{"product_id":"various-artists-songs-dances","title":"Various Artists: Songs \u0026 Dances - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eSongs \u0026amp; Dances\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eVarious Artists\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eOrchid Classics\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e5060189561056\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eClassical\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2019-10-04\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         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 Bartók 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 4 Greek Dances (from 36 Greek Dances for Orchestra)~Epirotikos \u003cbr\u003e1.2 4 Greek Dances (from 36 Greek Dances for Orchestra)~Kretikos \u003cbr\u003e1.3 4 Greek Dances (from 36 Greek Dances for Orchestra)~Kathistos (Excerpt) \u003cbr\u003e1.4 4 Greek Dances (from 36 Greek Dances for Orchestra)~Kleftikos \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Russian Folk Songs Op. 58~Religious Chant. Moderato \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Russian Folk Songs Op. 58~Christmas Carol 'Kolyada'. Allegretto \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Russian Folk Songs Op. 58~Plaintive Song. Andante \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Russian Folk Songs Op. 58~Humorous Song 'I Danced With the Gnat'. Allegretto \u003cbr\u003e1.9 Russian Folk Songs Op. 58~Legend of the Birds 'Bylina'. Allegretto \u003cbr\u003e1.10 Russian Folk Songs Op. 58~Cradle Song 'Baju'. Moderato \u003cbr\u003e1.11 Russian Folk Songs Op. 58~Round Dance. Allegro \u003cbr\u003e1.12 Russian Folk Songs Op. 58~Village Dance Song. Vivo \u003cbr\u003e1.13 Folia~[Excerpt] \u003cbr\u003e1.14 Kulok, Op. 17 No. 22 \u003cbr\u003e1.15 Norwegian Dance in D minor \u003cbr\u003e1.16 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56~I. Stick Dance \u003cbr\u003e1.17 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56~II. Sash Dance \u003cbr\u003e1.18 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56~III. In One Spot \u003cbr\u003e1.19 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56~IV. Dance from Bucsum \u003cbr\u003e1.20 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56~V. Romanian Polka \u003cbr\u003e1.21 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56~VI. Fast Dance \u003cbr\u003e1.22 Six Studies in English Folk Song~1. Adagio \u003cbr\u003e1.23 Six Studies in English Folk Song~2. Andante sostenuto \u003cbr\u003e1.24 Six Studies in English Folk Song~3. Larghetto \u003cbr\u003e1.25 Six Studies in English Folk Song~4. Lento \u003cbr\u003e1.26 Six Studies in English Folk Song~5. Andante tranquillo \u003cbr\u003e1.27 Six Studies in English Folk Song~6. Allegro vivace \u003cbr\u003e1.28 Sadko~Song of India \u003cbr\u003e1.29 Mlada~Lithuanian Dance \u003cbr\u003e1.30 Tango Jalousie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudio Sample:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ci\u003eAll soundclips are provided by Tidal and are for illustrative purposes only. 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