#3588: Women of Classic Greek Drama in Music
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. Â Â
PROGRAM #3588 Female Characters of Classical Myth (First aired on 4/11/2014)Â Â
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Pierre Favre Ensemble |
Fleuve |
Mort d'Eurydice (The Death of Eurydice), excerpt [1:00] |
ECM #1977 |
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Eleni Karaindrou |
Medea |
Argo's Voyage [1:38] |
ECM 2376Â Â |
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Relache |
8 Point Turn |
Sophia Serghi: Pleiades – Electra [1:45] |
Meyer Media #8010. |
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Pierre Favre Ensemble |
Fleuve |
Mort d'Eurydice (The Death of Eurydice) [5:29] |
ECM #1977Â |
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Relache |
8 Point Turn |
Sophia Serghi: Pleiades  - Electra Reprise [2:01] |
Meyer Media #8010.  |
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Toby Twining & vocal ensemble |
Eurydice |
Yes! Yes! Yes! [4:00] |
Cantaloupe Music CA 21068Â |
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Gavin Bryars |
Private tape |
Medea Act 3, excerpt [3:20] |
Not commercially available. Information here: www.gavinbryars.com |
