Kottos – Songs & Dances (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 58:09 minutes | 910 MB | Genre: Classical
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The songs and dances of European folk music inspired the late 19th and early 20th-century composers featured on this album, from Bartók to Vaughan Williams, and the journey takes us from the mountain tunes of Europe’s northernmost tip to the melancholy songs of its easternmost reaches, to dances from its southernmost point.
KOTTOS takes its name from an enchanting, dangerous giant of Greek mythology. The instrumental makeup of the ensemble is unique: recorders from the lowest bass to the highest sopranino; a grand Russian Bayan concert accordion; the cello, which adds sounds from the avant-garde and Nordic folk music; and a Greek bouzouki adding Mediterranean colour and Celtic sonorities.
Besides creating and performing its own compositions, KOTTOS works with some of the most prominent Nordic composers of our time, some of whom have written works specifically for the ensemble’s unusual mix of instruments.
The group’s eponymous debut album KOTTOS, released in 2016, received the Listeners’ Prize of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation’s P2 station, for which it was nominated alongside recordings from the Berlin Philharmonic and National Danish Symphony Orchestra.
Tracklist:
01. 36 Greek Dances, AK 11, Series 1 (Excerpts Arr. C. Farmakis): No. 3, Epirotikos
02. 36 Greek Dances, AK 11, Series 1 (Excerpts Arr. C. Farmakis): No. 2, Kretikos
03. 36 Greek Dances, AK 11, Series 2 (Excerpts Arr. C. Farmakis): No. 7, Kathistos [Excerpt]
04. 36 Greek Dances, AK 11, Series 1 (Excerpts Arr. C. Farmakis): No. 6, Kleftikos
05. 8 Russian Folksongs, Op. 58 (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 1, Religious Chant
06. 8 Russian Folksongs, Op. 58 (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 2, Christmas Carol
07. 8 Russian Folksongs, Op. 58 (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 3, Melancholy Song
08. 8 Russian Folksongs, Op. 58 (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 4, Humorous Song
09. 8 Russian Folksongs, Op. 58 (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 5, Legend of the Birds
10. 8 Russian Folksongs, Op. 58 (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 6, Cradle Song
11. 8 Russian Folksongs, Op. 58 (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 7, Dance Song
12. 8 Russian Folksongs, Op. 58 (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 8, Round Dance Song
13. Trio Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1 No. 12, RV 63 “La folia”: I. Adagio (Arr. Kottos)
14. Kulokk, Op. 17 No. 22 “Cow-Call” (Arr. C. Farmakis)
15. Norwegian Dance in D Minor, Op. 35 No. 1 (Arr. B. Mogensen, P. Petersen & J. Opsahl)
16. Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 (Arr. C. Farmakis): No. 1, Stick Dance
17. Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 (Arr. C. Farmakis): No. 2, Sash Dance
18. Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 (Arr. C. Farmakis): No. 3, In One Spot
19. Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 (Arr. C. Farmakis): No. 4, Dance from Bucsum
20. Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 (Arr. C. Farmakis): No. 5, Romanian Polka
21. Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 (Arr. C. Farmakis): No. 6, Fast Dance
22. 6 Studies in English Folk Song (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 1, Adagio
23. 6 Studies in English Folk Song (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 2, Adagio sostenuto
24. 6 Studies in English Folk Song (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 3, Larghetto
25. 6 Studies in English Folk Song (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 4, Lento
26. 6 Studies in English Folk Song (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 5, Andante tranquillo
27. 6 Studies in English Folk Song (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 6, Allegro vivace
28. Sadko, Op. 5 (Arr. P. Petersen)
29. Mlada: Lithuanian Dance (Arr. B. Mogensen & P. Petersen)
30. Tango jalousie (Arr. B. Mogensen)
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