Greek Composers 3rd Hellenic Week of Contempary music

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 VERY RARE BOX SET
Greek Composers 3rd Hellenic Week of Contempary music
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A FANTASTIC ARRAY OF MUSIC THAT COVERS MUCH OF THE FIELD OF MODERN CLASSICAL MUSIC IN THE 1960'S! VARIOUS ARTISTS "GREEK COMPOSERS FROM THE 3RD HELLENIC WEEK OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC" 1970 COLUMBIA EMI FIVE ALBUM BOOK SET WITH BOOKLETS (RARE!!!! ORIGINAL LIMITED GREEK PRESSING) - BRILLIANT PERCUSSIVE PIECES, TAPE EXPERIMENTS, MUSIQUE CONCRETE, FREE MUSIC ALA JOHN CAGE AND SOUND SCULPTURE IN THE TRADITION OF VARESE BY A WONDERFUL ARRAY OF GREEK COMPOSERS.

FOR EXAMPLE: POINTILLISTIC SOUND SCULTPTURE BY XENAKIS; JARRING TAPE COLLAGE BY ADAMIS; MAMANGAKIS' WILDLY ECLECTIC PIECE THAT VEERS FROM FREE JAZZ DRUMS TO OPERETIC VOCAL THEATRE; LOGOTHETIS' PIECE IS VIRTUALLY FREE JAZZ; WHILE ANTONJOU'S "KATHARSIS" IS INTENSE MUSIQUE CONCRETE. IOANNIDIS' "PROJECTIONS" RESEMBLES LIGETI'S STRING PIECES AND TERZAKIS' PIECE IS CHATIC BUT HUMOUROUS IN THE SPIRIT OF KAGEL - AN ABOLUTELY STELLAR COLLECTION! - MORE DETAILS BELOW...

V/A - Greek Composers from the 3rd Hellenic Week of Contemporary Music (12" 33 5LP, Gre stereo, box set, w/ booklet) 1970 Columbia EMI SCXG 55-59 (includes: RECORD ONE: IANNIS XENAKIS: ST-10 (for 10 instruments, MICHAEL ADAMIS: Minyrismos (1966) for tape, NIKOS MAMANGAKIS: Antinomies (1968) for solo voice, flute, electric double bass, 4 cellos, harp, Hammond organ, percussion, four basses and 4 sopranos on a poem by M. Mitropoulou, RECORD TWO: ANESTIS LOGOTHETIS: Polychronon (1967) polymorphic graphic score for instrumental ensemble, THEODORE ANTONIOU: Katharsis (1968) for flute, instrumental ensemble and tape on the homonymus poems by T.S. Tolia, YANNIS IOANNIDIS: Projections (1968) for instrumental ensemble, DIMITRIS TERZAKIS: Echochronos II (1968) for string quartet, flute, clarinet, French horn, tuba and percussion RECORD THREE: YORGO SICILIANOS: Epiklesis II (1968) for narrator, male choir, 4 women’s voices and 12 performers on Aeschylus’ original text from the Persians, op. 29b (narrated by the composer), STEPHANOS GAZOULEAS: Four Piano Pieces (1965/68) (piano by the composer), MICHAEL ADAMIS: Genesis (1968) for 3 choirs, narrator and tape on a poem by S. Beiles and A. Rooney, RECORD FOUR: NIKOS SKALKOTTAS: Octet (1931) for 4 woodwinds and 4 strings, DIMITRIS TERZAKIS: Echochronos I (1967) for tape, YANNIS A. PAPAIOANNOU: Quartet (1968) for oboe, clarinet, viola and piano in 5 movements, IOANNIS VLACHOPOULOS: Permutations (1967) for tape RECORD FIVE: NIKOS SKALKOTTAS: 2nd Sonatina for violin and piano (1929), GEORGE APERGIS: Music for Orange girl (1968) for instrumental ensemble and tape in two movements, THEODORE ANTONIOU: Climate of Absence (1968) for baritone and instrumental ensemble, DIMITRIS DRAGATAKIS: Report to Electra (1968) for soprano, french horn, viola and piano) condition: VG++ to M-/M- (original Greek pressing of this rare limited edition box set - sound sculpture, tape collages, free music, musique concrete, microtonal and more! BOX: minor corner wear grade of box VG+ to VG++ (box opens from flap at top) RECORDS: covers VG++ (glossy front covers - slight corner wear in bottom right corner of covers plus a few discoloration marks on the white back covers)/vinyl: VG++ BOOKLETS with each record: M-,--- note: an additional separate english insert overview sheet for the box has creasing)