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Nikos Skalkottas
36 Greek Dances, The Return of Ulysses
Album 2003 on BIS label
Classical (Modern)
(C) 2002 and (P) 2003, BIS Records, AB Skalkottas's '36 Greek Dances' (plus alternate versions of three dances) and "Overture for Orchestra 'The Return of Ulysses'" are recorded here in new, critically edited texts, prepared from the composer's manuscripts by the Skalkottas Academy, Athens, for this recording. World Premiere Recording Tracks: 1-13, 1-14, 2-5, 2-8, 2-9. Recording Data: 2001-11/26/28, 2002-04-11/13 at BBC Studio 1, Maida Vale, London, England. "Bookbox" Jewel case.
Musicians
 | Nikos Skalkottas , *1904 album by |
 | BBC Symphony Orchestra , GB orchestra, album by |
 | Nikos Christodoulou , conductor, liner notes, album by |
 | Thore Brinkmann , engineer, balance |
 | Andrew Barnett , layout, typography |
 | Arlette Lemieux-Chené , SE liner notes, translated by |
 | Horst A. Scholz , SE liner notes, translated by |
Producers
| Christian Starke edited by, digital |
| Martin Nagorni edited by, digital |
| Nikos A. Kapsokefalos photography by |
| Robert Suff producer |
Composers
| Nikos Skalkottas |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 Greek Dances | Nikos Skalkottas | ||
| 2 | 36 Greek Dances, Series I | Nikos Skalkottas | 26:25 | |
| 3 | 1. Tsamikos -- 'An Eagle' | Nikos Skalkottas | 2:16 | |
| 4 | 2. Critikos | Nikos Skalkottas | 1:35 | |
| 5 | 3. Ipirotikos | Nikos Skalkottas | 1:49 | |
| 6 | 4. Peloponnissiakos | Nikos Skalkottas | 4:41 | |
| 7 | 5. Critikos -- 'I Enjoy No Other Dance' | Nikos Skalkottas | 1:52 | |
| 8 | 6. Kleftikos | Nikos Skalkottas | 2:55 | |
| 9 | 7. Sifneikos | Nikos Skalkottas | 1:01 | |
| 10 | 8. Kalamatianos | Nikos Skalkottas | 1:51 | |
| 11 | 9. 'Dance Of Zalongo' | Nikos Skalkottas | 2:21 | |
| 12 | 10. Macedonikos | Nikos Skalkottas | 1:55 | |
| 13 | 11. 'Oh Friends, Who Threw This Apple?' | Nikos Skalkottas | 1:57 | |
| 14 | 12. Thessalikos | Nikos Skalkottas | 1:28 | |
| 15 | 36 Greek Dances, Series II | Nikos Skalkottas | 48:29 | |
| 16 | 1. Syrtos | Nikos Skalkottas | 2:20 | |
| 17 | 2. Sifneikos -- 'At Saint Marcella' | Nikos Skalkottas | 2:29 | |
| 18 | 3. Critikos -- 'Early At Dawn I Will Rise' | Nikos Skalkottas | 6:16 | |
| 19 | 4. Nissiotikos -- 'A Woman from Mylopotamos' | Nikos Skalkottas | 5:30 | |
| 20 | 5. Vlachikos | Nikos Skalkottas | 3:00 | |
| 21 | 6. 'Black Sash' | Nikos Skalkottas | 2:38 | |
| 22 | 7. Kathistos | Nikos Skalkottas | 4:56 | |
| 23 | 8. Chiotikos | Nikos Skalkottas | 2:51 | |
| 24 | 9. Tsamikos | Nikos Skalkottas | 2:27 | |
| 25 | 10. Epitrapezios (Critikos) | Nikos Skalkottas | 3:48 | |
| 26 | 11. Macedonikos | Nikos Skalkottas | 6:34 | |
| 27 | 12. Peloponnissiakos -- 'The Brave Lyngos' | Nikos Skalkottas | 3:49 | |
| 28 | 36 Greek Dances, Series III | Nikos Skalkottas | 35:07 | |
| 29 | 1. Hostianos | Nikos Skalkottas | 2:12 | |
| 30 | 2. Ipirotikos | Nikos Skalkottas | 5:13 | |
| 31 | 3. Kleftikos | Nikos Skalkottas | 2:10 | |
| 32 | 4. 'Mariori' | Nikos Skalkottas | 5:51 | |
| 33 | 5. 'Down There, At The Villages of Valtos' | Nikos Skalkottas | 2:22 | |
| 34 | 6. Macedonikos | Nikos Skalkottas | 1:22 | |
| 35 | 7. Chiotikos -- 'Down There At The Seashore' | Nikos Skalkottas | 1:21 | |
| 36 | 8. Kleftikos | Nikos Skalkottas | 2:59 | |
| 37 | 9. 'Kiss Under A Bitter-Orange Tree' | Nikos Skalkottas | 2:41 | |
| 38 | 10. Arcadikos | Nikos Skalkottas | 3:54 | |
| 39 | 11. Messolongitikos | Nikos Skalkottas | 2:01 | |
| 40 | 12. Mazochtos -- 'I Shall Become A Swallow' | Nikos Skalkottas | 2:04 | |
| 41 | Overture for Orchestra 'The Return of Ulysses' | Nikos Skalkottas | 28:23 | |
| 42 | Appendix: Alternate Versions of Dances | Nikos Skalkottas | 6:45 | |
| 43 | Series II, No. 8, Chiotikos | Nikos Skalkottas | 2:46 | |
| 44 | Series II, No. 9, Tsamikos | Nikos Skalkottas | 2:30 | |
| 45 | Series III, No. 6, Macedonikos | Nikos Skalkottas | 1:22 |
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