SCHOTT

WILL PUBLISH THE COMPLETE WORKS OF

MIKIS THEODORAKIS

 
The German music publishing firm SCHOTT, the biggest of its kind in Europe, will publish and distribute Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis' "complete music works", namely his scores, after the composer signed a relevant agreement with representatives of the firm on Monday 21.2.2000.
 
Theodorakis is the first Greek composer achieving the substantive reproduction of his work in this way, which will be made available, among others, through the Internet, libraries, conservatories and universities.

A total of 155 titles are included in the first list and efforts are being made to include works belonging to other publishers from Britain and Germany.

The "Intuition" recording company, a subsidiary of Schott, has distributed 10 of Theodorakis' symphonic works since 1991. It will also start a new period of cooperation by publishing his three operas "Electra", "Medea" and "Antigone" in May 2000. 

"We believe that Mikis Theodorakis is the greatest living classical composer. His work is internationally renowned and we want to publish all his symphonic work", Schott's directors said on Monday. 

The firm was established in Mainz, Germany, in 1770 and Beethoven himself entrusted the manuscripts of his 9th Symphony and his last quartets with them.

Theodorakis said on Monday that he set out with symphonic music abroad in the '50s, but returned to Greece after becoming disappointed with Europe'smusic. He added that his disappointment with Greek politics was so great after 1981 that he confined himself to his home in Paris and completed such works as Canto General and Zorba's Ballet.
 

Athens, 22-02-2000 (ANA)

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