Music from the American Continent

Some of the finest 20th century classical music of the Americas is brought to you in this programme. Villa-Lobos’s hauntingly beautiful Bachiana Brazileira no. 5 (1938) combines sensuous dance rhythms with the influence of Brazilian song. Copland’s hugely popular sets of Old American songs (1950, 1952) are a celebratory tribute to America’s highly diverse song heritage, including minstrel songs, ballads and hymns. Famous for his revolutionary “new tango”, Piazzolla wrote numerous “classical” compositions which “all relate to Buenos Aires”, as the composer explained. Ηis Sinfonietta was singled out by Buenos Aires music critics as the best work of 1953. A more sombre vision of the tango is conveyed in his extensive Tangazo (1970), subtitled “variations on Buenos Aires”.

H. VILLA-LOBOS: Bachianas Brasileiras no. 5 for string orchestra (arr. J. Krance)
A. COPLAND: Old American songs
A. PIAZZOLLA: Sinfonietta for chamber orchestra
Tangazo

Soloist: Tassos Apostolou (baritone)
Conductor: Lisa Xanthopoulou

Ticket prices:
€12, €7 (young people 18-26 yrs., pensioners), €5 (young people 12-18 yrs), €3 (children under 12)