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KOTTOS takes it's name from an enchanting, dangerous giant of Greek mythology. The instrumental makeup of KOTTOS is unique recorders from the lowest bass to the highest sopranino; a grand Russian Bayan concert accordion; the cello, which adds sounds from the avant-garde and Nordic folk music; and a Greek bouzouki adding Mediterranean colour and Celtic sonorities. The songs and dances of European folk music inspired the late 19th and early 20th-century composers featured on this album, from Bartók to Vaughan Williams, and the journey takes us from the mountain tunes of Europe's northernmost tip to the melancholy songs of it's easternmost reaches, to dances from it's southernmost point. The group's eponymous debut album KOTTOS (2016) received the Listeners' Prize of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation's P2 station. Album Tracks 1. 4 Greek Dances (from 36 Greek Dances for Orchestra)~Epirotikos 2. 4 Greek Dances (from 36 Greek Dances for Orchestra)~Kretikos 3. 4 Greek Dances (from 36 Greek Dances for Orchestra)~Kathistos (Excerpt) 4. 4 Greek Dances (from 36 Greek Dances for Orchestra)~Kleftikos 5. Russian Folk Songs Op. 58~Religious Chant. Moderato 6. Russian Folk Songs Op. 58~Christmas Carol 'Kolyada'. Allegretto 7. Russian Folk Songs Op. 58~Plaintive Song. Andante 8. Russian Folk Songs Op. 58~Humorous Song 'I Danced With the Gnat'. Allegretto 9. Russian Folk Songs Op. 58~Legend of the Birds 'Bylina'. Allegretto 10. Russian Folk Songs Op. 58~Cradle Song 'Baju'. Moderato 11. Russian Folk Songs Op. 58~Round Dance. Allegro 12. Russian Folk Songs Op. 58~Village Dance Song. Vivo 13. Folia~[Excerpt] 14. Kulok, Op. 17 No. 22 15. Norwegian Dance in D minor 16. Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56~I. Stick Dance 17. Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56~II. Sash Dance 18. Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56~III. In One Spot 19. Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56~IV.
