Marios Varvoglis

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Marios Varvoglis (Greek: Μάριος Βάρβογλης; 10 December 1885 – 30 July 1967) was a Greek composer.

Varvoglis was born in

Athens Conservatory and he became active as a music critic and conductor. He was persecuted for his liberal political views and he was imprisoned in a British concentration camp during the Dekemvriana

He died in Athens.

Music

Portrait of Mario Varvogli by Amedeo Modigliani (1919)

Varvoglis' music belongs to the Greek national school, but was also influenced by the French style. His works include:

Stage

  • St. Barbara (1912)
  • The Afternoon of Love (1944)
  • Long live Messolonghi, for solo English horn and strings (1933)

Incidental music

Orchestral works

  • The Feast (1906–9)
  • Pastoral suite for strings (1912)
  • Capriccio (1914)
  • Canon, Chorale and Fugue on BACH (1930)
  • Prelude, Chorale and Fugue on BACH (1937)
  • Meditation for strings (1938)
  • Laurels and Cypresses (1950)
  • Symphonic poem Behind the Barbed Wire Fence (1945)

Chamber

  • Doll's Serenade (1905)
  • Pastoral Suite (1912)
  • Hommage a César Franck (violin and piano; 1922)
  • Trio for strings (1938)
  • Piano Trio (1943)
  • Prelude and Fugue on a Byzantine Theme (1953)

Piano

  • Children's Hour, 14 pieces (1930)
  • Greek Rhapsody (1922)
  • Sonatina (1927)

Other

  • songs

References

  • The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians