Songs of resurrection
George Dalaras and a new voice - Aimilia Kouyoumtzi - interpret the verses by poet George Themelis set to music by Stavros Kouyumtzis. Listening to "Helioscope", it is very difficult to distinguish the elements that are superior in its structure. It is a work of popular music, which is overflowing with...
The religious music of Andreas Katsigiannis
Mimis Plessas and the “Kosmas the Aetolian” oratorio
On Holy Wednesday we will be listening to the oratorio Kosmas the Aetolian by Mimi Plessas, with a libretto by Iakovos Avlitis and with Grigoris Valtinos in the role of the well-known monk of the Greek Orthodox Church. "I have always faced wit...
Michalis Grigoriou and the “Dark Act” oratorio, part 2
"I know of course that nowadays "oratorios" that last for one and a half hours are no longer written because the collective symbols that could support them have been lost, and also because the pace of life has accelerated and the limits of ...
Religious music for Easter - Michalis Grigoriou and the “Dark Act” oratorio, part 1
Holy Week aboard GME is full of music that evokes reverence and devotion. Holy Monday and Holy Tuesday are dedicated to the Dark Act, a superb oratorio by Michalis Grigoriou based on the poetry of Tasos Liv...
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