Thanos Mikroutsikos

With over 40 albums and countless hit music over his 25-yr profession, Thanos Mikroutsikos became one from the main and critically acclaimed composers from the last years in Greece. Mikroutsikos was created in Patra on 1947. From a age he began learning music (piano, music theory, and tranquility) in the Philharmonic Organization of Patra as well as the Greek Conservatory. He continuing his traditional music research while he analyzed mathematics in Athens, with tranquility, polyphony, fugue, and structure. He made an appearance in the music picture in the past due ’60s. His 1st recording discharge was the politically themed Politika Tragoudia in 1975, that was released throughout a politically extreme period for Greece. The album’s music had been predicated on poetry by Nazm Hikmet and Wolf Biermann. The composer himself sang two from the music as the rest had been performed by Maria Dimitriadi. Another years he released many politically themed discs. Cantata Gia Tin Makroniso, predicated on Giannis Ritsos poems, coupled with Spoudi Se Poihmata Tou Vladimir Mayakovsky, premiered in 1976. The tunes had been performed once again by Maria Dimitriadi, offering Sakis Boulas, Afroditi Manou, Giannis Zouganelis, and Giorgos Mixailidis. Another yr he released Fuente Ovejuna Tou Lope De Vega that was created for the theatrical perform from the same name, and Troparia Gia Foniades, predicated on poetry by Manos Elutheriou. On both information sang Maria Dimitriadi and Giorgos Merantzas. In 1978 he released Mousiki Praxi Ston Brecht, predicated on poetry by Bertolt Brecht, offering vocalist Giannis Koutras, and Tragoudia Tis Leuterias, predicated on poetry by Alkis Alkaios, Bertolt Brecht, Manolis Anagnostakis, Giannis Ritsos, and lyrics by Fontas Ladis. Once more Maria Dimitriadi performed all of the tunes within the later on disk. In 1979 Mikroutsikos released Stauros Tou Notou. The recording, predicated on poetry by Nikos Kavvadias, became among biggest-selling albums in Greek music and his best-known function. Giannis Koutras, Aimilia Sarri, and Vasilis Papakonstantinou performed the tunes within the recording, which presented the strikes “Ena Maxairi” and “Enas Negros Thermastis Apo To Djibouti.” Next yr he released Euripides IV, predicated on text messages by Euripides Functions. Misa Ikeoutsi, Marielli Sfakianaki, Konstantinos Paliatsaras, and Antonis Kontogeorgiou sang in the recording, while Eirini Igglesi narrated. His achievement continuing using the 1982 recording Embargo, which presented the strikes “Erotiko,” with Manolis Mitsias, and “Kakoithes Melanoma,” sung from the composer himself. Maria Dimitriadi, Kostas Karalis, and Vlasis Mponatsos also participated in the recording. The recording was located in lyrics by newcomer Alkis Alkaios and mixed successful rock and roll ballads, digital rhythms, and Greek folk music. Alkaios and Mikroutsikos would become regular partners the next years. Another years he released O Geros Ths Alexandreias and Arapia Gia Ligo Papse Na Xtypas Me To Spathi in 1983 and Victor Victoria in 1985 for the Greek edition from the play from the same name. In 1986 his brand-new record H Agaph Einai Zali, his initial collaboration with vocalist Xaroula Alexiou, targeted a wider market and brought popularity and achievement along with brand-new hits just like the name monitor and “Eleni.” Lyrics had been supplied by Nikos Kavvadias, Alkis Alkaios, Mpampis Tsikliropoulos, as well as the composer’s sibling Andreas Mikroutsikos. These albums signalled a use a wider market through the entire ’80s and ’90s. Up coming calendar year he released Ston Mano Loizo, an record focused on Manos Loizos, with lyrics with the Nobel Prize-winning poet Giorgos Seferis. Fragiskos Voutsinos sang the four music from the record. Ola Apo Xeri Kamena premiered in 1988 with lyrics by Kostas Tripolitis and offering Vassilis Papakonstantinou. In 1989, he released three albums: Ellas Katopin Aortis, for the play from the same name; Oso Krataei Enas Kafes, again with lyrics by Alkis Alkaios, Kostas Tripolitis, and Giorgos Paurianos; and Krataei Xronia Auth H Kolwnia, his fresh cooperation with Xaroula Alexiou and lyricist Lina Nikolakopoulou that presented such strikes as the name monitor and “Tilefonitis.” In the ’90s he continuing releasing albums extremely regularly. In 1991 he released Oi Grammes Lot Orizonton, an recording based once again on poetry by Nikos Kavvadias. The recording contained the tracks from Stavros Tou Notou in fresh variations with different orchestration and six fresh tracks. Giorgos Ntalaras, Vassilis Papakonstantinou, Xaris and Panos Katsimixas, and Mikroutsikos performed the tracks. The recording was criticized for comprising mostly fresh versions of older tracks, but was once again a huge hit for Mikroutsikos. His achievement continuing with the discharge of Syggnomi Gia Thn Amyna in 1992, a cooperation with Giorgos Ntalaras and Kostas Tripolitis, Volpe d’Amore in 1994, offering Italian vocalist Milva with brand-new implementations of old strikes in Italian, and Stou Aiona Thn Paraga in 1996, a cooperation with Dimitris Mitropanos and lyricists Alkis Alkaios, Giorgos Kakoulidis, Kostas Lahas, and Lina Nikolakopoulou. Stou Aiona Thn Paraga highlighted strikes like “Mia Palia Fotografia,” “San Planwdio Tsirko,” “Panta Gelastoi,” and “Roza,” among both Mikroutsikos’ and Mitropanos’ most well-known music. Once more in 1997 he released Poihsi Me Mousiki, an record predicated on poetry by Konstantinos Kavafis, this time around offering vocalist Kostas Thomaidis. The same calendar year he released H Istoria Tis Loulou, with music for the play from the same name, and Psaxe Sto Oneiro Mas, with lyrics by professional Lakis Lazopoulos. The record highlighted Dimitris Mitropanos, Eleutheria Arvanitaki, Kostas Thomaidis, Katerina Kouka, Kostas Makedonas, Laurentis Maxairitsas, professional Giannis Mpezos, Dionysis Tsaknis, and both lyricist as well as the composer. The recording featured hits just like the name monitor and “To Mhden.” In 1998 he released O Thanos Mikroutsikos Tragouda Thano Mikroutsiko, an recording offering Mikroutsikos singing a lot of his older hits along with his exclusive singing style. Up coming yr he collaborated once again with Vassilis Papakonstantinou and lyricist Odysseas Ioannou for the recording Thalassa Stin Skala. In 2001 he released Ston Topo Mou Eimai Teleia Xenos, predicated on poems by Francois Villon, offering Giannis Xristopoulos, accompanied by O Amlet Tis Selinis another year. The recording presented Xristos Thivaios and lyrics by Manos Eleutheriou, Kostas Tripolitis, Odysseas Ioannou, Giorgos Kakoulidis, Kostas Lahas, and Tzeni Mastoraki. The name track became popular, exactly like “O Amlet Tis Vroxis,” “Den Eimai Allos,” and “Control.” In 2004 he released O Sxoinovatis, another recording predicated on poetry, by Giannis Ritsos this time around. Kostas Thomaidis and Georgia Syllaiou sang for the record. His last record discharge was Yperoxa Monaxoi in 2007. He once more caused Alkis Alkaios, Manolis Mitsias, and Xristos Thivaios. Besides all of the albums he released of these years, he also constructed many operas and symphonies, chamber music, and music for the movie theater. Also he was creative movie director of Patra’s Event and of the Musical Stand at Megaron Mousikis until he was appointed as Alternate Minister of Tradition. In 1994, using the death from the Minister Melina Mercouri, he was appointed as the brand new Minister of Tradition until 1996.