TERZAKIS: Chamber Music

Berlin Philharmonic Octet, Berne String Quartet, Collegium Vocale Köln, Leonardo Quartet, Stuttgart Ensemble

CPO 999572

You just have to listen to the melodies, that's all!
says Dimitri Terzakis when asked about the right the right understanding of his music. Like no other important composer of the late 20th century he refers with this emphasis on the melody to a fundamental element that seemed to be almost buried by avant-garde sound models Seemed almost buried by avant-garde sound models

His Touches on the one hand the manifold historical roots of the historical roots of the music of his Greek homeland - genuine folk music and the Byzantine music of the Orthodox Church of the Orthodox Church - on the other hand, they also correspond micro-intervallic structures of contemporary French spectral music, for example he is also inspired by Balkan, Jewish and Arabic models of intonation Intonation models. Rarely has contemporary music impressed me Music has fascinated me with its richness of expression and its meditative Meditative power as that of Terzakis, and so I am pleased to be able and so I am pleasd to present to you this month a (self-selected) Through his oeuvre - from 1972 -1992

The 2nd and 3rd String Quartets. the Sappho Fragments for soprano and sandouri, Ethos B for alto and ensemble, Katawassia for vocal ensemble, Erotikon for soprano and ensemble and Oktoechos for clarinet, bassoon, horn, string quartet and Double bass.

Works:

•Terzakis: Die Tore des Nachts und des Tages
•Terzakis: Erotikon
•Terzakis: Ethos B
•Terzakis: Katavassia
•Terzakis: Oktoechos
•Terzakis: Sappho Fragmente
•Terzakis: String Quartet No. 2
•Terzakis: String Quartet No. 3

CD x 1

CPO

11/17/06

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