Esquisses d'Asie Mineure

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Esquisses d'Asie Mineure
Ourania Lampropoulou / Dominique Vellard
Evidence Classics 094 [CD]

Contents:

  1. Cavafy / Vellard: Edho as statho...
  2. Cavafy / Vellard: Dhen ta ivra pia
  3. Trad., Cyprus: Moiroloi tis Panagias
  4. Improvisation in Hicaskâr mode
  5. Trad., Smyrna: Varytera ap'ta sidhera
  6. Improvisation in Kürdi mode
    Anon: Kürdi Semai
  7. Anon., Sephardic: Yo le mandé
  8. Trad., Peloponnese: Tora ta poulia
  9. Cavafy / Vellard: Ki an ya ton erota mou
  10. Improvisation in Nikriz mode
    Ali Ufkî Bey: Nikriz Pesrev
  11. Anon., Sephardic: Avre tu puerta
  12. Tamburi Cemil Bey: Nikriz sirto

Performers: Ourania Lampropoulou (santur), Dominique Vellard (voice, oud)

Playing time: 57'

Recording date: May 2022 (Little Tribeca); released: 2023

Prompted by Greek poet Constantine P. Cavafy, and centered on Smyrna, this recital includes songs by Vellard himself, as well as traditional repertory from the Greek, Sephardic, and Ottoman traditions.

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Todd M. McComb