Mikis Theodorakis (1925 – 2021)

Mauthausen

Cantata for Mezzosoprano and Orchestra Music Of Our Time

Mezzo-Sopran und Orchester

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Details
For
Mezzo-Sopran und Orchester
Product Type
Study score
Author / Composer
Mikis Theodorakis
Product number
736827
Extent
84 Pages
Publisher
Schott Music
Description

Sung texts are in Greek; English, German and French translations are included. A good friend of mine, the poet lacovos Kambanellis, was a prisoner in Mauthausen during World War II. At the beginning of the sixties, he wrote his memories of this time under the title of "Mauthausen". In 1965, he also wrote four poems on the subject and gave me the opportunity to set them to music. I did this with much pleasure, firstly, because I liked the poetry of the texts, and secondly, because I myself was de...

Content

I Ásma Asmáton (The Song of Songs) - II O Andónis (Andonis) - III O Drapétis (The Fugitive) - IV Áma Teli´si o Pólemos (When the War is Over)