In March 2005 Eleni Karaindrou presented what she called “a scenic cantata” at the Megaron in Athens, a tour through her music for film and theatre, with musical themes newly combined and contrasted. A live audio recording, “Elegy of the Uprooting”, was issued in 2006: “The two-CD set interweaves excerpts of her music from 13 different scores spanning more than two decades, although the irresistible congruence of the music is such that newcomers to Karaindrou’s oeuvre would be forgiven for thinking this is newly composed. [The music] seduces by its profound beauty, tenderness and candour.”. – International Record Review. Here is the video document of the event.
Elegy of the Uprooting
Eleni Karaindrou, Maria Farantouri, Alexandros Myrat, Camerata Orchestra, ERT Choir
- 1Prayer
05:51 - 2Refugee's Theme
01:40 - 3The Weeping Meadow
03:25 - 4Dance
03:47 - 5An ode of tears
04:05 - 6For the Phrygian land vast mourning
02:07 - 7By the Sea
01:22 - 8Depart and Eternity Theme
06:16 - 9Rosa's Aria
04:02 - 10Memories
02:50 - 11Hecuba's Lament / Hecuba's Theme II
01:38 - 12Telamon, you came to conquer our town
01:42 - 13The city that gave birth to you was consumed by fire
02:04 - 14An ode of tears
00:36 - 15Theme of the Uprooting I
00:46 - 16The Weeping Meadow II
02:04 - 17Voyage
01:59 - 18Voyage to Cythera
02:19 - 19On the Road
03:11 - 20Parade
02:42 - 21Return
02:29 - 22Andromache's Theme
01:05 - 23The land I call home
01:46 - 24Home of my forefathers
01:47 - 25I wish I'm given there
01:23 - 26Refugee's Theme
02:07 - 27The Seagull
01:28 - 28Song of the Lake
02:25 - 29Adagio - Father's Theme
02:58 - 30In vain the sacrifices
02:12 - 31My beloved, your soul is wandering
02:58 - 32Decision
02:39 - 33Farewell Theme
04:24 - 34Theme of the Lake
02:40 - 35Hecuba's Theme II
00:35 - 36Lament for Astyanax
02:34 - 37Exodos
02:43 - 38Hecuba's Theme II
00:39 - 39The Weeping Meadow
05:24 - 40Song of the Lake
04:48
YEAR | DATE | VENUE | LOCATION | |
2023 | May 07 | Isarphilharmonie | Aalborg, Germany |