IDAGIO | Papaïoannou: 24 Préludes pour piano - Constantinidis: 8 Danses des îles grecques - Levidis: Erste griechische romantische Sonate 3770004972623

Featuring

Cyprien Katsaris
Yannis Andreou Papaioannou
Yannis Constantinidis
Dimitrios Levidis

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Performer Biography

Cyprien Katsaris, the pianist on this recording, expressed that the music on this album was a "revelation" to him.

Composer Biography

Yannis Constantinidis, another composer on this album, used the pseudonym Costas Yannidis for his successful career composing songs for music-hall.

Compositional Technique

Yannis A. Papaïoannou's 24 Preludes for piano, while influenced by Debussy, also incorporate harmonies frequently inspired by Byzantine music.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Yannis A. Papaïoannou, one of the composers, believed that systematic analysis of great composers' works was essential for deepening his understanding of composition.

Composition History

Dimitry Levidis's Symphonic Poem for Martenot Waves and Orchestra was the first piece ever composed for the electronic instrument, Ondes Martenot.

Cultural Impact

Dimitry Levidis, a composer featured on this album, received an award from the French Academy for demonstrating a connection between musical sound height and ocean tide mathematical ratios.

Instruments

Dimitry Levidis invented the Eolian Orchestra, which blended chords with harp and percussion, and participated in the invention of the polychord, a new instrument for which he composed many works.