Songs Of Freedom — John Williams

A somber and dignified collection of melodies that feel like a quiet act of resistance.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 42m

Andalucía, songs (7) for voice & orchestra: I. Tou Pikramenou (He with the sorrow)

2:21

Andalucía, songs (7) for voice & orchestra: II. Antonio Torres Heredia I (Capture of Antonito el Camborio on the road to Seville)

3:17

Andalucía, songs (7) for voice & orchestra: IV. Antonio Torres Heredia II (Death of Antonito el Camborio)

3:01

Andalucía, songs (7) for voice & orchestra: III. Xamos apo Agapi (Death for love)

3:34

Andalucía, songs (7) for voice & orchestra: V. I Kalogria i Tsigana (The Gypsy nun)

2:36

Andalucía, songs (7) for voice & orchestra: VI. Tou Anemou ke tis Penemenis (The wind and the Gypsy girl)

4:29

Andalucía, songs (7) for voice & orchestra: VII. I Pandermi (Desperately alone)

5:29

Epitaphs (8) for guitar (arr. by Yianni Iliopoulis from song cycle): No. 2: Heili mou Moskomyristo (Your fragrant lips)

2:05

Epitaphs (8) for guitar (arr. by Yianni Iliopoulis from song cycle): No. 3: Mera Magiou (A day in May)

2:25

Epitaphs (8) for guitar (arr. by Yianni Iliopoulis from song cycle): No. 4: Vasilepses, Asteri mou (My star, you have set)

2:19

Epitaphs (8) for guitar (arr. by Yianni Iliopoulis from song cycle): No. 6: Sto Parathyri stekosoun (You stood at the window)

1:18

Gelasto Paidi (The Laughing Boy)

3:53

Silva, song

2:35

III. Irthan I Anthropoi

2:59

Moments Worth Listening For

The sharp, percussive snap of the strings on track 2 mimicking the tension of a capture

The way the melody in 'Mera Magiou' hangs in the air for a second too long before resolving

The transition into the final track where the technical precision gives way to raw emotional weight

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