Vangelis - Mythodea (Music For The NASA Mission - 2001 Mars Odyssey)

An avatar of orchestral synthesis for 30 years, Vangelis has only now made his full orchestral outing with the ambitious and epic Mythodea. Currently linked as theme music for NASA's Mission to Mars program, Mythodea dates back to 1993, when Vangelis premiered the work in a live performance. After the amorphous synthesizer opening, Vangelis is little-heard, using his keyboards only to support the large orchestra, 100-voice mixed choir, massed timpani, and the twin soprano leads of Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman. Echoes of Gustav Holst, Gustav Mahler, and Carl Orff suffuse Mythodea, with its stentorian choirs, rumbling percussion, and dense string writing. Singing a hybrid language, Norman and Battle spiral through Vangelis's evocation of an ancient Greek landscape. By turns smothering and grandiose, and often turgid, Mythodea is nevertheless studded with memorable themes, notably "Movement 9." It's a poignant, haunting melody, with the sopranos looping back and forth in ascending arcs, recalling Delibes's aria from "Lakmé," better known as the British Airways theme. This is the Vangelis of "L'Enfant," and "Heaven & Hell," where the composer's true voice is heard. –John Diliberto

Oчередной альбом Вангелиса под назваванием "Mythodea". Музыка для миссии на Марс Ассоциации NASA 2001 года.
Облададатель премии "Оскар" Vangelis исполнил своё эпохальное произведение "Mythodea" в Храме Зевса в Афинах 28 июня 2001 года для многотысячной аудитории и еще более многочисленных зрителей, наблюдавших за концертом на огромном видео экране на Мраморном Стадионе, построенному в честь возрождения Олимпийских Игр в 1896 году. В концерте участвовали сопрано Кэтлин Бэттл и Джесси Норман, а также лондонский оркестр (London Metropolitan Orchestra) и хор Национальной Оперы Греции из 120 голосов.

Tracklist

01. (00:02:43) Introduction
02. (00:05:41) Movement I
03. (00:05:39) Movement II
04. (00:05:51) Movement III
05. (00:13:42) Movement IV
06. (00:06:35) Movement V
07. (00:06:27) Movement VI
08. (00:04:58) Movement VII
09. (00:03:07) Movement VIII
10. (00:05:00) Movement IX
11. (00:03:03) Movement X

Total time: 01:02:46