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Description:

Elena Papandreou's fourth release on the BIS label is a collection of Manos Hadjidakis' song arrangements for guitar! The fourth release on the BIS label by Athens-born Elena Papandreou, called "the poet of the guitar" by the "Washington Post"! Elena Papandreou Plays Roland Dianz" (BIS-1366), recorded after the first album (BIS-1236) in which she played Nikita Koshkin's guitar works, "contains definitive performances of the most inspired guitar works of our time" ( Classical Guitar Magazine). The new album, titled Paper Moon, features a program of works by Manos Hadjidakis (1925-1994), whom she has been singing and impressing her friends since her youth, and Leo Brouwer (1939-), a Cuban composer. Hadjidakis became internationally known when his theme song for the movie "Not on Sunday" won the 33rd Academy Award for Best Song in 1961, and he has composed many pop songs as well as film scores.On this album, Papandreou performs a selection of Hadjidakis' pop songs, "Guitar Arrangements" by the famous French guitarist and composer Laurent Diens (1955-2016) and the Greek guitarist Orestis Karampalikis (1981-), who studied with him at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Musique et de Danse de Paris. The 12 pieces in the "Guitar Arrangements. The Postman Is Dead," which Deans played as an encore at his first Greek concert in 1997, and "Wide Open Sea," to which he dedicated a manuscript score to Karampalikis. Paper Moon" has the scent of a romantic night. The Urchins down in the Meadow, a critique of contemporary Greek society. Hymettus, a mountain range surrounding Athens. Noble Dame, a sad tale of a woman. In This Boat" and "A Stroll to the Moon," both of which are about the love of one's life. The Coachman" is a love song. I Have a Secret," about a teenage girl in love; and "Little Rallou," about 40 brave young men trying to win the heart of a beautiful woman.Sweet Smell of Jasmine," says Karampalikis, "is never sweet. Karampalikis, who inherited his dream with Dianes to "make an album of Hadjidakis' songs," arranged ten of them. The program concludes with Browell's "Prelude to Nostalgia," inspired by Hadjidakis' "Nanourisma (Lullaby)" and dedicated to Papandreou. King International

Tracklisting:

1.Paper Moon
2.The Urchins Down in the Meadow
3.Hymettus
4.The Postman Is Dead
5.Noble Dame
6.In This Boat
7.A Stroll to the Moon
8.Six Popular Pictures, Op. 5~The Coachman
9.I Have a Secret
10.Little Rallou
11.Wide Open Sea
12.Sweet Smell of Jasmine
13.Preludio de la Nostalgia