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

ELENI KARAINDROU - Trilogy : The Weeping Meadow (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2004) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    The Weeping Meadow    3:56
2    Theme Of The Uprooting I    1:08
3    Waiting I    4:18
4    Memories    3:34
5    The Tree    2:43
6    Young Man's Theme I    1:56
7    The Weeping Meadow I    3:23
8    Theme Of The Uprooting II    1:18
9    Waiting II    2:03
10    Theme Of The Uprooting    3:07
11    Prayer    4:14
12    The Tree    2:45
13    On The Road    3:38
14    Young Man's Theme    2:11
15    Theme Of The Uprooting III    1:10
16    The Weeping Meadow II    2:38

Accordion – Konstantinos Raptis (pistas: 1, 5, 6, 9 to 14, 16)
Choir [Vocal Ensemble] – Hellenic Vocal Ensemble (pistas: 11)
Composed By – Eleni Karaindrou
Directed By [Director, Hellenic Vocal Ensemble] – Antonis Kontogeorgiou (pistas: 11)
Double Bass – Angelos Repapis (pistas: 9)
French Horn – Vangelis Skouras (pistas: 1, 9, 11, 13, 16)
Harp – Maria Bildea (pistas: 2, 4 to 6, 8 to 13, 15, 16)
Lyre [Constantinople Lyra] – Socratis Sinopoulos (pistas: 5, 6, 9 to 13)
Orchestra [String Orchestra] – La Camerata (pistas: 1 to 4, 7, 8, 11, 13, 15, 16)
Piano – Eleni Karaindrou (pistas: 5, 12)
Producer – Manfred Eicher
Violin – Sergiu Nastasa (pistas: 4, 5, 9, 12)
Violoncello – Renato Ripo (pistas: 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 15)

ELENI KARAINDROU : Dust of Time (Music for the film by Theo Angelopoulos) (2009) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Theo Angelopoulos' 2008 film Dust of Time deals with the loss experienced by two Greek lovers separated by the Second World War, and the ways their loss is felt for generations. Eleni Karaindrou's atmospheric score is appropriately melancholy; she draws heavily on the folk traditions of Greece and Eastern Europe to evoke the sadness that permeates the film. She has an orchestra and an assortment of soloists, including folk musicians, at her disposal, but the majority of her tracks use only a few instruments: harp, violin, and accordion or bassoon, oboe, and cello, for instance. These small ensembles create a mood of intimacy that highlights the personal consequences of the larger devastation caused by the war. All of the music is either modal or in a minor key, so the mood is unrelieved by levity or joy. With the variety of instrumental combinations and the brevity of the tracks, the uniformity of mood isn't a problem. Karaindrou has an exceedingly light touch in her instrumentation, and she finds a broad range of ways to express grief, foreboding, and unfulfilled yearning. The performances, by the soloists and the Hellenic Radio Television Orchestra, led by Alexandros Myrat, are jewel-like in their delicacy and clarity. ECM's sound is immaculate, as is characteristic of the exemplary work of Manfred Eicher. The soundtrack is a lovely reminder of the film and should appeal to listeners looking for an album of gentle, contemplative, melancholy music with an Eastern European flavor. by Stephen Eddins  
Tracklist :
1    Le Temps Perdu    2:07
2    Dance Theme Var II    2:40
3    Notes I    1:19
4    Seeking Var II    2:23
5    Waltz By The River    3:33
6    Unravelling Time I    1:21
7    Tsiganiko I    1:22
8    Dance Theme Var I    3:17
9    Seeking    2:37
10    Memories From Siberia    3:16
11    Unravelling Time II    1:21
12    Notes II    2:33
13    Tsiganiko II    1:22
14    Seeking Var I    3:26
15    Dance Theme    4:30
16    Le Mal Du Pays    1:16
17    Nostalgia Song    1:38
18    Solitude    2:21
19    Adieu    2:18

Accordion – Dinos Hadjiiordanou (pistas: 2, 3, 5 to 8, 10 to 13, 16)
Bassoon – Spyros Kazianis (pistas: 2, 6, 8, 10, 11, 17)
Composed By – Eleni Karaindrou
Conductor – Alexandros Myrat (pistas: 9, 15)
French Horn – Antonis Lagos (pistas: 8, 10)
Harp – Maria Bildea (pistas: 1, 2, 5 to 8, 11, 13)
Oboe – Vangelis Christopoulos (pistas: 2, 6, 8, 10, 17)
Orchestra – Camerata, Friends Of Music Orchestra (pistas: 2, 4, 6, 14, 19), Hellenic Radio Television Orchestra (pistas: 9, 15)
Piano – Eleni Karaindrou (pistas: 3, 6, 12, 19), Natalia Michailidou (pistas: 9, 15)
Producer [Produced By] – Manfred Eicher
Violin – Sergiu Nastasa (pistas: 1, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13, 18)
Violoncello – Renato Ripo (pistas: 2, 7, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17)