On its new GENUIN album, the Athens State Orchestra, Greece's oldest symphonic ensemble, pays homage to one of the most important Greek composers of the 20th century: Yorgo Sicilianos.

The program includes large-scale, exciting orchestral works from three decades: Sicilianos' 2nd Symphony, dedicated to the memory of the great Dmitri Mitropoulos, the "Antiphona" for brass, strings and timpani as well as the symphonic poem "Daimon", inspired by Thomas Mann's novel of the century "Doctor Faustus".

Under the direction of Ilias Voudouris, a key figure on the Greek music scene, the traditional orchestra presents Sicilianos' colorful, richly detailed sound world with passion - and with noticeable attention to detail.