Christos Leontis: Cantata of Freedom

Item

Title

Creator

Municipal Library Cultural Organization of the Municipality of Patras

Spatial Coverage

Athens See all items with this value Athens->Searchculture.gr

Subject - keywords

Concerts

Solomos Dionysios See all items with this value Solomos Dionysios -> Searchculture.gr

Feraios Rigas See all items with this value Feraios Rigas -> Searchculture.gr

Makrygiannis Ioannis See all items with this value Makrygiannis Ioannis -> Searchculture.gr

Date

4 September 2021

Date Issued

2021

Abstract

The Cantata of Freedom is the only contemporary folk music work referring to the 1821 Revolution. Written in melodic poems by Christos Leontis, it includes texts by Rigas, Solomos, Makriyannis. It was written in 1970, recorded with the voice of the composer himself with Anna Synodinou reading and released, with difficulty, on a small vinyl record. Later, “Rigas’ Thourios” was released with the voice of Nikos Xylouris. In addition to the Cantata of Freedom, the programme includes other songs from its long-standing synthetic activity.

(Edited and translated description from organizer's website)