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Jani Christou - Vol. IV: Six T.S. Eliot Songs / Praxis For 12 / Epicycle (I) album

Jani Christou - Vol. IV: Six T.S. Eliot Songs / Praxis For 12 / Epicycle (I) album

  • Performer: Jani Christou
  • Genre: Electronic / Classical
  • Title: Vol. IV: Six T.S. Eliot Songs / Praxis For 12 / Epicycle (I)
  • Released: 2001
  • Style: Contemporary, Experimental
  • MP3 version size: 1669 mb
  • FLAC version size: 1822 mb
  • Other: WAV AU FLAC DMF MIDI AHX XM
  • Rating: 4.2
  • Votes: 371

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Jani Christou: Greek composer. There is some disagreement about Christou's birth, the date of which is given by some authorities as 8 January, while others state 9 January. The Wind Sprang Up at Four O'Clock, Epicycle: II. -, Eyes That Last I Saw in Tears и другие песни.

All Jani Christou lyrics sorted by popularity, with video and meanings. Jani Christou, Vol. 4: Six T. S. Eliot Songs - Praxis for 12 - Epicycle I. 2001.

Eliot Songs for mezzo-soprano and orchestra (1957) Praxis For 12 for 11 chord instruments and a conductor-pianist (1966) Epicycle (I) Happening for a modifiable vocal and instrumental ensemble, actors, tapes, visual projections and free participation of the public (1968). Includes a 16" x 12" sheet of graphical score of Praxis For 12. Recommendations. 22 мая 2012 г. Пожаловаться. Jani Christou (1926-1970) was one of the greatest composers of the avante-garde. Born in Greece, he lived his entire life there

Jani Christou, Vol. I: Phoenix Music - Six T. Eliot Songs - The Strychnine Lady - Enantiodromia. Listen to Jani Christou, Vol. Eliot Songs - Praxis for 12 - Epicycle I now. Eliot Songs - Praxis for 12 - Epicycle I in full in the this site app. Play on this site.

Jani Christou, or Γιάννης Χρήστου, (January 9, 1926 – January 9, 1970), was a Greek composer born in Heliopolis, Egypt, of Greek parents. He was educated at the English School in Alexandria and he took his first piano lessons from various teachers and from the important Greek pianist Gina Bachauer. In 1948 he was awarded an MA in philosophy after having studied with Ludwig Wittgenstein and Bertrand Russell in Cambridge.

Jani Christou, Vol. Eliot Songs - The Strychnine Lady - Enantiodromia, 2001. Gerhard Samuel, Oakland Symphony Orchestra, Piero Guarino, Alice Gabbai, Oakland Symphony Orchestra, Gerhard Samuel, Piero Guarino, Alice Gabbai - Enantiodromia 11:52. Franz Litschauer, Greek Radio Symphony Orchestra, Piero Guarino, Alice Gabbai, Greek Radio Symphony Orchestra, Franz Litschauer, Piero Guarino, Alice Gabbai - Phoenix Music 11:20. Piero Guarino - New Hampshire 00:56. Piero Guarino - Death By Water 02:12. Eliot Songs - Praxis for 12 - Epicycle I, 2001. Theodore Antoniou, Third Hellenic Week of Contemporary Music Ensemble, Third Hellenic Week of Contemporary Music Ensemble, Theodore Antoniou - Epicycle I 45:33. Jani Christou - New Hampshire 01:10. Jani Christou - Death By Water 02:27.

Jani Christou (b. 1926, Heliopolis, Egypt; d. 1970). Both works at Megaron, The Athens Concert Hall, Athens. Score, work file, and photographs of Praxis for 12 (1966) Jani Christou Family and Music Sales Classical. Score, work file, and photographs of Anaparastasis III (1968) Jani Christou Family and Music Sales Classical. Score, work file, and photographs of Epicycle I (1968) Jani Christou Family and Music Sales Classical.

jani christou compilation. Phoenix Music Greek Radio Symphony Orchestra (. conducted by Franz Litzschauer Athens, Kentrikon Theatre, 3 April 1962. 6 T. Eliot Songs Alice Gabbai (mezzo-soprano) Piero Guarino (piano) recorded 1955. The Strychnine Lady world première Rhoda Lee Rhea (viola) actors: N. Vouteris, N. Charalambous, S. Michopoulou, D. Asteriadis, . atsaridis Music Ensemble of Second Hellenic Week of Contemporary Musicconducted by Dimitris Agrafiotis Athens, Hilton Hotel, 3 April 1967. Eliot Songs Alice Gabbai (mezzo-soprano) Greek Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Piero Guarino. Praxis for 12 Piero Guarino (piano, conductor) Accademia musicale Napoletana. Epicycle Stewart Dempster (trombone) Yannis Goumas (comferencier) 3rd Hellenic Week of Contemporary Music Ensemble conducted by Theodore Antoniou.

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1 New Hampshire
2 Death By Water
3 Mélange Adultère De Tout
4 Eyes That Last I Saw In Tears
5 The Wind Sprang Up At Four O'Clock
6 Virginia
7 Praxis For 12
Conductor, Piano – Piero GuarinoOrchestra – Accademia Musicale Napoletana Chamber Orchestra
8:47
8 Epicycle (I)
Chorus [Ensemble] – 3rd Hellenic Week Of Contemporary Music EnsembleConductor – Theodore AntoniouOther [Comferencier] – Yannis GoumasTrombone – Stewart Dempster*
45:33

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sirius
  • Copyright (c) – Sirius
  • Manufactured By – Fabelsound

Credits

  • Composed By – Jani Christou
  • Conductor – Piero Guarino (tracks: 1 to 6)
  • Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Alice Gabbai (tracks: 1 to 6)
  • Orchestra – Greek Radio Symphony Orchestra (tracks: 1 to 6)

Notes

Six T.S. Eliot Songs for mezzo-soprano and orchestra
Praxis For 12 for 11 chord instruments and a conductor-pianist
Epicycle (I) Happening for a modifiable vocal and instrumental ensemble, actors, tapes, visual projections and free participation of the public

Includes a 16" x 12" sheet of graphical score of Praxis For 12

Comments

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Jani Christou (1926-1970) was one of the greatest composers of the avante-garde. Born in Greece, he lived his entire life there. His music is wonderfully creative and dissonant; there is no melody here! The music on the recording is purely aleatoric in character, and does not rely on standard "classical" aesthetics. There are three works on the disc: 6 T.S. Elliot Songs, Praxis for 12, and Epicycle. The 6 T.S. Elliot Songs represent early Christou. Written in 1957, when Christou was 31 years old, these are interesting little songs with catchy titles, such as "Death by Water," and "Virginia." The pieces are performed by the Greek Radio Symphony Orchestra, featuring mezzo-soprano Alice Gabbal. I am not really a fan of lieder, or songs featuring orchestra, but the six T.S. Elliot Songs are rare: they have the ability to make me laugh and marvel at the same time. Praxis for 12 was written in 1966. It is scored for 11 strings and piano (the conductor actually functions as the pianist). The writing conveys some of the most intense dissonance I have ever heard for stringed-instruments. Playing pizzicato, we see a lot of sul ponicello and col legno here, as the strings scurry to and fro. The pianist, meanwhile, invents his own language, as he pounds the keys with his fist and plays the inside of the piano whilst playing the keys! It must have been an acrobatic workout for sure! And finally, we get to my favorite piece, Epicycle I. This piece premiered in 1968. It is one of the most radical 'pieces' ever created, inasmuch as it does not follow standard notation. Christou 'abandoned' his role as composer, and allowed chance elements to take his place. This is very much what John Cage did in his music too! Christou writes that this piece can take place over 'months or years...' as it represents a continuum of events. Here we have a version that last for 45 minutes and is pure bliss! The piece begins with an improvisational jazz warm-up, consisting of a drummer and guitarist as they go at it in a jam-session. I was reminded of some really good jazz standards by Art Blakey and Kenny Dorham when I heard this! The remainder of the piece is fascinating: there are moments of pure horror (such as when a chorus starts laughing hysterically at the top of their lungs) and there are moments of pure awe, such as when Christou is able to get tenor saxophones and horns to emulate the deranged laughter of the crowd. What I enjoyed was the fact that this piece is completely random; nothing is planned and nothing is expected to happen, it just happens. The audience is also invited to participate, something some classical music-lovers would find offensive, given the fact that, as they say, you should always remain quiet at a concert. But here you become part of the action! I can only imagine how awesome it would have been to witness this 'piece' being 'performed' in 1968! What a spectacle! And yet it is tragic that Christou died on his 44th birthday outside Athens in a car accident. Imagine if he had lived longer! Imagined the dissonance he could have created! Imagine what could have been! Dissonance is great, particularly in music. The works on the recording attest to this; the music is clearly not for the faint of heart! Like Iannis Xenakis, Jani Christou was a visionary, who saw new avenues for musical composition. He went from composing freely atonal pieces in the 1950s, to creating works based on serialism and aleatoric techniques. I wish Christou had lived longer! The fact that we have his music on this disc attest to un-ending creativity. I just hope more people become aware of him!