#3588: Women of Classic Greek Drama in Music

New Sounds | Apr 11, 2014

Listen to Greek composer and vocalist Eleni Karaindrou's musical score for a modern adaptation of the ancient Greek tragedy of Medea on this New Sounds. Hear this musical portrait, and two other tragic female portraits of both Eurydice - in music by Toby Twining, and of Electra - in music from the ensemble Relache. Plus, more Medea music from Gavin Bryars and others.

PROGRAM #3588 Female Characters of Classical Myth (First aired on 4/11/2014)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Pierre Favre Ensemble	Fleuve	Mort d'Eurydice (The Death of Eurydice), excerpt [1:00]	ECM #1977 www.ecmrecords.com
Eleni Karaindrou	Medea	Argo's Voyage [1:38] Ceremonial Procession [3:48] Medea's Lament I [1:46] On The Way To Exile [4:51] All Hope Is Lost (Chorus IV) [3:24] The Night Of Killing [2:49] Silence (Chorus V) [2:09]	ECM 2376 www.ecmrecords.com
Relache	8 Point Turn	Sophia Serghi: Pleiades – Electra [1:45]	Meyer Media #8010. www.meyer-media.com or www.relache.org
Pierre Favre Ensemble	Fleuve	Mort d'Eurydice (The Death of Eurydice) [5:29]	ECM #1977 www.ecmrecords.com
Relache	8 Point Turn	Sophia Serghi: Pleiades - Electra Reprise [2:01]	Meyer Media #8010. www.meyer-media.com or www.relache.org
Toby Twining & vocal ensemble	Eurydice	Yes! Yes! Yes! [4:00] Underworld Motif, Strange High Pitched Noises [:51] The String Room [5:37] E-U-R-Y-D-I-C-E [2:27]	Cantaloupe Music CA 21068 www.cantaloupemusic.com
Gavin Bryars	Private tape	Medea Act 3, excerpt [3:20]	Not commercially available. Information here: www.gavinbryars.com

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