Choir of the Music Department of the University Athens, Niko Maliaras, Athens Philharmonia Orchestra & Byron Fidetzis - Kalafati: Symphony in A Minor, Légende & Polonaise (2020)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 395 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 191 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:21:24
Classical | Label: Naxos Records
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 395 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 191 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:21:24
Classical | Label: Naxos Records
Greek by parentage, Vasily Kalafati settled permanently in St Petersburg where he counted Rimsky-Korsakov among his teachers, and later included Igor Stravinsky among a distinguished roll-call of his own students. Kalafati's style incorporated elements of the Russian National School into traditional forms, as can be heard in the wide-ranging contrasts and Romantic lyricism of his only Symphony. The Polonaise has a celebratory character with exceptionally bright orchestration, while the ingenious Légende commemorates Schubert by transforming his themes into a colorful late-Romantic symphonic poem that earned Kalafati some well-deserved distinction at its premiere. Conductor Byron Fidetzis and the Athens Philharmonia Orchestra recently made a much-admired recording of works by Nikos Skalkottas, and Fidetzis has also recorded for the Naxos Greek Classics edition.