terms.
The only Theodorakis scores I'm familiar with (and own on CD) are IPHIGENIA and SERPICO. In terms of style, they couldn't be more different from one another, but I love each on its own terms.
Well, it's very different from both, Josh! Along some entertaining lounge-type pieces it features two of Mikis's best melodies, "Asteri mou, feggari mou" ("My star, my moon"), which is Phaedra's Love Theme, and "Rodostamo" ("Rose water"), both sung by Melina Mercouri.
Here is a sample:
(NP: Rozhdestvensky's excellent 1982 live rec of Shostakovich's 9th Symphony - which has nothing to do with this thread! )
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(Disc 2)
(Disc 2)
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