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The Sound of Greek Contemporary Classical

“The Sound of Greek Contemporary Classical” brings together a diverse cross-section of composers redefining Greece’s classical soundscape from the mid-20th century to today. Spanning lyrical laments, cinematic scores, experimental textures, and neoclassical structures, this playlist picks up threads from composers like Eleni Karaindrou and Mikis Theodorakis—who blend folk-rooted melodies with evocative orchestration—alongside pioneers like Iannis Xenakis and Jani Christou, known for their radical approaches to form and sound.

Listeners will encounter everything from the mournful string work of “The Weeping Meadow” to the textured avant-garde in pieces by Alexandros Markeas and Georges Aperghis. Whether through the modernist gestures of Dimitris Themelis, the meditative minimalism of Anastassis Philippakopoulos, or the chamber flourishes of Costas Eliadis and Basil Athanasiadis, each track offers a distinct glimpse into how Greek composers have responded to tradition, politics, and evolving aesthetics. It's a thoughtfully curated dive through decades of music that resists easy categorization while remaining rooted in a shared cultural sensibility.

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"Thamyriades" Female Vocal Ensemble of Polygyros Halkidiki 1 track
Aeolos Woodwind Quintet 1 track
Akémi Karaki 1 track
Alexander Lingas 1 track
Alexandros Markeas 3 tracks
Alexandros Mouzas 3 tracks
Anastassis Philippakopoulos 3 tracks
Andreas Wolf 1 track
Anestis Logothetis 3 tracks
Anja Lais 1 track
Antonio Pilato 1 track
Antonis Lagos 1 track
Arghyris Kounadis 2 tracks
Ars Nova 2 tracks
Arturo Tamayo 2 tracks
Aspasia Nasopoulou 3 tracks
Athanasia Tzanou 2 tracks
Athens Bouzouki Ensemble 1 track
Athens Bouzouki Singers 1 track
Athens Bridge Quartet 3 tracks
Athina Pavlaki-Pirounia 3 tracks
Audentia Ensemble 1 track
Basil Athanasiadis 3 tracks
Black Pencil 1 track
Bruno Maderna 1 track
Brussels Philharmonic 1 track
Brussels Virtuosi 1 track
Calliope Tsoupaki 3 tracks
Camerata, Friends Of Music Orchestra 1 track
Cappella Romana 1 track
Carl Berstroem-Nielsen 1 track
Chara Iacovidou 1 track
Chloë Meade 1 track
Choeur d'enfants de Poitiers 2 tracks
Christoph Grund 1 track
Christoph Sietzen 1 track
Christos Samaras 2 tracks
Costas Eliadis 2 tracks
Cyprien Katsaris 1 track
Cécile Soirat 1 track
DZO-Kammerorchester 1 track
Daichi Yoshimura 1 track
Das Deutsche Zupforchester 1 track
Denis Comtet 1 track
Dimitri Nicolau 2 tracks
Dimitri Terzakis 2 tracks
Dimitrios Talarougas 1 track
Dimitris Andrikopoulos 1 track
Dimitris Dragatakis 2 tracks
Dimitris Soukaras 1 track
Dimitris Themelis 2 tracks
Dimitris Tsimpanos 2 tracks
Dinos Constantinides 2 tracks
Dinos Hadjiiordanou 1 track
Don-Paul Kahl 1 track
Egon Stegemoller 1 track
Elena Abad Martinez 1 track
Eleni Karaindrou 3 tracks
Eleni Karaindrou Ensemble 1 track
Elvira Bill 1 track
Emilio Pomárico 1 track
Emmerich Smola 1 track
Ensemble Modern 1 track
Erato Alakiozidou 4 tracks
Evangelos Papadimitris 1 track
Fabio Gallucci 1 track
Fani Kossona 1 track
Florent Louman 1 track
Franz Litschauer 1 track
Galan Trio 1 track
George Couroupos 2 tracks
Georges Aperghis 3 tracks
Gerhard Samuel 1 track
Giorgos Couroupos 1 track
Giorgos Koumendakis 2 tracks
Greek Radio Symphony Orchestra 1 track
Guillaume Berceau 1 track
Halina Lukomska 1 track
Haralambos Platanou 2 tracks
Henry Hargreaves 1 track
Hermut Giesser 1 track
Iannis Leonidakis 1 track
Iannis Xenakis 3 tracks
Interensemble 1 track
International Kranichstein Chamber Ensemble 1 track
Ioannis Kalantzis 1 track
Isabelle Soccoja 2 tracks
Iwona Glinka 8 tracks
Jan Berry Baker 1 track
Jani Christou 3 tracks
Joakim Ciesla 1 track
Johanna Winkel 1 track
John C. Williams 1 track
João Barradas 1 track
Julian Podger 1 track
János Négyesy 1 track
Kammerorchester des DZO 1 track
Kasper de Roo 1 track
Kate Strong 1 track
Katrin Zenz 4 tracks
Keiko Hisamoto 1 track
Kenneth Long 1 track
Kim Kashkashian 1 track
Klangforum Wien 1 track
Klaus Heitz 1 track
Konstantia Gourzi 2 tracks
Kostis Theos 1 track
La Maîtrise Boréale 2 tracks
Lefteris Chalkiadakis 1 track
Leontios Hadjileontiadis 2 tracks
Liad Abraham 1 track
Lin Lin 1 track
Lorenda Ramou 1 track
Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra 2 tracks
Manos Charalabopoulos 1 track
Manos Hadjidakis 3 tracks
Manos Panayiotakis 1 track
Manos Tsangaris 1 track
Marc Grauwels 2 tracks
Maria Bildea 1 track
Maria Papageorgiou 1 track
Maria Papapetropoulou 1 track
Maria Tzanou 1 track
Mario Frangoulis 2 tracks
Martine Viard 1 track
Matthias Schorn 1 track
Michael Adamis 1 track
Michel Grizard 1 track
Michel Tilkin 1 track
Michela Amici 1 track
Michele Marco Rossi 1 track
Mikis Theodorakis 3 tracks
Miltos Logiadis 3 tracks
Minas Borboudakis 1 track
Myron Michailidis 1 track
Naomi Sato 1 track
NeoQuartet 1 track
Nevsky Quartet 1 track
New Hellenic Quartet 1 track
Nickitas Demos 1 track
Nickos Harizanos 1 track
Nicolas Horvath 3 tracks
Nicolas Tzortzis 1 track
Nicolos Dimopoulos 1 track
Nikos Xanthoulis 1 track
Nikos Zarkos 3 tracks
Nils Mönkemeyer 1 track
Noah Max 1 track
Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra 1 track
Oakland Symphony Orchestra 1 track
Olga Wascher 1 track
Orchestra Of The Sea 1 track
Panagiotis Theodossiou 1 track
Panayiotis Kokoras 1 track
Paolo Carlini 1 track
Philippe Naon 2 tracks
Quatuor Zahir 1 track
Renato Ripo 1 track
Ryan Bair 1 track
SWR Symphony Orchestra 1 track
Sandro Compagnon 1 track
Sappho 1 track
Seldom Sene 2 tracks
Sendef Ercetin 1 track
Sergiu Nastasa 1 track
Siegfried Behrend 1 track
Simon Stockhausen 1 track
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra 3 tracks
Sophie Hallynck 1 track
Spiros Mazis 1 track
Spyros Kazianis 1 track
Stefanos Tsialis 1 track
Stratis Minakakis 1 track
String Orchestra 1 track
String Orchestra La Camerata 1 track
Stuttgart Southwest Radio Vocal Ensemble 1 track
Sylvain Cambreling 1 track
Sérgio Carolino 1 track
Takashi Ochi 1 track
Theodore Antoniou 3 tracks
Theodore Kerkezos 1 track
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra 1 track
Tina Reynaert 1 track
Vangelis Christopoulos 1 track
Vasilis Tenidis 1 track
Vassilios Kokkas 1 track
Vassilis Roupas 1 track
Vicky Stylianou 3 tracks
William Youn 2 tracks
Yannis Andreou Papaioannou 1 track
Yannis Ioannidis 1 track
Yannis Markopoulos 3 tracks
Yiorgos Vassilandonakis 1 track
Zoe Samsarelou 2 tracks
ÉxQuartet 1 track