Antoniou: Complete Piano Works

Featuring

Konstantinos Destounis
Theodore Antoniou

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Recording & Production

This album includes world premiere recordings of several of Theodore Antoniou's piano works.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Antoniou invented the term 'Abstract Programmatic Music' to describe his compositions, which feature an underlying dramatic plot and an abstract scenario controlling musical parameters.

Interpretation

The pianist Konstantinos Destounis worked under the close guidance of the composer Theodore Antoniou, who was also present during the recording session for this album.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The composer's main sources of inspiration have been theatre and Ancient Greek drama, leading him to perceive the flow of music as a sequence of events.

Composer Biography

Theodore Antoniou, one of the most significant contemporary Greek composers, grew up under difficult conditions, experiencing the loss of his father, the German occupation in Greece, and the Civil War.

Performer Biography

Konstantinos Destounis, the pianist on this album, is pursuing a doctoral degree at the Royal College of Music in London, with his research focusing on Theodore Antoniou's piano works.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Antoniou's music integrates Greek traditional elements within a wide range of post-war musical styles, always approached in an intuitive, personal way.