Καλοφωνικοί Ειρμοί / Kalophonikoi Heirmoi
Παρουσίαση και παραδείγματα / A presentation and examples
Most of the pieces chanted below can be found in a book called "Kalophonikon Heirmologion" (first published in 1835, reprinted by Koultoura, a few years ago).


Petros Bereketis "the sweet". One of the most famous composers of the 18th c. He is considered the "father" of the Kalophonic Heirmoi composition style.(image offered by S. Gugushvili)
Th. Stanitsas
(Archon Protopsaltis of the Great Church)
Historical unpublished (?) recording (1958)*
EseistheisanLaoi (Fourth Mode, Agia) [10Mb, mp3]
by Petros Bereketis.

Does anyone know where this recording is from? I have a tape of Stanitsas that says
Th Stanitsas, Ecumenical Patriarchate 1958. Does anyone know more about these recordings?
The tape contains the Doxastika of the Pentecostarion and some chants from the Holy Week and Easter.
Plus the above masterpiece of course.



Pasan tin Elpida Mou
by Petros Bereketis (Mode Barys)

K. Pringos
(by G. K. Michalakis)



Efrikse Gi
(by Panagiotis Halatzoglou, 17th c., First mode Enharmonic)

Th. Stanitsas
[2Mb, rm] (from ieropsaltis.com)

G. K. Michalakis:Another version by Stanitsas when he was Archon Protopsaltis in the Patriarcheion. Compare this less accentuated, softer-attack chronos (Kallophonikos) to that of the ieropsaltis.com recording, which is made in Athens, and where the chronos is much more puctuated (Chronos for Cheroubikon).


X. Taliadoros



Astron Hdh Anatetalken
(by Balasios the priest)

Th. Vasileiou (from ieropsaltis.com)
Metr. N. Valindras
Dcn. D. Firfiris (pending)
G. Xatzichronoglou (from apostoliki-diakonia.gr)



Roin Mou Twn Dakrywn
(by G. Kres. Plagal Fourth mode)

Th Vasileiou (from ieropsaltis.com)



Doxaswmen Triada Axwriston

B. Emmanouilidis
(by Germanos of New Patras, First mode) [1.1 Mb, rm]

Maistores, dir. G. Stathis
(with a kratema fromPagkratios Ivirites' Cheroubikon in First mode)
(from their CD, "Psallate Synetws" available at apostoliki-diakonia.gr)



B. Emmanouilidis
(Archon Lambadarios of the Great Church)
(from cmkon.org)

Odin Epinikion (by Petros Bereketis, First mode) [540 Kb, rm]
Poian Soi Epaxion Odin (by Petros Bereketis, First mode) [1Mb, rm]
En ti vrontosi (by Petros Bereketis, First mode) [2.4 Mb, rm]
H Kaminos Swter (by Arsenios "the young", First mode) [829 Kb, rm]



H En Ouranois
(Second mode, by Balasios the priest)

G. K. Michalakis (parallage) [mp3]
GKM: I try to bring out some "second mode" instead of treating it simply as a plagal second, as can be suggested by the fthora..


Lithon On Apedokimasan
(First mode, by Balasios the priest)

Th. Vasilikos [mp3,1.3 Mb]
G. K. Michalakis: Lithon by Balasios Ieureus (who was some sort of genius, with SEVEN officia in the Patriarcheion) by Theodoros Vassilikos, who used to sing in the first choirs formed by Thrasyvoulos Stanitsas. This is the best kallophonikos type of Chronos I have heard... at the limits of what is acceptable in terms of loose attacks (especially in the upper notes... when EBX are at their best in slow pieces, they can barely achieve this...)


G. K. Michalakis [mp3]

Steno Ek Vathous Psyches Mou

N. Konstantinopoulos [rm]
(by Petros Bereketis, Plagal First mode)
(from ieropsaltis.com)

Xairois Panagne

Fr. Th. Gregoriou [rm]
(from houpas.net)

To omma tis kardias mou

S.Savvas (from houpas.net) [rm]
D. Houpas (from ieropsaltis.com) [rm]
Nun(hesychasterion Prodromou) [mp3]

Kalophonic Heirmoi
composed by G. Tsatsaronis

D. Houpas [html]
(from ieropsaltis.com)

Mi tis Fthoras

Romanos the Melodist Choir (Syria) [rm]
(from houpas.net) [rm]

Panagia Despoina

Romanos the Melodist Choir (Syria) [rm]
(from houpas.net)