Concert 1 Lianotragouda (Chansons De La Patrie Amère)

Song cycle of poems by Yannis Ritsos, composed in Paris, 1971-1973.
First performance on 17 January 1973 at Albert Hall, London with singers Maria Farandouri, Petros Pandis, Aphrodite Manou, Achilleas Kostoulas and the composer.
• 1st recording: [this] - Paris, 1973 with the same singers as above.
• 2nd recording: 18 Λιανοτράγουδα Της Πικρής Πατρίδας (opens in a new tab) - Greece, 1973, in secrecy during the military junta, with singers George Dalaras, Anna Vissi
[After the fall of the junta in Greece, this 2nd version was released first, followed closely by the 1st]
• 3rd recording: 18 Λιανοτράγουδα Της Πικρής Πατρίδας (opens in a new tab) - Greece, 1974, with singers Maria Dimitriadi, Eleni Vitali, Kostas Kamenos, Stavros Pasparakis, Sania Krystali.
• Live recording: Δεκαοχτώ Λιανοτράγουδα (Canada) (opens in a new tab) - maybe from the 1976 tour, with singers: Achilleas Kostoulis, Maria Farandouri, Aphrodite Manou, Petros Pandis.
Other recordings not in Discogs:
• 1974, singer Antonis Kaloyannis (on Polydor, Greece)
• 1975, singer George Dalaras (on Metronome, Germany)