Music of Ancient Rome and Greece

[hoplite14gr]

Reconstructed instruments from the Bodosaki foundation

[Sergey Lenkov]

Some interesting things - official site of Conrad Steimnann devoted to the record "Melpomen", which was discussed in this thread -
http://www.melpomen.ch/ensemble_english.html

Video of Synaulia performing in Hermitage in St. Petersburg in 2007
(much thanks to Susanna for giving me this link):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnDjFXRZLVo
Enjoy!

[Sergey Lenkov]

P.S. This is performance of Luis Paniagua - he is former participant of Atrium Musicae De Madrid and he is one of the musicians who made historical record of Ancient Greek music back in 1977.
He performed a kind of New Age music - but with a kind of the pseudo-Antique lyre. Still the spirit of his music could remind you of something:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExsxYeZF ... re=related

[Endre Fodstad]

Reconstructed instruments from the Bodosaki foundation

Very nice. They only need to put out some sounds files on the net so we can hear how the instruments sounds!

(ok, not from the pan pipes. I hate those, after the tender mercies of, at a multiperiod historical festival, having a south american pan pipe band mutilate every song in existence for eight hours a day, five days running)

[Sergey Lenkov]

You could see videos of performances of Kerylos Ensemble with Annie Belis - record was impressive but live performance sounds dry:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asO-SR4CKqE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y27mYWUFIYI

[Sergey Lenkov]

P.S. Video of Conrad Steimann performance 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz8AQrfYA3I

Conrad Steimann - author of contemporary Ancient Greek music.
His album "Melomen" was discussed on previous pages.

[Sergey Lenkov]

Did anybody hear this CD? :

http://www.funprox.com/index.php/webzin ... struments/

Are there something "Ancient Greek" eccept for the instruments?

[Susanna]

Yes, I did.

Spyros and Evi of Daemonia Nymphe visited me two weeks ago for one week and we also recorded something together. ;-) )

The CD does not contain any original pieces but some very nice atmospheric pieces that show a lot of possible techniques and sounds of ancient instruments. The singing is very wired and really good.

The CD is not the copy of the copy of...but rather something complete new in basis and kind of presenting. I needed some time to listen, but now I really
like it. The instrument-reconstructions though are good.

Just sitting on the last layout of the booklet.
"Pugnate", German version will be released on 27th August 2008,
English version little later, French version is planned.


:wink:

[Susanna]

Yes, I did.

Spyros and Evi of Daemonia Nymphe visited me two weeks ago for one week and we also recorded something together. ;-) )

The CD does not contain any original pieces but some very nice atmospheric pieces that show a lot of possible techniques and sounds of ancient instruments. The singing is very wired and really good.

The CD is not the copy of the copy of...but rather something complete new in basis and kind of presenting. I needed some time to listen, but now I really
like it. The instrument-reconstructions though are good.

Just sitting on the last layout of the booklet.
"Pugnate", German version will be released on 27th August 2008,
English version little later, French version is planned.


:wink:

[Sergey Lenkov]

Just sitting on the last layout of the booklet.
"Pugnate", German version will be released on 27th August 2008,
English version little later, French version is planned.
:wink:

Glad to hear you, Susanna! Thank you for the answer.
Waiting for your new album
Besides the instruments on the record by Spyros - are there something connected with the ancient music (tonality etc.) - or this is (I get your idea that the music itself is fine and the record is worth listening) "fantasy" music?

[Sergey Lenkov]

New myspace page devoted to Ancient Greek music: Lyravlos

http://www.myspace.com/stefoslyravlos

By the way, check out Susanna's page:

Musica Romana on tour!

http://www.myspace.com/mvsicaromana

New video of Daemonia Nymphe performing a stasimo from "Orestes" by Euripides:

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea ... d=36699697

Hey, where are you, lovers of Ancient music!
P.S. A little bit of modern music - listen to the song by Al Stewart about Hanno the Navigator - it's really funny
http://cdbaby.com/cd/alstewart2

[greekwarrior34]

Hi all,

Maybe it's not genuine ancient greek music but I think it's interesting too: Divna Ljubojevic, singer of ancient byzantines chants.

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=PEHJY0T9R ... re=related

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7tKexc4wSM

To me, Ancient Greece is not only IV- V b.C. centuries but also all the eastern lands influenced by Christianity in the following stages.

[Carus Andiae]

Susanna, any news of the English version of 'Pugnate'?

[Sergey Lenkov]

Page devoted to the ancient instrument pandoura:

http://www.shlomomusic.com/pandoura.htm

[Sergey Lenkov]

You coud read blog by Susanna on her myspace page about performance of members of Musica Romana in London with musician who played Sumerian harp of Ur
http://www.myspace.com/mvsicaromana