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Music for Strings
Savvas Zannas
with L' Anima string quartet
featuring Ellemis piano trio
solo violin: Stella Tsani
L' Anima string quartet:
Stella Tsani (1st violin)
Brunilda-Eugenia Malo (2nd violin)
Gerta Sinaj (viola)
Lefki Kolovou (cello)
Ellemis piano trio:
Stella Tsani (violin)
Lefki Kolovou (cello)
Elena Chounta (piano)
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String Quartet No 6
1st part (1990), 'The decision'
2nd part (1993)
3rd part (1994)
Piano Trio(Classique)
(1991)
Performed by Ellemis piano trio
String Quartet No 7
(1997)
Romanza for solo violin
(2004)
Performed by Stella Tsani
String Quartet No 4
(1985)
Total time: 52:01
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Music for Strings
Savvas Zannas
with L' Anima string quartet
featuring Ellemis piano trio
solo violin: Stella Tsani
L' Anima string quartet:
Stella Tsani (1st violin)
Brunilda-Eugenia Malo (2nd violin)
Gerta Sinaj (viola)
Lefki Kolovou (cello)
Ellemis piano trio:
Stella Tsani (violin)
Lefki Kolovou (cello)
Elena Chounta (piano)
__________________________
String Quartet No 6
1st part (1990), 'The decision'
2nd part (1993)
3rd part (1994)
Piano Trio(Classique)
(1991)
Performed by Ellemis piano trio
String Quartet No 7
(1997)
Romanza for solo violin
(2004)
Performed by Stella Tsani
String Quartet No 4
(1985)
Total time: 52:01
__________________________
taxes and shipping are included
What is the colour of the notes which adorn a decision?
Which anxieties breathe the force of a dialectic flee?
Somewhere around there the instruments get drunk, give birth and the notes are trapped, letting loose three audible steps.
Digging into hypotheses, which verify the suspicion of a fear or the fleeting proof that the fear has won.
A victory which lasts the whole aeon of a moment, and rises.
Rises to a convenient romance which of its multiple consciousnesses of existance is ironically celebrating the absence of it - thereby spreading out meaning, emptying her title somewhere -
And from there, a leap to an acceptance which seems transcient, which is shared in that "there", where "there is no silence, nor break, only pauses: music without sound"*.
* from the book by Tatsis Apostolides, "Fifteen Stories and a Ride on a Bicycle", by KEDROS publications.
Which anxieties breathe the force of a dialectic flee?
Somewhere around there the instruments get drunk, give birth and the notes are trapped, letting loose three audible steps.
Digging into hypotheses, which verify the suspicion of a fear or the fleeting proof that the fear has won.
A victory which lasts the whole aeon of a moment, and rises.
Rises to a convenient romance which of its multiple consciousnesses of existance is ironically celebrating the absence of it - thereby spreading out meaning, emptying her title somewhere -
And from there, a leap to an acceptance which seems transcient, which is shared in that "there", where "there is no silence, nor break, only pauses: music without sound"*.
* from the book by Tatsis Apostolides, "Fifteen Stories and a Ride on a Bicycle", by KEDROS publications.
Notes on the compositions:
String Quartet No 6 (1990-1994):
First performed by L’ Anima string quartet.
Piano Trio (Classique) (1991):
First performed by Ellemis piano trio, which consists of three of the four members of Ellemis piano quartet, shortened for the needs of this recording. Specifically, the members are Stella Tsani (violin), Lefki Kolovou (cello) and Elena Chounta (piano).
String Quartet No 7 (1997):
Reinforced by the Third Programme of the Greek Radio and Television for the concert in Dafniou Monastery. First performed by the New Greek Quartet.
Romanza for solo violin (2004):
First composed for solo piano, for the Committee of the Greek Composers Union. First performed by Stella Tsani.
String Quartet No 4 (1985):
Reinforced by the Greek Quartet.
First performed by L’ Anima string quartet.
Piano Trio (Classique) (1991):
First performed by Ellemis piano trio, which consists of three of the four members of Ellemis piano quartet, shortened for the needs of this recording. Specifically, the members are Stella Tsani (violin), Lefki Kolovou (cello) and Elena Chounta (piano).
String Quartet No 7 (1997):
Reinforced by the Third Programme of the Greek Radio and Television for the concert in Dafniou Monastery. First performed by the New Greek Quartet.
Romanza for solo violin (2004):
First composed for solo piano, for the Committee of the Greek Composers Union. First performed by Stella Tsani.
String Quartet No 4 (1985):
Reinforced by the Greek Quartet.
Savvas Zannas
Savvas Zannas was born in Xanthi, Greece (1952), but as a young man he lived in Thessalonica, where he completed his education in advanced music theory at the city’s State Conservatory.
He continued his musical studies at the Munich Music Academy (1972-1976), taking his degree in tympani and percussion with top marks (Prof. H. Hoelzl class).
His musical activity is multilateral: as a soloist he has performed with the Athens State Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra of the Greek Radio and Television and the Camerata – Orchestra.
Since 1976-2002 he was a member (timpanist) of the National Symphony Orchestra of the Greek Radio and Television. As a professor of percussion he has taught at the National Conservatory of Athens and at the Municipal Conservatory of Kalamata, where he organized the Students’ Orchestra.
Since 1989, he is a member of the Committee of the Greek Composers Union.
He started composing in 1969, end he has composed symphonic, chamber and solo instrumental works, which have been performed by Greek, European and American orchestras and soloists, in Greece, Russia, Germany, Bulgaria, France, Canada, and the USA.
His works are published by the Papagrigoriou-Nakas Editions.
L’ Anima String Quartet
L' Anima piano Quartet consists of Stella Tsani (1st violin), Eugenia-Brunilda Mallou (2nd violin), Gerta Sinaj (viola) and Lefki Kolovou (cello).
It was formed in April 1996, in the Chamber Music class of Tatsis Apostolides at the Athens Conservatory. Since then, L'Anima has appeared in some of the most important concert venues in Greece and collaborated with some of the most important composers and institutions such as the Ministry of Culture, the Athens and Salonica Concert Hall, the Greek Festival (Athens Festival), ERT, etc
They have appeared at the Presidential Palace and the Maximos Mansion at the invitation of the Greek Presidency and the Government. Also, they performed in April 2003 at the Attalos Arcade, during the Ceremony for the Expansion of the European Union, attended by all of the leaders and delegates of the EU member-states, invited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Greek Presidency of the European Union.
Stella Tsani has won a series of awards, as well as 6 albums and more than 40 other recording participations, as well many appearances as a soloist in Greece and abroad. Eugenia-Brunilda Mallou is a permanent member of the Symphonic Orchestra of the Municipality of Athens, positioned as the Top First Violinist. Gerta Sinaj, who graduated with honours from the Academy of Tirana, is a permanent member of the State Symphonic Orchestra of Athens. Lefki Kolovou is characterised by her tireless involvement in chamber music and has worked with most Greek orchestras.
“L' Anima” in Italian means “The Soul”.
Stella Tsani
violin
Stella Tsani completed her violin studies under Tatsis Apostolidis at the Athens Conservatory, graduating with an Honours Mark and First Prize. Since then she has won awards at competitions, recorded for radio, TV and cinema, made albums and has given numerous recitals and chamber music concerts in Greece and abroad, including many first performances.
As a soloist, she has worked with Greek and international orchestras, appearing at many cities in both Greece and abroad, and conducted by renowned Greek and foreign conductors, presenting a wide range of repertoir.
She was a founding member of Ellemis piano quartet (in 2003) and also the first violin in the “L’ Anima” string quartet (founded in 1996) with which she has has appeared - among others - at the Presidential Palace and the Maxim Mansion, invited by the Greek Presidency and Government respectively. The same quartet also appeared in April 2003 at the Attalus Arcade, during the ceremony of European Union expansion, in front of 25 leaders and delegations of all EU member-states, invited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Greek Presidency of the EU.
Her personal discography, for which she has been awarded by the Greek Musicians and Theatre Critics Union, counts 6 albums which have been released between 2004 and 2011. At the same time, she has participated in more than 40 various other albums of both Greek and international artists.
ELLEMIS
piano quartet
Ellemis piano quartet was created by four soloists, (Stella Tsani - violin, Mikhail Smirnov - viola, Lefki Colovou - cello, Elena Chounta - piano) in 2002.
Their original name was "Art" but in the autumn of 2003 they started their collaboration with the "Subways Music" label and were renamed to "Ellemis piano quartet". They have been awarded prizes, received great praise and recorded many different albums, working with famous Greek and foreign artists.
Stella Tsani has won a series of awards, as well as 6 albums and more than 40 other recording participations, as well many appearances as a soloist in Greece and abroad. Mikhail Smirnov, a graduate of the Moscow Musical College and the Tchaikowski Academy is a member of the Athens State Orchestra and has given many recitals, also winning awards for his talent in improvisation. Lefki Kolovou is characterised by her tireless involvement in chamber music and has worked with most Greek orchestras. Elena Chounta, a renowned performer and composer, has appeared as a soloist in the most famous venues in Greece and abroad, while some of her compositions have been interpreted by orchestras, musical ensembles and well-known soloists.
Savvas Zannas was born in Xanthi, Greece (1952), but as a young man he lived in Thessalonica, where he completed his education in advanced music theory at the city’s State Conservatory.
He continued his musical studies at the Munich Music Academy (1972-1976), taking his degree in tympani and percussion with top marks (Prof. H. Hoelzl class).
His musical activity is multilateral: as a soloist he has performed with the Athens State Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra of the Greek Radio and Television and the Camerata – Orchestra.
Since 1976-2002 he was a member (timpanist) of the National Symphony Orchestra of the Greek Radio and Television. As a professor of percussion he has taught at the National Conservatory of Athens and at the Municipal Conservatory of Kalamata, where he organized the Students’ Orchestra.
Since 1989, he is a member of the Committee of the Greek Composers Union.
He started composing in 1969, end he has composed symphonic, chamber and solo instrumental works, which have been performed by Greek, European and American orchestras and soloists, in Greece, Russia, Germany, Bulgaria, France, Canada, and the USA.
His works are published by the Papagrigoriou-Nakas Editions.
L’ Anima String Quartet
L' Anima piano Quartet consists of Stella Tsani (1st violin), Eugenia-Brunilda Mallou (2nd violin), Gerta Sinaj (viola) and Lefki Kolovou (cello).
It was formed in April 1996, in the Chamber Music class of Tatsis Apostolides at the Athens Conservatory. Since then, L'Anima has appeared in some of the most important concert venues in Greece and collaborated with some of the most important composers and institutions such as the Ministry of Culture, the Athens and Salonica Concert Hall, the Greek Festival (Athens Festival), ERT, etc
They have appeared at the Presidential Palace and the Maximos Mansion at the invitation of the Greek Presidency and the Government. Also, they performed in April 2003 at the Attalos Arcade, during the Ceremony for the Expansion of the European Union, attended by all of the leaders and delegates of the EU member-states, invited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Greek Presidency of the European Union.
Stella Tsani has won a series of awards, as well as 6 albums and more than 40 other recording participations, as well many appearances as a soloist in Greece and abroad. Eugenia-Brunilda Mallou is a permanent member of the Symphonic Orchestra of the Municipality of Athens, positioned as the Top First Violinist. Gerta Sinaj, who graduated with honours from the Academy of Tirana, is a permanent member of the State Symphonic Orchestra of Athens. Lefki Kolovou is characterised by her tireless involvement in chamber music and has worked with most Greek orchestras.
“L' Anima” in Italian means “The Soul”.
Stella Tsani
violin
Stella Tsani completed her violin studies under Tatsis Apostolidis at the Athens Conservatory, graduating with an Honours Mark and First Prize. Since then she has won awards at competitions, recorded for radio, TV and cinema, made albums and has given numerous recitals and chamber music concerts in Greece and abroad, including many first performances.
As a soloist, she has worked with Greek and international orchestras, appearing at many cities in both Greece and abroad, and conducted by renowned Greek and foreign conductors, presenting a wide range of repertoir.
She was a founding member of Ellemis piano quartet (in 2003) and also the first violin in the “L’ Anima” string quartet (founded in 1996) with which she has has appeared - among others - at the Presidential Palace and the Maxim Mansion, invited by the Greek Presidency and Government respectively. The same quartet also appeared in April 2003 at the Attalus Arcade, during the ceremony of European Union expansion, in front of 25 leaders and delegations of all EU member-states, invited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Greek Presidency of the EU.
Her personal discography, for which she has been awarded by the Greek Musicians and Theatre Critics Union, counts 6 albums which have been released between 2004 and 2011. At the same time, she has participated in more than 40 various other albums of both Greek and international artists.
ELLEMIS
piano quartet
Ellemis piano quartet was created by four soloists, (Stella Tsani - violin, Mikhail Smirnov - viola, Lefki Colovou - cello, Elena Chounta - piano) in 2002.
Their original name was "Art" but in the autumn of 2003 they started their collaboration with the "Subways Music" label and were renamed to "Ellemis piano quartet". They have been awarded prizes, received great praise and recorded many different albums, working with famous Greek and foreign artists.
Stella Tsani has won a series of awards, as well as 6 albums and more than 40 other recording participations, as well many appearances as a soloist in Greece and abroad. Mikhail Smirnov, a graduate of the Moscow Musical College and the Tchaikowski Academy is a member of the Athens State Orchestra and has given many recitals, also winning awards for his talent in improvisation. Lefki Kolovou is characterised by her tireless involvement in chamber music and has worked with most Greek orchestras. Elena Chounta, a renowned performer and composer, has appeared as a soloist in the most famous venues in Greece and abroad, while some of her compositions have been interpreted by orchestras, musical ensembles and well-known soloists.