INTERMEZZO No. 1 – Anne Lauber – Maximos Farmakidis with Dimitra Maragnozis –

INTERMEZZO No. 1 from Three Intermezzos for Double Bass and Piano; composed by Anne Lauber; Performed by Maximos Farmakidis (Double Bass) and Dimitra Marangozis (Piano).

About the composer: ANNE LAUBER was born in Switzerland and lives in Québec, Canada. As a conductor she is often invited to conduct her own works. She received numerous grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Québec Ministry of Culture, CBC Radio Canada, etc.. Her son Tristan Lauber is a successful concert pianist and piano teacher. *

** D’origine Suisse, ANNE LAUBER habite au Québec, Canada. En tant que compositeur et chef d’orchestre, elle est souvent invitée à diriger ses propres oeuvres. Elle a reçu de nombreuses subventions du Conseil des Arts du Canada, du Ministère des Affaires Culturelles du Québec, et de la société Radio Canada . Son fils Tristan Lauber est un excellent pianiste de concert et professeur de piano. [by/par http://www.tristanlauber.com] Learn more about Anne Lauber: https://www.annelauber.com/.

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.