#manos hatzidakis

[gemsofgreece]

im looking forward to studying Modern Greek language and culture at university, and simply love your blog. i have fallen in love with this mysterious beauty! which parts of Greek culture, whether it be literature, art, history, schools of thought, anything at all, would you recommend me to look at in further depth? something less talked about, or more niche perhaps? much love x

Ohhh wishing you the best in your future studies! Hoping you will have a great time!

Some recs of things I personally enjoy from the Modern Greek culture, they are subjective, I have mentioned most before, so I am technically playing the broken record again!

Entechno, Rembetiko and classic Laiko music genres. Check the composers Mikis Theodorakis, Manos Hatzidakis, Markos Vamvakaris, Vassilis Tsitsanis and Stavros Xarhakos as a start. But I doubt you won’t learn about them through your studies anyway.

Domenikos Theotokopoulos (El Greco) is my favourite artist but a lot of modern(er) Greek art is very interesting actually

Alexandros Papadiamantis, Nikos Kazantzakis in literature

Erotokritos, both the poetry and the music and all its folk impact

Odysseus Elytis, Giannis Ritsos, Constantine Cavafy and Nikos Kavvadias poetry

I can’t not say the Greek Revolution but I doubt you can escape it in your studies anyway. Also the Axis Occupation Resistance, the Pontic Greek genocide and the population exchange with Turkey. But you will learn about all this, I believe. Check also about the civil war, which I am not sure they will teach you about at length. And the military junta.

Ioannis Kapodistrias and Eleftherios Venizelos as political profile studies. Check out those of Konstantinos Karamanlis and Andreas Papandreou as well if you are interested in politics, not because they were anywhere near as great as the former two but to explore the unbelievable impact they still have in Greek society.

Doesn’t matter if you are Christian or not, I really like Byzantine ecclesiastical music and architecture from an aesthetical standpoint so I recommend

Byzantine and Modern Greek folk fashion

Check out Georgios Gemistus Plethon, the Byzantine Greek Neoplatonic philosopher

Would I deviate if I just said Byzantine history? Oh well. It’s fascinating to explore the “relics” of Byzantium in the collective Modern Greek conscience.

Easter and Carnival traditions, their origins, historical evolution and practice today

Golden age cinema comedies (50s - 70s)

Watch the Island once you can understand Greek well (if you don’t already) or find English subtitles. It’s such a perfect and accurate window to Greek ethos in the first decades of the 20th century

Watch TV comedies of the 90s and 00s.

That might be harder to explore but I like the significance of Epitheórisi (Revue) as a theatrical genre in Greece. In general, check the tradition and huge presence of satire and satire comedians in Modern Greek society. Political correctness has made satire shrink drastically but I think it has an interesting history throughout the 20th century and first years of the 21st.

If you are interested in a school of thought, check out the work of the philosopher Cornelius Castoriadis (1922-1997)

If you don’t speak Greek yet, some of the recs are more niche than others and you will probably have to wait to be somewhat fluent in Greek before you can explore them properly. But music, art, philosophy… you can start with these. As for the history, you can also start, but make sure to also read Greek historiography once you know Greek better because… well.

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Manos Hatzidakis - Elegy for Marilyn Monroe

Vasilis Lekkas: vocals

[cherryjuicegf]

4, 11 and 27 <3

4. how many wips do you have right now?

uh close to zero 😂 we're not talking about the ideas i've jotted down over the months cause i haven't even touched them, i only have one i'd like to write based on rusalka, rusalka/the wild rushes by the decemberists that clicks atm. other than that i may get the occasional epiphany to write a small thing on a whim

11. do you have specific playlists for writing fics?

i do actually have a playlist for each ship i may write but they don't always work for me, sometimes i just listen to some greek songs for more Feeling or to manos hatzidakis so that lyrics don't distract me

27. is there a fic you were nervous to post? why?

i once did some smut prompts i was extremely hesitant about cause i'd never written before, they went well but i never wrote smut prompts again i'm very neutral about them

writing asks

[odeonrecint123]

MANOS HATZIDAKIS -MY FAVOURITES (Τα Καλυτερα Τραγουδια) - KOSTAS FILIPPEOS

6 of my favourite Hatzidakis songs.

[yourdailyqueer]

Manos Hatzidakis (deceased)

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Gay

DOB: 23 October 1925  

RIP: 15 June 1994

Ethnicity: White - Greek

Occupation: Composer, musician

Note: Widely considered to be one of the greatest Greek composers and one of the most globally recognised

[elizabethanism]

«Αν ξαναρχόμουν στον κόσμο θα ερχόμουν μόνο για να κάνω έρωτα και να φύγω. Και για το μόνο που θα λυπηθώ όταν θα φύγω, θα ‘ναι για τον έρωτα που θα χάσω, για τα πρόσωπα που δεν θα γνωρίσω. Όλα τα άλλα είναι αστεία.»

~ Μάνος Χατζιδάκις

[justforbooks]

Twenty-five years without Manos

Manos Hatzidakis (also spelled Hadjidakis; Greek: Μάνος Χατζιδάκις; 23 October 1925 – 15 June 1994) was a Greek composer and theorist of Greek music. He was also one of the main proponents of the "Éntekhno" form of music (along with Mikis Theodorakis). In 1960 he received an Academy Award for Best Original Song for his song Never on Sunday from the film of the same name.

He died on 15 June 1994 in Athens at the age of 68. In 1999 the City of Athens dedicated Technopolis in his memory.

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drafting a portrait of  Manos Hatzidakis

coloured pencil, original size 30x40 cm. 

artist: Nikos Hatzidakis, 2004

[pastellarts]

The Sunday Song – September 9th, 2018

(Or a famous song from a famous feminist movie that is titled with my name)

Love that became a double-edged knife - Melina Mercouri (Αγάπη που 'γινες δίκοπο μαχαίρι – ΜελίναΜερκούρη) Music by Manos Hatzidakis Lyrics by Michael Cacoyannis

In 1955, Greek cinemas met ‘Stella’, a unique and original female protagonist of the same named film that was based on the myth of Carmen. Stella was created from Greek Cypriot director Michael Cacoyannis. Actress Melina Mercouri, who had a wild and intense stare, brought on film an unprecedented movie character.

Manos Hatzidakis wrote the score for the film and Mercouri herself sings the movie's trademark song "Love that became a double-edged knife" ("Αγάπη που 'γινες δίκοπο μαχαίρι") that has become an eternal success. Mercouri sings excellent and most famous female Greek singers include it in live recording or concerts.  

Love, turned into a double-edged knife, Long ago you were giving me nothing but joy but now you drown the joy in tears I don’t see a way out, I can't find a cure (bis)

Fires are blazing deep inside his eyes the stars turn dark when he looks at me turn off the lights turn off the moonlight once he takes me, so my pain cannot be seen

Hatzidakis has admitted that the music for "Love that became a double-edged knife" based on a melody by Vasilis Tsitsanis from the song “Trelos Tsigganos (Crazy Gypsy). However, that might even not be the case, since “Trelos Tsigganos” was written by Ioanna Georgakopoulou in 1947 and is included in an official record with her name.

Plot:

The story of a fiercely independent and uncompromising young woman. Stella, a rembetiko singer at Paradise nightclub, lives a guiltless, turbulent life. Her innate independence and assertive nature lead her to numerous passionate love affairs. While with Aleko, son of a wealthy family, she decides, as is her habit, to break up before the relationship wears off. Once she meets Miltos, a young football player, she seems to change. At first, she avoids his advances, but, later, gives in to him. However, she can only be with him on her own terms. No matter how much she loves him, she mostly values her freedom. Things turn complicated when she is called to choose. She repeatedly rejects Miltos marriage proposals. When Miltos finally forces her to accept the idea of marriage, Stella does not appear in church, despite Miltos repeatedly warning her that he will kill her if she doesn't marry him. Miltos kills her with a dagger at end of the film.

The film ends with an iconic scene where Miltos tragically kills Stella with a knife. The phrase ‘Stella leave I am holding a knife!’  has become a widely spoken phrase in Greece ever since, and, well, if your name is Stella, expect to listen to it countless times in your life (starts around 02.00).

The film sparked great controversy – many Greek critics and a big part of the audience rejected it, they were scandalized and suspicious of a woman who wanted to be independent and a free spirit and make her own life by her own rules. The movie was against patriarchy with a heroine that represents an alien female idol for the 1950s Greece and a timeless tragedy heroine. Most foreign press comments were very positive for the movie and the female liberation aspect emphasized in the film. Set 6 years after the end of the Greek Civil war (1945-1949), some were lukewarm about the rembetiko music as well, even people with progressive views.

Stella was originally intended to be a stage play with the title Stella with the Red Gloves, but it was never staged. It has been claimed that this story was the perfect vehicle for the thirty-five-year-old Mercouri's film debut. Indeed, it was the hit that Melina Mercouri needed. The film is now considered one of the greatest Greek films.

At the 1955 Cannes Film Festival, where the film was screened, Melina Mercouri met Jules Dassin, her future husband, mentor, and director. He helped her to secure major roles in such films as Topkapi, Never on Sunday, Phaedra, and 10:30 P.M. Summer, which were major international successes.

The film a Golden Globe for the Best Foreign Film (1956) and was nominated for the Palme d'Or in the Cannes Film Festival (1955) and for an Oscar for Best Costume Design.

63 years later, Melina’s Mercouri performance is 100% feminist: still relevant, to remind us of a woman that is free, untamed and proud, away from stereotypes and ‘mainstream’ female images. Stella never hesitated to express the wishes that represented the will of many women of that era – and sadly, they were never able to confess it.

Other notable performances of the song (of course female singers)

This one has a great bouzouki intro

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Midnight Movies Madness

This mp3 compilation is devoted to soundtracks & music related to soundtracks. On it are Midnight Cowboy – John Barry: Nilsson, Elephant’s Memory; Zabriskie Point (Expanded) Pink Floyd, Jerry Garcia; Zachariah – James Gang, New York Rock’n’Roll Ensemble; Batman & Robin: Sun Ra; New York Rock’n’Roll Ensemble: Reflections, Manos Hatzidakis; Billy Ocean: Love Zone: When The Going Gets…

[gemsofgreece]

Manos Hatzidakis instrumental music in a Greece video??? Hnnnngggg finally this is close to how I envision a proper travel video about a country... not with this horrendous cringy lounge music or this royalty-free bouzouki theme that is used in literally EVERY Greek video that doesn’t have the aforementioned freakish lounge music.

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 Arleta (Greek: Αρλέτα; 3 May 1945 – 8 August 2017; real name Αργυρώ - Νικολέτα Τσάπρα Argyro - Nicoleta Tsapra) was a Greek musician, author and book illustrator.

FAREWELL

[cherryjuicegf]

oh i have that too, the need for no lyrics cause it's distracting. i do not know your manos hatzidakis dude but will def check him out! i personally love to listen to vangelis hehe :D

OH i hadn’t thought about listening to vangelis actually thank you i love his music

[kalitera-stin-erimia]

The Smell of Jasmine Fills the World

The smell of jasmine fills the world and the Earth is agitated, and the Saturday is pale, very pale like something that is dying.

And you have come, in your old, tattered clothes, and you're asking me what happened with the love I had for you.

The smell of jasmine fills the world and the smell of incense fills the sky, and you're saying that the moment came, the bitter moment when the world is dying.

Your eyes became deep and the seas became big. They took away all my joys and didn't bring me new ones.

Μυρίζει ο κόσμος γιασεμί, music by Manos Hatzidakis, lyrics by Michalis Bourboulis. Traslated from Greek by me.

[odeonrecint123]

THE BEST OF THEODORAKIS - HATZIDAKIS - XARHAKOS - VOL. 2 (Instrumental)...

THE BEST OF XARHAKOS - HATZIDAKIS - THEODORAKIS (Instrumental music) Μίκης Θεοδωράκης - Μάνος Χατζηδάκης - Σταύρος Ξαρχάκος με οργανικές εκδόσεις μερικών από τις πιο όμορφες κλασικές επιτυχίες. Ο Μίκης Θεοδωράκης γεννήθηκε το 1925 στη Χίο. Ο Θεοδωράκης έχει γράψει συμφωνική μουσική, καντάτες, μπαλέτα, όπερες και μουσική για ταινίες όπως οι Zorba The Greek, Serpico και Z. Έχει γράψει πολλές λαϊκές (ποπ) μουσική για Μπιθικώτση, Καζαντζίδη, Νταλάρα, Φαραντούρη και πολλούς από ��ους μεγαλύτερους αστέρες της Ελλάδας. Ο Σταύρος Ξαρχάκος γεννήθηκε το 1939 στην Αθήνα. Συνέθεσε κλασική μουσική και λαϊκά ελληνικά λαϊκά και ρεμπέτικα. Ο Ξαρχάκος έχει ηχογραφήσει 42 άλμπουμ, και αρκετές κινηματογραφικές μουσικές και τηλεοπτικές εκπομπές. Η μουσική του έχει ηχογραφηθεί από μερικούς από τους πιο δημοφιλείς Έλληνες τραγουδιστές. Ο Μάνος Χατζηδάκης γεννήθηκε το 1925 στην Ξάνθη. Κέρδισε διεθνή αναγνώριση από τα soundtracks ταινιών, με το πιο διάσημο ήταν το Never On Sunday που του χάρισε ένα Όσκαρ για το Καλύτερο Πρωτότυπο Τραγούδι το 1960. Έγραψε επίσης σύγχρονη κλασική μουσική και έγραψε για μπαλέτο και θέατρο. Πολλά από τα τραγούδια του είναι διαχρονικά κλασικά της ελληνικής μουσικής. _______________________________________________________________________

Mikis Theodorakis - Manos Hatzidakis - Stavros Xarhakos. Music Visualizer featuring instrumental versions of some of the most beautiful classic hits. Mikis Theodorakis was born in 1925, in Chios, Greece. Theodorakis has written symphonic music, cantatas, ballets, operas and music for films like Zorba The Greek, Serpico and Z. He has written many Laika (pop) music for Bithikotsis, Kazantzidis, Dalaras, Farantouri and many of Greece’s biggest stars. Stavros Xarhakos was born in 1939 in Athens, Greece. He composed classical music and popular Greek Laika and Rebetika. Xarhakos has recorded 42 albums, and several film scores and television shows. His music has been recorded by some of the most popular Greek singers. Manos Hatzidakis  was born in 1925 in Xanthi, Greece. He gained international recognition from film soundtracks, the most famous being Never On Sunday which won him an Academy Award for The Best Original Song in 1960.  He also wrote contemporary classical music, and wrote for ballet and theatre. Many of his songs are timeless classics of Greek music.

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Giorgos Kontrafouris Trio Megaron Garden Athens Greece

Giorgos Kontrafouris Trio Megaron Garden Athens Greece

Giorgos Kontrafouris Trio The Passing – Ogdoo.gr Athens has a great variety of affordable, outdoor summer concerts, and the venues are almost as interesting as the performers. Last night I attended a jazz concert in Megaron Garden, a 4.5-acre public park. The park is noted for its “cultural and educational activities organized by the Athens Concert Hall”. Megaron is near the US Embassy and…