Markopoulos, Yannis

Greek Classics - Markopoulos: Shapes in Motion, Concerto-Rhapsody, etc / Grauwels, Papatheodorou, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-08-25

Works: Yannis Markopoulos: 24 Pyrrichioi Dances; Concerto for Piano ("Shapes in Motion"); Triptych for flute, harp & strings; Concerto-Rhapsody, for lyre & orchestra; Little Fantasy, for flute & piano; Clas...
Performers: Grauwels, Marc; Hallynck, Sophie; Ouziel, Dalia; Papatheodorou, Dimitri
Conductors: Tilkin, Michel; Abrath, Edwig; Leonidakis, Iannis
Ensemble: ; Brussels Virtuosi; Flanders Symphony Orchestra

To honour the most representative instrument of his native Crete, Yannis Markopoulos composed his melodious 'Concerto-Rhapsody for Lyre' in which the exotic solo instrument and...continue...

Greek Classics - Markopoulos: The Liturgy of Orpheus / Abrath, Flanders Opera SO, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-01-27

Works: Yannis Markopoulos: The Liturgy of Orpheus
Performers: Grauwels, Marc; Kelessidi, Elena; Valibouse, Arielle; Van Dam, José
Conductors: Abrath, Edwig;
Ensemble: Flanders Opera Choir; Flanders Symphony Orchestra

In his lavishly scored oratorio 'The Liturgy of Orpheus' Yannis Markopoulos combines fragments of Orphic poems with a narrative text by Panos Theodoridis to create...continue...