KOTTOS takes it's name from an enchanting, dangerous giant of Greek mythology. The instrumental makeup of KOTTOS is unique: recorders from the lowest bass to the highest sopranino; a grand Russian Bayan concert accordion; the cello, which adds sounds from the avant-garde and Nordic folk music; and a Greek bouzouki adding Mediterranean colour and Celtic sonorities. The songs and dances of European folk music inspired the late 19th and early 20th-century composers featured on this album, from BartÃ³k to Vaughan Williams, and the journey takes us from the mountain tunes of Europe's northernmost tip to the melancholy songs of it's easternmost reaches, to dances from it's southernmost point. The group's eponymous debut album KOTTOS (2016) received the Listeners' Prize of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation's P2 station.

Tracklist:

36 Greek Dances, Ak 11, Series 1 (Excerpts Arr. C. Farmakis): No. 3, Epirotikos
36 Greek Dances, Ak 11, Series 1 (Excerpts Arr. C. Farmakis): No. 2, Kretikos
36 Greek Dances, Ak 11, Series 2 (Excerpts Arr. C. Farmakis): No. 7, Kathistos [Excerpt]
36 Greek Dances, Ak 11, Series 1 (Excerpts Arr. C. Farmakis): No. 6, Kleftikos
8 Russian Folksongs, Op. 58 (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 1, Religious Chant
8 Russian Folksongs, Op. 58 (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 2, Christmas Carol
8 Russian Folksongs, Op. 58 (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 3, Melancholy Song
8 Russian Folksongs, Op. 58 (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 4, Humorous Song
8 Russian Folksongs, Op. 58 (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 5, Legend Of The Birds
8 Russian Folksongs, Op. 58 (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 6, Cradle Song
8 Russian Folksongs, Op. 58 (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 7, Dance Song
8 Russian Folksongs, Op. 58 (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 8, Round Dance Song
Trio Sonata In D Minor, Op. 1 No. 12, Rv 63 "La Folia": I. Adagio (Arr. Kottos)
Kulokk, Op. 17 No. 22 "Cow-Call" (Arr. C. Farmakis)
Norwegian Dance In D Minor, Op. 35 No. 1 (Arr. B. Mogensen, P. Petersen & J. Opsahl)
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 (Arr. C. Farmakis): No. 1, Stick Dance
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 (Arr. C. Farmakis): No. 2, Sash Dance
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 (Arr. C. Farmakis): No. 3, In One Spot
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 (Arr. C. Farmakis): No. 4, Dance From Bucsum
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 (Arr. C. Farmakis): No. 5, Romanian Polka
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 (Arr. C. Farmakis): No. 6, Fast Dance
6 Studies In English Folk Song (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 1, Adagio
6 Studies In English Folk Song (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 2, Adagio Sostenuto
6 Studies In English Folk Song (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 3, Larghetto
6 Studies In English Folk Song (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 4, Lento
6 Studies In English Folk Song (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 5, Andante Tranquillo
6 Studies In English Folk Song (Arr. B. Mogensen): No. 6, Allegro Vivace
Sadko, Op. 5 (Arr. P. Petersen)
Mlada: Lithuanian Dance (Arr. B. Mogensen & P. Petersen)
Tango Jalousie (Arr. B. Mogensen)

UPC: 5060189561056
Label: Orchid Classics
Release Date: 10.4.19
Format: CD

Songs & Dances / Various - Songs & Dances (CD)