Mikis Theodorakis, a composer featured on this album, is the only one who is not a guitarist.
Composer's Artistic Vision
There was a growing need for new guitar repertoire in Greece that would express local color, which a new generation of guitarist-composers eagerly addressed.
Cultural Impact
Mikis Theodorakis, a composer on this album, is known for setting intellectual poetry to music in a popular way, starting with his 1958 Epitaph song cycle.
Historical Context
The art of the guitar in Greece flourished in the 1950s, influenced by Andrés Segovia's career, leading to the founding of the Greek School of the Guitar.
Composer Biography
Dimitris Fampas, a leading figure of the guitar in Greece and a teacher of the album's performer Eva Fampas, was a student of Andrés Segovia.
Performer Biography
Eva Fampas, the guitarist on this album, is the daughter of the famous Greek guitarist and composer Dimitris Fampas, also featured on this album.
Instruments
Eva Fampas, the performer on this album, plays a Ramirez guitar and uses Savarez strings.
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