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Canto General (1975 album)

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Release date
  
1975

Genres
  
Classical, Pop

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Recorded
  
August 13 & August 16, 1975

Artists
  
Mikis Theodorakis, Alexandra Papadjiakou, Frangiskos Voutsinos & Rundfunkchor Berlin

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Oratorio de mikis theodorakis para solistas coro y orquesta basado en el poema canto general de


Canto General, an oratorio for two voices, mixed choir and orchestra by Mikis Theodorakis based on poems from Canto General by Pablo Neruda was recorded live on August 13, 1975, at the Karaiskakis-Stadium, Pireus and on August 16, 1975, at the Panathinaikos-Stadium, Athens.

Contents

The recording was performed by the artists that participated in the 1974 Paris première of the seven movements, that constituted the oratorio at that time. By 1981, Theodorakis had completed the oratorio to its now valid form in 13 movements. There are two recordings available of the complete opus (1981 conducted by Theodorakis as well, and 1989 conducted by Loukas Karytinos).

A side

  1. "Introduction by Manos Katrakis" - 2:12
  2. "Algunas Bestias" - 11:02
  3. "Voy A Vivir (1949)" - 5:50
  4. "Los Libertadores" - 16:50

B side

  1. "La United Fruit Co." - 7:20
  2. "Vienen Los Pajaros" - 10:15
  3. "Vegetaciones" - 7:05
  4. "America Insurrecta (1800)" - 10:35

Personnel

  • Maria Farantouri, vocal
  • Petros Pandis, vocal
  • The National Choir of France with director Jacques Grimbert
  • The percussions of Strasbourg
  • Alberto Newman, piano
  • Dora Bakopoulos, piano
  • Evangelos & Liza, guitars
  • The Folk Orchestra with director Yiannis Didilis
  • L. Karnezis, bouzouki
  • Chr. Konstantinis, bouzouki
  • Songs

    1Algunas Bestias11:15
    2Voy a Vivir (1949)5:49
    3Los Libertadores16:43

    References

    Canto General (1975 album) Wikipedia