Chick Corea, Children's song no. 20
On December 28, 2007, I gave a concert with an electric organ without pedals. Searching for original works to play, I remembered Corea's Children's songs, I work I am very fond of.
The first half of the suite is anyway intended for any kind of keyboard. It was revealing, though, to play the last piece on organ. It acquired a majestic character.
Children's song no. 20
The first half of the suite is anyway intended for any kind of keyboard. It was revealing, though, to play the last piece on organ. It acquired a majestic character.
Children's song no. 20
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John Cage, Four^6
There are many things that interest me to perform. A field that ever drags my attention is experimental music. John Cage is a constant inspiration, both with his music and his thought. I am particularly fond of his so-called "number pieces" (which represent the final period of his work).
On May 31, 2006 I organized a concert dedicated to the music of Cage, at the Hellenic-American Union at Athens, which included Four^6 and Speech (1955).
On Four^6, apart from me participated Manos Panayiotakis [Μάνος Παναγιωτάκης], Lefteris Papadimitriou [Λευτέρης Παπαδημητρίου] and Kostas Tsatsakos [Κώστας Τσατσάκος] (in the concert also participated Vasso Zafiropoulou [Βάσσω Ζαφειροπούλου] and Dafni Sofokleous [Δάφνη Σοφοκλέους]).
In this piece each performer chooses 12 sounds and play with them in a prescribed order but with a flexible timing. Its duration is 30 minutes.
Four^6
On May 31, 2006 I organized a concert dedicated to the music of Cage, at the Hellenic-American Union at Athens, which included Four^6 and Speech (1955).
On Four^6, apart from me participated Manos Panayiotakis [Μάνος Παναγιωτάκης], Lefteris Papadimitriou [Λευτέρης Παπαδημητρίου] and Kostas Tsatsakos [Κώστας Τσατσάκος] (in the concert also participated Vasso Zafiropoulou [Βάσσω Ζαφειροπούλου] and Dafni Sofokleous [Δάφνη Σοφοκλέους]).
In this piece each performer chooses 12 sounds and play with them in a prescribed order but with a flexible timing. Its duration is 30 minutes.
Four^6
| four6.mp3 |
From left to right: Lefteris Papadimitriou, Kostas Tsatsakos, Manos Panayiotakis, Dionysis Boukouvalas
Morton Feldman, Palais de Mari
Another composer linked to the experimental tradition. I like his transparent music and his capacity of ever renewing the interest using a minimum material. The works of his last creative period have reached a mantra-like quality, going for hours at times. A rather short example is his last piano piece, Palais de Mari, lasting 20 minutes.
I played this piece in a solo concert at Athens, on February 12, 2006, at a program of 20th and 21st century music, including greek and world premiers.
Palais de Mari
I played this piece in a solo concert at Athens, on February 12, 2006, at a program of 20th and 21st century music, including greek and world premiers.
Palais de Mari
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Howard Skempton
At the above mentioned all-modern concert I also presented a selection of eight Skempton pieces. (Out of english composers, the same concert also included Cornelius Cardew's Memories of you).
Surface tension 3 (1976)
Surface tension 3 (1976)
Guitar caprice (1984/95)
Monogram (1997)
Reflection 10 (2002)
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Lefteris Papadimitriou
2000 was a prolific year for Greek composer Lefteris Papadimitriou, with the completion of two sets of "variations", one for string quartet, the other for piano. These are variations in a very personal sense (like e.g. Anton Webern's).
Variations for piano is a rhythmically difficult work and takes strength to master, due to its almost continuous eighth note pulse.
I gave its premiere at the above mentioned concert. The same concert also featured two other world premieres of Greek composers (which complete the program): Iakovos Konitopoulos [Ιάκωβος Κονιτόπουλος] and Panagiotis Marinos [Παναγιώτης Μαρίνος].
Variations for piano
Variations for piano is a rhythmically difficult work and takes strength to master, due to its almost continuous eighth note pulse.
I gave its premiere at the above mentioned concert. The same concert also featured two other world premieres of Greek composers (which complete the program): Iakovos Konitopoulos [Ιάκωβος Κονιτόπουλος] and Panagiotis Marinos [Παναγιώτης Μαρίνος].
Variations for piano
| lefteris_papadimitriou_-_variations_for_piano.mp3 |