Πολυέλεος "Δούλοι Κύριον" / Polyeleos "Douloi Kyrion"

Πέτρου Λαμπαδαρίου, ήχος Πλάγιος του Πρώτου / by Petros Lambadarios, Plagal First Mode

Interpretations<

Constantinopolitan style

Stephanos Prousalis [mp3, 900 Kb] (broadcasted by Stamatios Kissas on the radio)

Mt. Athos style

Fr. Dositheos Katounakiotis [rm, 2.9 Mb] (from graeca.mrezha.net)

Danielaioi/Thomades [mp3, 7.2 Mb] Panygeris of St. Dionysios of Olympos, 2005, (taken from pigizois.gr)

Thomades (right choir), [wma, 1.6 Mb] (Live recording from Mt. Athos)

Choir of Athonite fathers [wma, 3.6 Mb]
(Panygeris of Xenofontos monastery)

Other recordings

G.K. Michalakis [mp3, 15 Mb] (adaptation to French)

Thessaloniki style

Harilaos Taliadoros [rm, 1.7 Mb] (taken from ieropsaltis.com)

Conservatorium style

Chanters of Athens Cathedral [wma, 2.1 Mb] (Live recording from 2004)

Simon Karas' style

Batopaidi monastery choir (Panygeris of Karakallou monastery) [wma, 1.9 Mb]

Greek Byzantine choir (Director L. Angelopoulos) [wma, 1.1 Mb]

Perissi of the Polyeleos

Thrasyboulos Stanitsas
Yperarhios Theotes
[wma, 1.9 Mb]
(from a concert in Belgium, 1970s)

Fr. Dositheos Katounakiotis
Pantanassa Panymnete
[mp3, 1.6 Mb]
(provided by G.K. Michalakis)

Fr. Dionysios Firfiris
Pantanassa Panymnete
[mp3, 4.3 Mb]
(taken from S. Kyritsis' by website)

Danielaioi
Yperarhios Theotes
[wma, 900 Kb]
Panygeris of St. Dionysios of Olympos, 2005
(taken from pigizois.gr)

Unknown monk
Pantanassa Panymnete
[wma, 500 Kb]
Panygeris of St. Dionysios of Olympos, 2005
(taken from pigizois.gr)

Choir of Athonite fathers
Yperarhios Theotes
[wma, 1.8 Mb]
(Panygeris of Xenofontos monastery)

Choir of Athonite fathers
Pantanassa Panymnete
[wma, 1 Mb]
(Panygeris of Xenofontos monastery)

Choir of Batopaidi monastery
Yperarhios Theotes
[wma, 2.8 Mb] (Panygeris of Karakallou monastery) Choir of Athonite fathers
Pantanassa Panymnete
[wma, 1.3 Mb] (Panygeris of Karakallou monastery)

Scores

Classical score from Neon Mousikon Egcheiridion of Dimitrios Protopsaltis
[zip, 1.6 Mb]

Related pieces

Douloi Kyrion in First Mode by Ioannis Trapezountios
score [zip, 330 Kb]

Theotokion "Pantanassa Panymnete" by Ioannis Koukouzelis
Recording by K. Fotopoulos' choir [wma, 5.5 Mb]

Short Polyeleos Douloi Kyrion

Makaristos Ephraim, abbot of Xeropotamou monastery [mp3, 1.6 Mb]
Beautiful interpretation!

Several verses by Andrea Atlanti [mp3, 80 Kb]
Westernised style

Recording by I. Arvanitis and Hagiopolites choir [mp3, 3.8 Mb]
Buy the CD here
Notice the extreme melodic attraction (elxis) of GA towards DI and the difference of other intervals compared to Fr Ephraim's version above.

Recording with commentary by Georgios K. Michalakis [wma, 2.8 Mb]