ELENI KARAINDROU - Euripides : Trojan Women (2001) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Eleni Karaindrou has made her reputation working with Greek instruments and musical forms for theater and move pieces, and this can only add more luster to her burgeoning reputation. Trojan Women is a series of short, impressionistic pieces, mostly instrumental, although some feature a chorus. Working on a play that's Classical, her choice of Classical instruments makes perfect sense, while her sense of form, working in such confined time strictures, is dense and demanding -- while still managing the remarkable balancing act of leaving plenty of space in the sound. In other words, it's atmospheric, and fits in very well with the ECM esthetic. The question of how successful it is as a free-standing piece of music is a different question. By it's nature, there's little development and movement in the pieces, which simply stand as short sketches. But accept it for what it is, and you have something wonderful. by Chris Nickson
Tracklist :
1    Voices    2:08
2    Lament I    1:17
3    Desolate Land I    1:05
4    Lament II    1:05
5    Hecuba’s Lament    1:23
6    Parodos: The Land I Call Home    2:18
7    Parodos: Home Of My Forefathers    1:50
8    Parodos: I Wish I'm Given There 1:35
Soloist [Solo] – Alexandra Delitheou, Maria Tsima
9    Cassandra’s Theme    2:02
10    Cassandra’s Trance    2:52
11    First Stasimon: An Ode Of Tears 4:03
Soloist [Solo] – Mara Koukoula, Veronika Iliopoulou
12    First Stasimon: For The Phrygian Land A Vast Mourning    2:00
13    Andromache’s Theme    1:07
14    Andromache’s Lament    1:06
15    Terra Deserta    2:16
16    Astyanax’ Theme    0:59
17    Hecuba’s Theme I    0:42
18    Hecuba’s Theme II    0:38
19    Second Stasimon: Telamon, You Came To Conquer Our Town    1:51
20    Second Stasimon: The City That Gave Birth To You Was Consumed By Fire 1:17
Soloist [Solo] – Veronika Iliopoulou
21    An Ode Of Tears    0:59
22    Desolate Land II    1:07
23    Lament III    0:42
24    Third Stasimon: In Vain The Sacrifices 2:03
Soloist [Solo] – Veronika Iliopoulou
25    Third Stasimon. My Beloved, Your Soul Is Wandering 3:09
Soloist [Solo] – Veronika Iliopoulou
26    Hecuba’s Theme    1:18
27    Lament For Astyanax: Oh Bitter Lament, My Bitter Boy 1:52
Soloist [Solo] – Veronika Iliopoulou
28    Exodos    2:25
29    Exodos: Accursed Town    1:02
30    Astyanax’ Memory    1:01

Adapted By (Text) [Modern Greek Adaptation] – K. X. Myris
Bendir, Percussion [Daouli] – Andreas Papas
Chorus – Alexandra Delitheou, Anna Mouzaki, Chorus Of Captive Trojan Women, Dora Tzerounian, Ekaterina Pavlaki, Emilia Valvi, Eva Karyati, Katerina Lypiridou
Chorus [Leader Woman A] – Melina Vamvaka
Chorus [Leader Woman] – Aliki Avdelopoulou, Mara Koukoula, Maria Syrianou, Maria Tsima, Penelope Markopoulou, Stella Rapti, Veronika Iliopoulou, Yanna Nikolopoulou
Harp – Maria Bildea
Kanun [Kanonaki] – Panos Dimitrakopoulos
Lyre [Constantinople Lyre], Lute [Laouto] – Socratis Sinopoulos
Music By – Eleni Karaindrou
Ney, Suling, Oud [Outi] – Christos Tsiamoulis
Santoor [Santouri] – Andreas Katsiyiannis
Soprano Vocals – Veronika Iliopoulou
Translated By – Harina Deliyannis-Easty