by Mikis Theodorakis · Wergo · CD · EAN 4011687310722
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«Canto Olympico» is the album by Mikis Theodorakis, released in 1992 by Wergo, on CD.
«Canto Olympico» is a choral and orchestral work commissioned by the International Olympic Committee for the Barcelona 1992 Games. With texts by Dimitra Manda and Mikis Theodorakis, it surveys the Olympic ideal from its origins and includes sections such as «Ode to Zeus», «Ode to Apollo» and «Hymn to the Earth».
Recorded at the Athens Concert Hall in July 1992. Featuring the Greek Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Greek Radio Choir, conducted by Lukas Karytinos.
For classical music listeners interested in 20th-century symphonic choral repertoire and the celebration of the Olympic ideal.
