MILONGA EN RE – Astor Piazzolla – Maximos Farmakidis with Dr. Cecilia Lee

Astor Piazzolla, composer; Performed by Maximos Farmakidis, flute, and Dr. Cecilia Lee, piano. —————-

A message from Maximos: I am a contrabassist. When I work on a new solo piece on my contrabass, at the same time I like to study the piece on my flute. This gives me a multidimensional understanding of the music. The objective is to perform and to record the music on the contrabass, but this time I did it differently, I made a home recording on the flute instead. (A distance recording with the piano). —————-

Learn more about Astor Piazzolla here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astor_P… Check out more performances from Maximos on his YouTube channel:    • Koussevitzky conc…  

The Mystic Aegean – Mikis Theodorakis – Maximos Farmakidis with Dr. Cecilia Lee

The Mystic Aegean, Suite for Violoncello and Piano (excerpts), composed by Mikis Theodorakis; Maximos Farmakidis, contrabass; Dr. Cecilia Lee, piano.

The Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra is pleased to begin our second season of SPOGreatMusic Performance videos with this selection from longtime SPO bassist, Mr. Maximos Farmakidis. “The Mystic Aegean” (Το Μυστικιστικό Αιγαίο) is an excerpt from Mikis Theodorakis suite, “East of the Aegean” for Violoncello and Piano, transcribed for Contrabass and Piano by Maximos Farmakidis. The suite “East of the Aegean” consist of 21 miniature compositions for viοloncello and piano based on Mikis Theodorakis song cycles. This suite is a declaration of love to the composer’s origins, the islands of Chios, Lesbos, and Icaria.

Footprints of the Sun – Mikis Theodorakis – Maximos Farmakidis 

East of the Aegean, Suite for Violoncello and Piano (excerpts), composed by Mikis Theodorakis; Maximos Farmakidis, contrabass; Dr. Cecilia Lee, piano. “The Footprints of the Sun” (Οι Πατημασιες του Ηλιου) is an excerpt from Mikis Theodorakis suite, “East of the Aegean” for Violoncello and Piano, transcribed for Contrabass and Piano.