Periklis Koukos (b. 1960) is one of the most active and prominent composers of his generation. The draw of his music is so great that he constantly receives requests from soloists and conductors to rearrange his compositions for different instruments or ensembles for them. Only some of these arrangements are presented in this recording, and they were chosen with regard to their similar instrumentation. 

VIRTUOSI DI PRAGA

Soloists:

Jiří Vodička, violin

Dimitris Koukos, piano

Conductor: Oldřich Vlček

 

Tracklist

 

Suite concertante for piano and string orchestra from the opera ballet A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1997)

1. Overture. Αllegro cantabile - Poco più mosso e marcato - Tempo I

 

2. Fairies - Puck. Adagio misterioso – Vivace 

 

3. Τhe conflict. Allegro molto

4. The purification. Αndante con grande espressione

5. The song of the ass. Allegretto ironico

6. Lullaby. Allegro molto - Adagio

7. Amusement. Αndante pomposo

8. Lost in the dreamland. Allegro moderato

9. Trapped in the forest. Presto

10. Adagio for string orchestra (1993)

Chorika for violin, piano and string orchestra (2006)

11. I. Largo – Allegro vivace

12. II. Adagio con espressione

13. III. Grave misterioso – Andante tranquillo – Presto energico

 

14. In Memoriam Y. A. Papaioannou for solo violin and string orchestra (1989)

Two Tangos for violin, piano and string orchestra (orch. P. Koukos - Y. Samprovalakis) (2003)

15. Tango I

16. Tango II