O Come, O Come Emmanuel, by Viktor Mastoridis

O Come, O Come Emmanuel

from My Greek Christmas Album by Viktor Mastoridis

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This tune might be a 15th Century French church hymn or even an 8th Century Gregorian chant. I didn't know the melody before recording this album, yet on first hearing I connected with it. Its depth and solemnity are tremendous. This aria possesses a kind of mystical feel, typical for the most beautiful spiritual pieces.
In the improvisation part, I use several Balkan-style scales, one of whom is the Minor Pentatonic. This is done purposely: the North-West of Greece is the cradle of the Ikariotiki music (Ικαριώτικα). A large part of that music is being delivered in the Pentatonic, probably the most ancient of all Modes.

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from My Greek Christmas Album, released 16 October 2011
Anonymous, Latin origin

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Viktor's style is Balkan World Music: a fusion of Balkan folk with Rock, Blues, Pop and ... more Classical.

To date, he has recorded 12 albums.

His music appears in films, radio and TV programmes, including Discovery TV Channel, A Place Under The Sun (Channel 4 UK), Paul Merton's Adventures (Channel 5 TV), the Greek Olympic Games official CD released by EMI in 2004, etc. less