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FULL CANTO GENERAL (Mikis Theodorakis) Antwerp 2019 deCHORALE, Melike Tarhan, Thomas Blondelle
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Canto General
- Composer: Theodorakis Mikis
- Libretto: Pablo Neruda
- Venue & Opera Company: Blauwe zaal, deSingel, Antwerp, Belgium
- Recorded: November 9, 2019
- Type: Concert Live
- Singers: Melike Tarhan, Thomas Blondelle
- Conductor: Paul Dinneweth
- Orchestra: orchestra by Frank De Wolf
- Chorus: deCHORALE
- Stage Director:
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: deCHORALE
- Date Published: 2025
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
The Canto General is an oratorio for two solo voices, mixed choir and orchestra by the Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis based on texts from the poem cycle Canto General (“The Great Song”) by the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda .
In contrast to the film score for The Invisible Uprising , Theodorakis does not attempt to imitate the South American instrumental sound in “Canto General .” Instead, he uses his own, socially motivated musical language, rooted in traditional Greek music , which is also expressed in the use of the bouzouki in the orchestra. The work is written in a simple, triad-oriented harmony and is captivating for its rhythm , which incorporates many models from Greek dances.
While the large texts of the Canto General can be viewed as the choirs of an oratorio and are particularly impressive due to their monumentality, the lyrical element predominates in the later completed, chorale-like smaller sections.
Construction
Algunas bestias – Some animals
Voy a vivir (1949) – I will live
Los libertadores – The Liberators
A mi partido – To my party
Lautaro – Lautaro
Vienen los pájaros – The birds appear
Sandino – Sandino
Neruda Requiem Aeternam – Requiem for Neruda (poem by Mikis Theodorakis)
La United Fruit Co. – The United Fruit Co.
Vegetaciones – plant kingdoms
Amor América (1400) – love of America
A Emiliano Zapata – On Emiliano Zapata
América insurrecta (1800) – Insurrectionary America