I'd enjoyed the soundtracks to "Zorba the Greek" and "Z", but I discovered a recording of "Canto General" in the mid-1970s and it — the poetry of Neruda, the music of Theodorakis, and the voice of Maria Farantouri — totally blew me away. Alas, THAT particular recording has never been available on CD, but I still have it in a double LP and a friend transferred it to CD for me a few (ten?) years ago. I had just turned on to my road yesterday afternoon when I heard the news on NPR on Maine Public Radio. I'm pretty sure I first heard "Canto General" on "Morning Pro Musica" on Maine Public Radio all those many years ago. Linn
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