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ELENI KARAINDROU
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Eleni Karaindrou - Trojan women

 

(after the play of Euripides)

[CAST RECORDING]

 

There are a few different ways to approach Eleni Karaindrou's Trojan Women. One is from a historical context; if you've read the Iliad (story of the war between the beleaguered Achaeans and the besieged Trojans), then this music is the perfect accompaniment to the desolation and destruction at the conclusion of the story. All humanity can relate to the heartwrenching laments and themes throughout the cd.

But if it's so perfect, why a low rating? From a purely musical view, the cd lacks in variety, the same few melodies and rhythms echoing through the sparse choral pieces. Even when the simply breathtaking female chorus breaks in, it can get monotonous. The cuts are very short, but even then they can seem long to the ear. One has to pay close attention to the music in order to appreciate it, which is not a bad thing at all.

all in all, historical context helps the listener appreciate the music immensely. even with the lyrics printed in the booklet, one wouldn't know who the characters referred to are, or what their part in the epic was. It's worth a full listen or two before you decide to invest in it, but keep an open mind and you'll find a treasure contained. Just don't be afraid to cry.

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 14, 2002)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording
• Label: Ecm Records

 

 Socratis Sinopoulos : Constantinople lyra, laouto
 Christos Tsiamoulis : ney, suling, outi
 Panos Dimitrakopoulos : kanonaki
 Andreas Katsiyiannis : santouri
 Maria Bildea : harp
 Andreas Papas : bendir, daouli
 Veronika Iliopoulou : soprano
 Chorus of Captive Trojan Women
 Antonis Kontogeorgiou : chorus director

1.      Voices

2.    Lament I

3.    Desolate Land I

4.    Lament II

5.    Hecuba's Lament

6.    Parodos The land I call home

7.    Parodos Home of my forefathers

8.    Parodos

9.    I wish I'm given there

10.                        Cassandra's Theme

11. Cassandra's Trance

12.                        First Stasimon An ode of tears

13.                        First Stasimon For the Phrygian Land a vast mourning

14.                        Andromache's Theme

15.                        Andromache's Lament

16.                        Terra Deserta

17.                        Astyanax' Theme

18.                        Hecuba's Theme I

19.                        Hecuba¹s Theme II

20.                      Second Stasimon Telamon, you came to conquer our town

21.                        Second Stasimon The city that

22.                      gave birth to you was consumed by fire

23.                      An Ode of Tears

24.                      Desolate Land II

25.                      Lament III

26.                      Third Stasimon In vain the sacrifices

27.                      Third Stasimon My beloved, your soul is wandering

28.                      Hecuba¹s Theme

29.                      Lament for Astyanax Oh bitter lament, my bitter boy

30.                      Exodos

31.                        Exodos Accursed town

32.                      Astyanax' Memory

 

 

 

 

 

“Eleni Karaindrou is een Grieks componiste. Ze heeft meerdere keren samengewerkt met de Griekse cineast Theo Angelopoulos. Haar bekendste film-scores zijn Ulysses' gaze uit 1995 en Eternity and a day uit 1998. Zwaarmoedige films waar haar weemoedige muziek perfect bij past. In 2002 werkte ze samen met een toneelregisseur om Trojaanse vrouwen van Euripides op het toneel te krijgen. Dit werk wordt door kenners ingedeeld bij de opera maar daar zijn vraagtekens bij te zetten. Het is in ieder geval geen opera in de traditionele zin. Eleni Karaindrou heeft gezocht naar bijzondere instrumenten. Instrumenten uit de tijd van de oude Grieken: de ney, outi, laouto, kanonaki, santouri of de suling. Het toneelstuk gaat over de verschrikkingen die in elke oorlog plaatsvinden. Hier gaat het over de belegering van Troje en de ellende die de vrouwen van Troje meemaken. Een vrouwenkoor en een sopraan zingen (af en toe). In het stuk zitten veel instrumentele momenten. Verder zijn bijna alle "nummers" kort tot zeer kort. Voor deze cd gaat beslist op dat sommige platen beter worden naarmate ze meer gedraaid worden.”

 

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