Yorgo Sicilianos (1920-2005)
Fantaisie symphonique, op. 50 "Daimon"
Symphonie n° 2, op. 58 "To the Memory of Dimitri Mitropoulos"
Antiphona, op. 40, pour cuivres, timpani et cordes

Athens State Orchestra
Ilias Voudouris, direction

The Athens State Orchestra, the oldest symphonic ensemble in Greece, pays tribute on its new GENUIN release to one of the country’s most significant 20th-century composers: Yorgo Sicilianos. The program presents large-scale, dramatically charged orchestral works spanning three decades: Sicilianos’ Symphony No. 2, dedicated to the memory of the great Dimitri Mitropoulos; “Antiphona” for brass, strings, and timpani; and the symphonic poem “Daimon”, inspired by Thomas Mann’s seminal novel “Dr. Faustus”. With Ilias Voudouris – a central figure in Greek musical life – on the podium, the orchestra brings Sicilianos’ colorful and intricately crafted sound world vividly to life, with passion and striking attention to detail.