ORPHEAN HARMONY
The “Aristotle” Institute Orchestra of Ancient Greek Musical Instruments
RECITATIONS
Excerpts from Xenophanes
Orphic hymns dedicated to Dionysus
MUSICAL EXCERPTS
Instrumental
First stasimon (choral song) from Euripides’ tragedy “Orestes”
The Seikilos Epitaph
First Delphic Hymn to Apollo
Instrumental piece from Messina
Paean
Instrumental piece from Vrasna
Excerpt from the tragedy “Ajax”
Instrumental Piece from Pelion
Second Delphic Hymn to Apollo
Three hymns by Mesomedes (to Helios - the Sun, to the Muse and to Nemesis)