Obra de Konstantinos Volanakis (1837-1907), pintor grec (1)
- Recordatori de Spyridon Samaras -
En el dia de la commemoració del seu 100è aniversari de decés
Parlem de Pintura...
Konstantinos Volanakis [Κωνσταντίνος Βολανάκης] (Heraklion [Ηράκλειο Κρήτης], 17 de març de 1837 - Piraeus [Πειραιάς], 29 de juny de 1907) va ser un pintor grec. De ben petit, la seva família es va traslladar a Trieste, ciutat on Volanakis va iniciar-se en el dibuix dels vaixells i els ports de la zona. Gràcies al seu prematur talent, els seus pares el van enviar a Munich on va estudiar a l'Acadèmia de Belles Arts amb Karl von Piloty. Allà va entrar en contacte amb un grup d'artistes grecs format per Nikolaos Gyzis, Georgios Jakobides, Nikiphoros Lytras i Polychronis Lembesis. El 1869 va guanyar un concurs de dibuix organitzat per l'emperador Francesc Josep I d'Àustria per tal de commemorar la Batalla de Lissa. Aquesta circumstància va afavorir posteriors encàrrecs i va despertar l'interès del públic i la crítica. El 1874 es va casar i uns anys més tard va decidir tornar definitivament a Grècia cansat, per altra banda, del clima alemany. A partir del 1903 va ser professor de l'Escola de Belles Arts d'Atenes on, entre altres, va ser tutor de Michalis Oikonomou i de Sophia Laskaridou. Tot i romandre en aquest càrrec la resta de la seva vida, els darrers anys va viure immers en habituals problemes econòmics fruit, també, del progressiu desinterès per la seva obra. Va morir a Piraeus el juny de 1907.
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Parlem de Música...
Spyridon Samaras [Σπυρίδων Σαμάρας] (Corfu [Κέρκυρα], 29 de novembre de 1861 - Athens [Αθήνα], 7 d'abril de 1917) va ser un compositor grec. Es va formar a Corfu amb Spyridon Xyndas, posteriorment al Conservatori d'Atenes, amb Federico Bolognini, Angelo Mascheroni i Enrico Stancampiano, i finalment al Conservatori de París amb Massenet, Delibes, Théodore Dubois i Gounod. A partir del 1885 va començar la seva carrera a París abans de traslladar-se a Itàlia, on va estrenar amb èxit algunes de les seves primeres òperes a Milà i a Roma. A partir d'aleshores, va romandre a Itàlia on va estrenar la majoria de les seves òperes i on hi va viure fins el 1911, any que va tornar a Grècia. Com a compositor, va ser autor, a banda d'òperes, d'obra coral de caràcter patriòtic i de nombrosa música instrumental, principalment música per a piano. Samaras, considerat un dels millors representants musicals del seu país, va morir a Atenes l'abril de 1917.
OBRA:
(selective list)
Vocal secular:
Stage:
Torpillae [Torpedoes] (incid music, prol, V. Gavziilidis, K. Triandafyllos), Athens, 1879 [collab. I. Kaessaris], lost
Olas [Olao; Olaf] (op, 4, A. Fravassili), ?inc., lost, collab. E. Stancampiano
Flora mirabilis (op, 3, F. Fontana, 1885), Milan, Carcano, 16 May 1886, vs (Milan, 1886), original fs only for Danza dei fiori and Danza dei gnomi, reorchd O. Dimiteiadis, 1979
Medgé (op, 4, P. Elzéar), 1883–8, Rome, Costanzi, 11 Dec 1888, vs (Milan, 1888), excerpts reorchd T. Karalivano
Messidor (op, after A. Dumas père: Le Chevalier de Maison-Rouge), before 1891, lost
Lionella (op, 3, Fontana), Milan, Scala, 4 April 1891, lost except for Hungarian Rhapsody, orch
La martire (novella scenica, 3, L. Illica), Naples, Mercadante, 23 May 1894, vs (Milan, 1894), fs Sonzogno, Milan
La furia domata (op, 3, E.A. Butti and G. Macchi, after W. Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew), Milan, Lirico Internazionale, 19 Nov 1895, lost
Storia d’amore (commedia lirica, 3, P. Mipliet), Milan, Lirico Internazionale, 17 Nov 1903, vs (Milan, 1903) Prelude to act 3 transcr. pf (Leipzig, 1903); rev. as La biondinetta (3), Gotha, Ducal, 1 April 1906, fs (Leipzig, 1905), fs (different version) Sonzogno, Milan
Mademoiselle de Belle-Isle (op, 4, Milliet, after A. Dumas père), Genoa, Politeama Genovese, 9 Nov 1905, vs (Milan, 1905), fs Sonzogno, Milan, act 1 restored from orchestral pts by V. Fidetzis
Rhea (op, 3, Milliet), Florence, Verdi, 11 April 1908 (Milan, 1908), fs Sonzogno, Milan
Tigra (op, ?3, R. Simoni), 1911, inc. vs of Act 1 only, MS in Benaki Museum, Athens
Pólemos en polémo [War in War] (operetta, 3, G. Tsokopoulos and I. Delikaterinis), Athens, Municipal, 10 April 1914, fs in GR-Aels and Am
I pringípissa tis Sassónos [The Prince of Sasson] (operetta, 3, N.I. Laskaris and P. Dimitrakopoulos), Athens, Municipal, 21 Jan 1915, fs in Aels
I Kritikopoúla [The Cretan Girl] (operetta, 3, Laskaris and Dimitrakopoulos), Athens, Municipal, 30 March 1916, fs in Aels
Choral:
Terzetto, 1879, lost;
Hymnos tou Panelliniou Gymnastikou Syllogou [Hymn of the ‘Panhellinion’ Athletic Club] (C. Manos), B , 4vv male chorus, perf. 1893;
Olymbiakos Hymnos [Olympic Hymn] (K. Palamas), tone poem, mixed chorus, orch, 1896, lost, vs, pubd [from 1958 official hymn of the Olympic Games];
Hymnos pros ton Vakhon [Hymn to Bacchus] (Tsokopoulos), 4vv male chorus, pf, 1912;
Sta synora [To the Frontier] (I. Polémis), war march, vv, pf, in Hestia, 23 Sept 1912;
Aspasmos pros tin mitéra Hellada [A Kiss to Mother Greece] (A. Valaoritis), chorus, orch, 1914;
Epinikeia [Songs of Victory] (G. Drossinis), 1v, orch, 1914, perf. 1 Feb 1927, fs in library of Ethiniki Lyriki Skini (National State Opera, Athens);
Embros [Forward] (Z. Papandoniou), patriotic song, vv, pf, ?1915, perf. Athens, Municipal Theatre, 27 April 1916;
I Nikité [The Victors] (I. Polémis), n.d., GR-An (Athens, n.d.)
Other vocal (1v, pf):
Andalousie, Ave Maria, both before 1882, lost;
La chanson de l’Espadachin (P. Solanges), 1883 (?1890);
S’agapo [I Love You] (I. Kambouroglou), 1887 (Milan, n.d.);
In teatro (V. Valle) (Milan, 1889);
Sérenade chinoise (P. Milliet), a/b (Paris, 1892);
La bienaimée (G. Rivet) (Leipzig, 1904);
Nenna mia (Milliet) (Leipzig, 1904);
Hymne d'Amour, 1905 or earlier;
O orkos mou [My Vow] (I. Polémis), 1911 or early 1912 (Athens, n.d.);
Serenata, 1912 (Athens, 1932);
Idhylleion [Idyll] (I. Polémis), c1912 (Athens, n.d.);
Manna ke Yios (Mother and Son] (Drossinis); c1913 (Athens, n.d.);
Nanourisma [Lullaby] (G. Tsokopoulos), 1914 or earlier (Athens, 1914);
Tis kopéllas to nero [The Maiden's Fountain] (Drossinis), 1914 or earlier (Athens, 1914) Exomologhissis [Confession] (Polémis), perf. 1917 (Athens, n.d.)
Anixis [Spring] (G. Drossinis), 1914 (Athens, n.d.);
Instrumental:
Pf:
Scherzo or fantasia on Petrella, La Contessa d'Amalfi (op), 1876 or 1877, lost;
Serenade, B , 1877 (Bologna, n.d.);
Melancholiki sképsis, 1878, lost;
Apokreo tou 1880, 1880, lost;
Scènes orientales, 4 suites caractéristiques, pf 4 hands, 1883 (Paris, n.d.), at least one orchd, lost;
Bohémienne, 1886;
Six sérénades (Leipzig, 1903);
Danse espagnole (Leipzig, 1904);
Danse monotone, a (Leipzig, 1904)
Pf waltzes:
I neotis, 1879, lost;
Athinaïkos ouranos, 1882 lost;
Chamant, A (Paris, c1893);
Les charmettes, G (Paris, 1902);
Valse lente, D (Leipzig, 1904);
La Caresseuse, G (Milan, 1906)
Other inst:
Sinfonia, orch, 1879, lost;
Sonata, vn, pf, 1880–82, lost;
Chitarrata, d, fl, ob, mand, gui, vc, db, perc, perf. 1885;
March for the Wedding of Crown Prince Constantine with Princess Sophia, orch/band, perf. 1889, only pf score;
Berceuse, vn, pf, ?1913, lost
Font: En català: Spyridon Samaras (1861-1917) - En castellano: Spyridon Samaras (1861-1917) - In english: Spyridon Samaras (1861-1917) - Altres: Spyridon Samaras (1861-1917)OBRA:
(selective list)
Vocal secular:
Stage:
Torpillae [Torpedoes] (incid music, prol, V. Gavziilidis, K. Triandafyllos), Athens, 1879 [collab. I. Kaessaris], lost
Olas [Olao; Olaf] (op, 4, A. Fravassili), ?inc., lost, collab. E. Stancampiano
Flora mirabilis (op, 3, F. Fontana, 1885), Milan, Carcano, 16 May 1886, vs (Milan, 1886), original fs only for Danza dei fiori and Danza dei gnomi, reorchd O. Dimiteiadis, 1979
Medgé (op, 4, P. Elzéar), 1883–8, Rome, Costanzi, 11 Dec 1888, vs (Milan, 1888), excerpts reorchd T. Karalivano
Messidor (op, after A. Dumas père: Le Chevalier de Maison-Rouge), before 1891, lost
Lionella (op, 3, Fontana), Milan, Scala, 4 April 1891, lost except for Hungarian Rhapsody, orch
La martire (novella scenica, 3, L. Illica), Naples, Mercadante, 23 May 1894, vs (Milan, 1894), fs Sonzogno, Milan
La furia domata (op, 3, E.A. Butti and G. Macchi, after W. Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew), Milan, Lirico Internazionale, 19 Nov 1895, lost
Storia d’amore (commedia lirica, 3, P. Mipliet), Milan, Lirico Internazionale, 17 Nov 1903, vs (Milan, 1903) Prelude to act 3 transcr. pf (Leipzig, 1903); rev. as La biondinetta (3), Gotha, Ducal, 1 April 1906, fs (Leipzig, 1905), fs (different version) Sonzogno, Milan
Mademoiselle de Belle-Isle (op, 4, Milliet, after A. Dumas père), Genoa, Politeama Genovese, 9 Nov 1905, vs (Milan, 1905), fs Sonzogno, Milan, act 1 restored from orchestral pts by V. Fidetzis
Rhea (op, 3, Milliet), Florence, Verdi, 11 April 1908 (Milan, 1908), fs Sonzogno, Milan
Tigra (op, ?3, R. Simoni), 1911, inc. vs of Act 1 only, MS in Benaki Museum, Athens
Pólemos en polémo [War in War] (operetta, 3, G. Tsokopoulos and I. Delikaterinis), Athens, Municipal, 10 April 1914, fs in GR-Aels and Am
I pringípissa tis Sassónos [The Prince of Sasson] (operetta, 3, N.I. Laskaris and P. Dimitrakopoulos), Athens, Municipal, 21 Jan 1915, fs in Aels
I Kritikopoúla [The Cretan Girl] (operetta, 3, Laskaris and Dimitrakopoulos), Athens, Municipal, 30 March 1916, fs in Aels
Choral:
Terzetto, 1879, lost;
Hymnos tou Panelliniou Gymnastikou Syllogou [Hymn of the ‘Panhellinion’ Athletic Club] (C. Manos), B , 4vv male chorus, perf. 1893;
Olymbiakos Hymnos [Olympic Hymn] (K. Palamas), tone poem, mixed chorus, orch, 1896, lost, vs, pubd [from 1958 official hymn of the Olympic Games];
Hymnos pros ton Vakhon [Hymn to Bacchus] (Tsokopoulos), 4vv male chorus, pf, 1912;
Sta synora [To the Frontier] (I. Polémis), war march, vv, pf, in Hestia, 23 Sept 1912;
Aspasmos pros tin mitéra Hellada [A Kiss to Mother Greece] (A. Valaoritis), chorus, orch, 1914;
Epinikeia [Songs of Victory] (G. Drossinis), 1v, orch, 1914, perf. 1 Feb 1927, fs in library of Ethiniki Lyriki Skini (National State Opera, Athens);
Embros [Forward] (Z. Papandoniou), patriotic song, vv, pf, ?1915, perf. Athens, Municipal Theatre, 27 April 1916;
I Nikité [The Victors] (I. Polémis), n.d., GR-An (Athens, n.d.)
Other vocal (1v, pf):
Andalousie, Ave Maria, both before 1882, lost;
La chanson de l’Espadachin (P. Solanges), 1883 (?1890);
S’agapo [I Love You] (I. Kambouroglou), 1887 (Milan, n.d.);
In teatro (V. Valle) (Milan, 1889);
Sérenade chinoise (P. Milliet), a/b (Paris, 1892);
La bienaimée (G. Rivet) (Leipzig, 1904);
Nenna mia (Milliet) (Leipzig, 1904);
Hymne d'Amour, 1905 or earlier;
O orkos mou [My Vow] (I. Polémis), 1911 or early 1912 (Athens, n.d.);
Serenata, 1912 (Athens, 1932);
Idhylleion [Idyll] (I. Polémis), c1912 (Athens, n.d.);
Manna ke Yios (Mother and Son] (Drossinis); c1913 (Athens, n.d.);
Nanourisma [Lullaby] (G. Tsokopoulos), 1914 or earlier (Athens, 1914);
Tis kopéllas to nero [The Maiden's Fountain] (Drossinis), 1914 or earlier (Athens, 1914) Exomologhissis [Confession] (Polémis), perf. 1917 (Athens, n.d.)
Anixis [Spring] (G. Drossinis), 1914 (Athens, n.d.);
Instrumental:
Pf:
Scherzo or fantasia on Petrella, La Contessa d'Amalfi (op), 1876 or 1877, lost;
Serenade, B , 1877 (Bologna, n.d.);
Melancholiki sképsis, 1878, lost;
Apokreo tou 1880, 1880, lost;
Scènes orientales, 4 suites caractéristiques, pf 4 hands, 1883 (Paris, n.d.), at least one orchd, lost;
Bohémienne, 1886;
Six sérénades (Leipzig, 1903);
Danse espagnole (Leipzig, 1904);
Danse monotone, a (Leipzig, 1904)
Pf waltzes:
I neotis, 1879, lost;
Athinaïkos ouranos, 1882 lost;
Chamant, A (Paris, c1893);
Les charmettes, G (Paris, 1902);
Valse lente, D (Leipzig, 1904);
La Caresseuse, G (Milan, 1906)
Other inst:
Sinfonia, orch, 1879, lost;
Sonata, vn, pf, 1880–82, lost;
Chitarrata, d, fl, ob, mand, gui, vc, db, perc, perf. 1885;
March for the Wedding of Crown Prince Constantine with Princess Sophia, orch/band, perf. 1889, only pf score;
Berceuse, vn, pf, ?1913, lost
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