Aristides Moschos

(1930–2001) | He was born in Agrinio, the fifth of ten children in a family of musicians. At a very young age, just 8 years old, he came into contact with the santur and demonstrated exceptional skill. His father, also a musician, ran two music centers in Agrinio, where Aristides made his debut on the santur.

After the war, he moved to Athens and began collaborating with the Lykeion ton Ellinidon, touring extensively around the world.

He worked with many prominent musicians of his time and became renowned for his interpretation of Cretan and Smyrneika songs. He participated in numerous radio and television programmes related to Greek folk and popular music. He released many solo albums, three of which went gold and two platinum, and also contributed as a soloist to numerous other recordings.

He passed away in November 2001.

Source: Yiorgos E. Papadakis, Λαϊκοί πρακτικοί οργανοπαίκτες (Practical Folk Instrumentalists), Athens 1983

Songs

Souravli – Greek Flutes and Pipes
  • SongCentral GreeceInstrumental, Table Song

Flute Solo and Santur Solo

  • Κείνο τ’ αστέρι το λαμπρό ⬥ Instrumental rendition of the table song “That bright star” from Central Greece. With Aristides Vassilaris (flute) and Aristides Moschos (santur). Recorded in 1974.
By the Flowering Oleander
  • SongCycladesNaxosLove SongCouplets

From Your Sweet Eyes

  • Από τα γλυκά σου μάτια ⬥ Dance song from Naxos with Domna Samiou. Recorded in 1975.
By the Flowering Oleander
  • SongEastern AegeanLesvosLove SongCouplets

In Smyrna, in the Armenian Quarter

  • Στη Σμύρνη μες στην Αρμενιά ⬥ Dance song from Lesvos with Domna Samiou. Recorded in 1975.
Four and Four
  • SongMacedoniaChalkidiki, IerissosLove Song, Wedding Song

My Love Is to Wed

  • Η αγάπη μου παντρεύεται ⬥ Song from Ierissos, Chalkidiki, with Domna Samiou. Recorded in 1978.
Souravli – Greek Flutes and Pipes
  • SongDodecaneseInstrumental

My Precious (Tzivaeri)

  • Τζιβαέρι ⬥ Instrumental rendition of the famous immigration song from the Dodecanese “Tzivaeri” with Aristides Moschos (santur). Recorded in 1974.
My Precious (Tzivaeri)
  • SongDodecaneseImmigration SongCouplets

My Precious (Tzivaeri)

  • Τζιβαέρι ⬥ Immigration song from the Dodecanese with Domna Samiou. Recorded in 1972.
Souravli – Greek Flutes and Pipes
  • SongMacedoniaFlorinaInstrumental

Omorfoula

  • Η ομορφούλα ⬥ Instrumental tune, a local dance from Florina with Kyriakos Kostoulas (clarinet). Recorded in 1974.
By the Flowering Oleander
  • SongDodecaneseInstrumental

Quick Dance

  • Πηδηχτός ⬥ Instrumental dance tune from the Dodecanese with Alekos Pavlou-Arapakis (violin) and Aristides Moschos (santur). Recorded in 1975.
By the Flowering Oleander
  • SongEastern AegeanLesvosCarnival Song, Lampoon

The Mule, the Mule

  • Το μλαρ, το μλαρ ⬥ Carnival satirical song from Lesvos with Domna Samiou. Recorded in 1975.
By the Flowering Oleander
  • SongCycladesLove Song, Sea and Sailors SongCouplets

Young Sailor

  • Αρμενάκι ⬥ Balos dance song from the Cyclades, one of the most popular, with Domna Samiou. Recorded in 1975.
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Records

By the Flowering Oleander
  • AlbumLP1976EMIAΛ Columbia

By the Flowering Oleander

A classic LP of Domna Samiou which brings together some of the masterpieces of Greek traditional folk music. It is a representative compilation of songs from different areas of Greece performed in an authentic way in respect of their lyrics, music and way of singing.
Four and Four
  • AlbumCD2018Caprice

Music from Greece: Domna Samiou

Reissue of the Caprice album “Grekisk folkmusik” (Ξενιτεμένο μου πουλí) on a CD with 9 extra tracks, and a comprehensively informative booklet about Greek folk music and the woman behind this production – Domna Samiou.
Souravli – Greek Flutes and Pipes
  • AlbumLP1974EMIAΛ Columbia

Souravli – Greek Flutes and Pipes

LP is dedicated to Greek instrumental folk music and especially to wind instruments such as the different types of pipes: flute, mandoura, gaida, pipiza, gavala.
My Precious (Tzivaeri)
  • AlbumLP1972Lyra

Travelling in Greece with Domna Samiou

Domna Samiou had the general musical supervision of this important LP including twelve songs most of which are interpreted by her accompanied by local traditional musicians. As in all previous LPs, the songs are representative of all areas of Hellenism and are performed without any alteration in lyrics or music.
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Concerts

Concerts at the English Bach Festival
  • Συναυλία
  • 1971-1980

Concerts at the English Bach Festival

Invited by Lina Lalandi, founder of the English Bach Festival and clavichordist, Domna Samiou made five appearances in the festival, presenting, in what could be the first time, the authentic traditional music of Greece to the English audience.
The First Concerts
  • Συναυλία
  • 1971-1973

The First Concerts

In 1971, in the midst of the military Junta period in Greece, Dionysis Savvopoulos convinced Domna to sing at the club “Rodeo”. In the following years, she performed at “Kyttaro” and “Rizes”.
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