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IN THE PALACES OF THE ART OF SONG
Recitation accompanied by strings and solo flute
From The Fourteen Syllables, poems by Kostis Palamas
1943/1946
First Performance: 25 August 1947
Herod Atticus Theatre, Athens
Athens State Orchestra
Conducted by Manolis Kalomiris
Narrator: Poupa Kokkinaki
Edition: Unpublished.
In the palaces of the art of song (Stis tragoudistras tehnis ta palatia). 1946 autograph manuscript, title and internal page. [© MKS]
Palamas, Kostis [link] (1859-1943), great lyric poet of historical importance in Greek literature. He was during his lifetime the admired leader of the Demotic Movement. He wrote in a grandiloquent flamboyant style, in which lyric expression was interwoven with elements of historical and traditional character. Palamas’ poetry became an important inspiration for Kalomiris’ vocal work. The two men had a lifelong friendship and admiration for each other. Kalomiris set to music numerous poems of Palamas and, finally, dedicated to him the Symphony No. 3, Palamiki.
[Note by Maria Voelker-Kamarinea]
