Axiotis: Orchestral Music

[mikehopf]

AXIOTIS, G.: Love Trilogy (A) / Sunset / Prelude and Fugue / Remembrance from a Ball (New Festival Opera-Symphony Sofia, Fidetzis)
Georgios Axiotis was a leading and historically significant Greek composer who was opposed to the 'Germanisation' of music education in Greece. His training in Naples led him to conceive of national music of a mediterranean quality related to the naturalism of Italian verismo. The works on this album are his most important and lasting contributions to Greek orchestral music. Axiotis possessed an exceptional instinct for balance and timbre and was a splendid orchestrator. The lyricism in these pieces exudes Greek late Romanticism, while his nature depictions are strongly atmospheric.

Forthcoming from Naxos. Interesting dates. Like Kalomiris or Samaras? I hope so!

[mikehopf]

... and topical too!

Axiotis was born in Mariupol, in present-day Ukraine.

[Sharkkb8]

https://beta.naxosdirect.com/items/axiotis-a-love-trilogy-symphonic-impressions-578987

[Alan Howe]

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9318313--georgios-axiotis-a-love-trilogy-symphonic-impressions-sunset-prelude-and-fugue-remembrance-of-a-ball

[Alan Howe]

[Justin]

I'm looking forward to hearing the Symphonic Impressions!

[TerraEpon]

Just looking at the names of the works and the dates of the composer this is probably right up my ally.