The Very Best of Mikis Theodorakis [Import]

Mikis Theodorakis, Odetta | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 18, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Koch Records
• ASIN: B00000IWOL
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #77,288 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #27 in Music > World Music > Europe > Continental Europe > Greece

Track Listings

1. Zorba The Greek (Instrumental)

2. When They Grab One's Hand

3. April

4. I Look For You On Every Corner

5. Green-Gold Leaf

6. If You Remember My Dream

7. I Had Planted A Heart

8. I Gave You Rosewater

9. O Sun Of Justice

10. Song Of Exile

11. Mother And Mother Of God

12. It's Raining In The Poor Side Of Town

13. The Hidden Shore

14. Margarita, Child Of May

15. On May Day, I Lost You

16. Love Betrayed

17. Drapetsona

18. The Train Leaves At Eight

Editorial Reviews

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Genre: World Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 18-MAY-1999

Customer Reviews

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36 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best of the master, May 26, 2000

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D. Wolff (Alameda, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Very Best of Mikis Theodorakis (Audio CD)

At an early age I became addicted to Greek music, particularly Stavros Xarhakos. I avoided Theodoroakis because he seemed too 'commercial.' However, when I heard this album recently I was shocked. This guy is truly a master, with a wide range of style, which might be the cause of my earlier confusion. This is a magnificent cd, particularly the third cut, April, which is pure ecstacy; Beethoven at his best (Ode to Joy) is only second place to this kind of music, which is as much felt in the nervous system as heard. My only complaint about this collection is that it is entirely instrumental, no voice.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Music for the soul, December 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Very Best of Mikis Theodorakis (Audio CD)

Listening to the instrumental version of some of Thedorakis' songs is so engrossing, that heavy traffic while driving to work in the morning is not upsetting. It gives me the opportunity to listen to this wonderful music longer. The only complaint pertains to a technical glitz where track no.7 repeats itself on track no 10. Track no. 10, (To tragoudi tis xenitias), does not appear on the CD.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Theodorakis and his muse !, December 29, 2004

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Hiram Gomez Pardo (Valencia, Venezuela) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Very Best of Mikis Theodorakis (Audio CD)

Theodorakis is a sublime poet and besides an outstanding musician . His melodies are filled with the Mediterranean spirit ; the radiant charm , elegance , and joy of living is present in every piece of this unvaluable album .
Somehow you or anyone of us the descendents of the Western Civilization feel these melodies with special rapport because express the greatness and the energy of a land surrounded of glory .
And this special year in which the Olimpic Games took place and the Euro Copa was deservedly for them , you have not any excuse to acquire this CD as well for your personal collection or as a gift for a beloved friend .