ALPHA
Genre : Classical
Catalogue: Phasma-Music 097
UPC: 731093480782
production management: Iwona Glinka
front cover and graphic design: Michail Travlos
recording: Alexandros Kakaroumpas
mastering: Alexandros Kakaroumpas
recorded in March, 2025
recording place: Krama Recording Studio in Patras, Greece
and Municipal Conservatory in Patras, Greece
Many thanks to the Municipality of Patras - Deputy Mayor's Office for Culture
With the support of
Iwona Glinka, flute (tracks 01,07, 10-11 )
Yiannis Samprovalakis, clarinet (tracks 04-06, 09-11)
Ioannis Mavridis, violin I (tracks 01-03, 08, 10-12)
Maria Goutou, violin II (tracks 03, 08, 12)
Robert Smagulov, viola (tracks 01, 03, 08, 10-13)
Nikolai Komissarov, cello (tracks 01, 03, 08, 10-12)
Andreas Zafeiropoulos, piano (tracks 04-06, 09-11 )
Nina Metaxa, piano (track 02)
Iakovos Konitopoulos, conductor (tracks 01, 03, 08, 10-12)
A noteworthy album ALPHA of outstanding artists includes 11 compositions by 11 contemporary Greek composers, which are recorded for the first time (world premiere recordings.
The Greek composers: Nikos Athanassakis , Aris Carastathis, George Chlitsios, Maria Dagalaki, Thanos Gkatzios, Alexandros Georgiadis, Charalampos Navrozidis, Manos Panayiotakis, Giorgos Papamitrou, Michael Tsaoussis and Yiola Voutsina-Papagiannidi in the interior of the Greek domain are influenced by the prevailing trend, which promoted the idea of Greek music creation, resulting in the standard development of selective conduct and properties in which national elements co-exist, mingled with impressionistic, expressionistic, neoclassic, twelve-tone and other European techniques as well as elements mostly correlated to the rest of the national schools of eastern Europe (modal characteristics, oriental scales, etc.).
Product details:
Nikos Athanassakis
01. IQ (Iwona’s quartet) for flute and string trio
Aris Carastathis
02. Morphes for violin and piano
George Chlitsios
03. String Quartet No.3
Maria Dagalaki
Sonatina for clarinet and piano
04. I. Moderato
05. II. Adagio espressivo
06. III. Rondo
Thanos Gkatzios
07. Bird’s narratives for solo flute
Alexandros Georgiadis
08. String Quartet No.2
Charalampos Navrozidis
09. Child’s miniature for clarinet and piano
Manos Panayiotakis
10. Black Velvet Sky for chamber ensemble
Giorgos Papamitrou
11. favlos kyklos for chamber ensemble
Michael Tsaoussis
12. The faint trail quartet for string quartet
Yiola Voutsina-Papagiannidi
13. Prayer for solo viola
Total time: [75:01]
