A new recording by the Athens State Orchestra – Yorgo Sicilianos

The Athens State Orchestra, the oldest symphonic ensemble in Greece, pays tribute on its new GENUIN release to one of the country’s most significant 20th-century composers: Yorgo Sicilianos. The program presents large-scale, dramatically charged orchestral works spanning three decades: Sicilianos’ Symphony No. 2, dedicated to the memory of the great Dmitri Mitropoulos; “Antiphona” for brass, strings, and timpani; and the symphonic poem “Daimon”, inspired by Thomas Mann’s seminal novel “Dr. Faustus”. With Ilias Voudouris – a central figure in Greek musical life – on the podium, the orchestra brings Sicilianos’ colorful and intricately crafted sound world vividly to life, with passion and striking attention to detail.

Listen to the CD, available at Genuin Classics website.

Programme:

Yorgo Sicilianos (1920–2005)
Daimon. Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 50
I. Lento assai
II. Piu mosso
III. Allegro vivo
IV. Tempo del inizio
V. Alla breve
VI. Allegro molto, con furia
VII. Adagio

Yorgo Sicilianos
Symphony No. 2 , Op. 58 "To the memory of Dimitri Mitropoulos"
I. Allegro deciso
II. Intermezzo Allegretto
III. Adagio
IV. Finale Allegro vivace

Yorgo Sicilianos
Antiphona for Brass, Timpani and Strings, Op. 40
I.
II.
III.

The CD was recorded at the Athens Megaron Concert Hall, under the artistic direction of Ilias Voudouris. Its release by GENUIN classics assures the work's presence in an international distribution circuit and on all digital streaming platforms.
GENUIN classics, based in Leipzig, features among the most renowned independent companies in the field of classical music. By this collaboration, the Athens State Orchestra continues its effort to bring Greek composers into a broad international audience.
Listen to the album, already available at Genuin Classics.