{"product_id":"3770004972517","title":"Byron Fidetzis - Lavrangas, Dionysios : Dido : Athens Philharmonia, Kyanidou, Modinos, Platanias, etc.(2025 Stereo)+Orchestral Works (3CD) - Import 3 CD Box Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eByron Fidetzis\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLavranga's \"Dido\" World Premiere Recording!\n\n\n\nMelism, a label dedicated to the discovery of unknown Greek music, has released a 3-CD box set that is a compilation of the works of Dionysios Lavranga (1864-1941), one of the fathers of modern Greek music.\n\n\n\nBorn into an aristocratic family in Kefalonia, Lavranga studied at the Conservatory of Naples and then at the Paris Conservatory under Dreve, Massenet, and Franck. After returning to Japan, he led the Greek music world as the founder of the \"Greek National Music School\" and as a conductor and educator.\n\n\n\nThe main opera, \"Dido\" (1909), is a large-scale lyric tragedy that is considered one of his best-known operas. The score had long been lost and confused, but conductor Byron Fidetzis revised the manuscript score and brought it back to life as the first Greek opera recording by a Greek orchestra. This dramatic work combines the fluidity of French opera with Greek passion.\n\n\n\nThe margins and CD3 collect his important orchestral works. These colorful and accessible works include the First and Second Greek Suites, which use Greek folk material, and the Capriccio for Violin.In particular, the \"First Greek Suite\" is known as the work that marked the beginning of the Greek National Music School. The Maiden Sleeps, recorded in 1999 but previously unreleased, is also included.\n\nTokyo M-Plus\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Melism","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52171569922337,"sku":"3770004972517","price":82.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/3770004972517.jpg?v=1766641967","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/en-ca\/products\/3770004972517","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}