| When they shake hands / The bells will ring Poetry: Giannis Ritsos from Romiosyni Music: Mikis Theodorakis Live recording from a concert of solidarity to Serbia against NATO's attacks given at Syntagma Square, Athens. Reminds times when Theodorakis led the people to the streets whith his music. Poor thing, he makes an error in the transition from one song to the other and atributes that to old age. He was about 80 then. When they shake hands, the sun is certain for the world When they smile, a small swallow comes out of their wild beard When they are killed, life continues up the hill with flags and drums |
| Send, sky of mine, a bird Vocals: Dimitris Mitropanos Perhaps the most moving Zeïbekiko-dance song of Mikis about the feelings of an immigrant (like me). ... Send, sky of mine, a bird to bring patience to mother endows to my little sister and to my little girl-neighbour a sweet kiss on the lips ... |
| Canto General Poetry: Pablo Neruda Music: Mikis Theodorakis Conductor: Mikis Theodorakis Solists: Arja Saijonmaa, Petros Pandis, Maria Faranduri Various concerts, recent or earlier, the fist one from Chile, at last! |
| The votary Poetry: Giannis Ritsos (18 little songs for the bitter patria) Music: Mikis Theodorakis Vocals: Giorgos Dalaras Here, the birds go silent the bells are silent too the bitter Greek goes silent also together with his dead and on the stone of silence he sharpens his nails alone and helpless votary of freedom |
| The votary / Don't cry for Hellenism Poetry: Giannis Ritsos (18 little songs for the bitter patria) Music: Mikis Theodorakis Vocals: Mikis Theodorakis ... Don't cry for Hellenism when it bents with the nife in the bone with the leash around the neck Don't cry for Hellenism Here it jumps up again from the beggining and grows up, and grows wild and forks the beast with the fork of the sun |
| The Axion Esti (It is worthy; German version) Poetry: Odysseas Elytis (Nobel price) Music: Mikis Theodorakis Conductor: Mikis Theodorakis The complete performance of the masterpiece in 8 parts from Gewandhaus, Leipzig, 1982. |
| Pnevmatiko Emvatirio (Spiritual March) Poetry: Aggelos Sikelianos Music: Mikis Theodorakis On 18 april 2009 the Stanislas College from Delft, Holland gave a performance of the oratorio Pnevmatiko Emvatirio by Mikis Theodorakis and Angelos Sikelianos. The orchestra and choir consists of students, teachers and parents. The conductor is Ad van Unen. The soloists are Pieter Hendriks and Andrea Russel, a former student who is now teacher at the school. On bouzouki Michiel Koperdraat and Takis Sideris. I thank them all for this rare and moving performance. |