Ourania Lampropoulou, Dominique Vellard
Suggested by the great Greek poet Constantine P. Cavafy, “M’arrêter ici...” recounts the stories of these Asia Minor communities driven by a desire for elsewhere or tossed about by history, in search of a place to put an end to their wandering.
For this recording, Dominique Vellard and Ourania Lampropoulou focused on the Orient, and drew inspiration from the cultural diversity found in the late 19th century Smyrna. They have selected music from the Greek, Sephardic and Ottoman traditions.
As a tribute to this rich heritage, Dominique Vellard has composed three melodies for voice, oud and santouri, all of which naturally inscribe in the historical repertoire.
- Dominique Vellard: Edho as statho; Dhen ta ivra pia; Ki an ya ton erota mou
+Traditional Cyprus: Moiroloi tis Panagias
+Traditional Smyrna: Varytera ap'ta sidhera
+Traditional Peloponnese: Tora ta poulia
+Sephardic folk songs: Yo le mande; Avre tu puerta
+Improvisation in Hicaskar mode; Improvisation in Kürdi mode - Kürdi Semai
+Ali Ufki Bey: Improvisation in Nikriz mode - Nikriz Pesrev
+Tamburi Cemil Bey: Nikriz Sirto
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