Maria Farantouri - Live im Olympia

Maria Farantouri (sometimes spelt Maria Farandouri) (Greek: Μαρία Φαραντούρη), (born 28 November 1947 in Athens), is a Greek singer and also a political and cultural activist. She has collaborated with prominent Greek composers such as Mikis Theodorakis, who wrote the score for Pablo Neruda's Canto General, which Farantouri performed.

During the Greek military junta (1967–1974) Maria Farantouri recorded protest songs in Europe with Mikis Theodorakis. In 1971, she recorded "Songs and Guitar Pieces by Theodorakis" with Australian guitarist John Williams which included seven poems by Federico García Lorca. She has recorded songs in Spanish ('Hasta Siempre Comandante Che Guevara'), Italian, and English ("Joe Hill" and Elisabeth Hauptmann's Alabama Song from Bertolt Brecht's Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny), as well as works by Greek composers Manos Hatzidakis, Eleni Karaindrou and Mikalis Bourboulis ('San Elektra' and 'Tora Xero') in which she realized a special fusion of vocal and instrumental beauty with musical accompaniment by Vangelis.
She also sang the notable 'Mauthausen Cycle'.

Her voice is deep contralto with about an octave and a half range.

Maria Farantouri was an elected member of the Greek Parliament from 1989-1993 representing the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK).
She is married to the PASOK politician Tilemachos Chitiris.

This album features a live performance at the Olympia in Paris, 19 November 1984 - Maria at her best performing works by the two most famous Greek composers/conductors namely Manos
Chatzidakis & Mikis Theodorakis.

Tracklist:
                                                    

	Manos Chatzidakis
1.	Persephones Alptraum	3:40
2.	Die Kinder unten auf dem Felde	3:27
3.	Über Helena	2:39
4.	Die nächtlichen Statuen	2:17
5.	Kountou Louna Vini	3:12
6.	Kemal	4:11
7.	Ballade der Sinne	3:07
8.	Die Mandoline	2:58
9.	Der Stern des Nordens	3:22
10.	Pornographie	2:46
	Mikis Theodorakis
11.	Die Straße entlang	3:57
12.	Rote Rose	4:13
13.	Es waren einmal zwei Freunde	2:53
14.	Auf fernen Straßen	2:08
15.	Eines Tages werd' ich's Dir erzählen	2:22
16.	Alte Straßen	4:41
17.	Meine Liebste, Mmine Liebste	3:59
18.	Antonito El Camporio	3:16
19.	Vegetationen	6:09
20.	Wohin ist mein Junge geflogen?	3:27
21.	Sonnenaufgang	3:20

Maria Farantouri - Live im Olympia
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