Sokratis Sinopoulos, L’Achéron and François Joubert-Caillet – Tears of Exile (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Sokratis Sinopoulos, L’Achéron and François Joubert-Caillet – Tears of Exile (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:05:35 minutes | 1,10 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Fuga Libera

This collaboration between a consort of viols and the Greek lyra takes John Dowland’s Lachrimæ or Seaven Teares as its point of departure; together they paint a transverse and stateless picture of melancholy, although this is set against the joyful hope of a shining future that appears in these improvisations and timeless Anglo-Byzantine dances.

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Jean-Guihen Queyras, Sokratis Sinopoulos, Bijan Chemirani, Keyvan Chemirani – Thrace (Sunday morning Sessions) (2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

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Jean-Guihen Queyras, Sokratis Sinopoulos, Bijan Chemirani, Keyvan Chemirani – Thrace (Sunday morning Sessions) (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:03:07 minutes | 1,12 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © harmonia mundi

The ancient Indo-European civilization of Thrace was adventurous, inquisitive and open to exchange with other cultures. These key principles of the Thracians serve as a beautiful metaphor for this ensemble featuring cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras. From the captivating percussion of the Chemirani brothers (who grew up alongside Queyras on the hillsides of Provence) to the magical lyra of Sokratis Sinopoulos, these Sunday morning sessions open gateways into undiscovered musical worlds. Here contemporary exploration, improvisation and the traditional music of the Mediterranean converge in one powerful and irresistible spirit.
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