10-08-2007, 05:25 PM
Wow! Long time since the last post in this thread... And I have a good news - new Ancient Greek music release. Well, not so new, but...
September issue of Greek edition of well known journal "Geo" was devoted to Ancient Greek music. This issue was released with supplement - CD "Melos Arxaion".
Look here - scroll down the page - maybe later somebody who knows the language could give us more detailed information about how to order this issue: http://www.geo-magazine.gr/index.php?id=903
CD is in DVD box with Cycladic lyre player on the cover.
Performer is credited as Petros Tampouris but look here - if you would Google this name - Greek Studio-52 online shop gives you information that - Alternate Spelling/Writing of Artist Name: PETER, TABOURIS or TAMBOURIS or TAMPOURIS -
http://www.google.ru/search?sourceid=na ... +Tampouris
So we have new compilation by Petros Tabouris. His CDs you could check out here:
http://www.studio52.gr/english/TABOURIS_PETROS.htm
As to "Melos Arxaion" CD by Geo (running time - 47.06) - it consits of two parts - the first part is authentic Ancient Greek music (mainly the same as on CD by Atrium Musicae De Madrid, but mainly in very different versions) - with male and female singers - and the second - melodies written by Petros Tabouris to demonstrate sound of Ancient Greek instruments (on CD included meloies of songs created in Baraoque epoch by Benedetto Marcello and Athansius Kircher based on Ancient Greek lyrics).
There's no any booklet with this CD - so there's no information about sources etc. (probably it should be in the journal).
The main idea of this CD - to present Ancient Greek music to modern listener as easily listenable - so it seems that the melodies are heavily arranged and adjusted to modern ear. Petros Tabouris (Tampouris) and his band are playing Ancient melodies in a more faster way than Atrium Musicae De Madrid, Ensemble Kerylos by Annie Belis and my favourite Ensemble De Organographia. The first track - "Delphic Paean" even reminds music by Vangelis from "Alexander" :wink: . So music on this "Geo" CD is beautiful (and even could be listened as background music) but not quite authentic.
Good addition to your collection, but not the main source of information about how Ancient music sounded.
September issue of Greek edition of well known journal "Geo" was devoted to Ancient Greek music. This issue was released with supplement - CD "Melos Arxaion".
Look here - scroll down the page - maybe later somebody who knows the language could give us more detailed information about how to order this issue: http://www.geo-magazine.gr/index.php?id=903
CD is in DVD box with Cycladic lyre player on the cover.
Performer is credited as Petros Tampouris but look here - if you would Google this name - Greek Studio-52 online shop gives you information that - Alternate Spelling/Writing of Artist Name: PETER, TABOURIS or TAMBOURIS or TAMPOURIS -
http://www.google.ru/search?sourceid=na ... +Tampouris
So we have new compilation by Petros Tabouris. His CDs you could check out here:
http://www.studio52.gr/english/TABOURIS_PETROS.htm
As to "Melos Arxaion" CD by Geo (running time - 47.06) - it consits of two parts - the first part is authentic Ancient Greek music (mainly the same as on CD by Atrium Musicae De Madrid, but mainly in very different versions) - with male and female singers - and the second - melodies written by Petros Tabouris to demonstrate sound of Ancient Greek instruments (on CD included meloies of songs created in Baraoque epoch by Benedetto Marcello and Athansius Kircher based on Ancient Greek lyrics).
There's no any booklet with this CD - so there's no information about sources etc. (probably it should be in the journal).
The main idea of this CD - to present Ancient Greek music to modern listener as easily listenable - so it seems that the melodies are heavily arranged and adjusted to modern ear. Petros Tabouris (Tampouris) and his band are playing Ancient melodies in a more faster way than Atrium Musicae De Madrid, Ensemble Kerylos by Annie Belis and my favourite Ensemble De Organographia. The first track - "Delphic Paean" even reminds music by Vangelis from "Alexander" :wink: . So music on this "Geo" CD is beautiful (and even could be listened as background music) but not quite authentic.
Good addition to your collection, but not the main source of information about how Ancient music sounded.
Susanna, when your new work is expected? I think that majority of us waiting for it with anticipation.
