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Athanasios "Thanos" Mikroutsikos (Greek: Θάνος Μικρούτσικος; 13 April 1947 – 28 December 2019) was a Greek composer and politician. He is considered one of the most important composers of the recent Greek musical scene.[1]

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Thanos Mikroutsikos (*)

Biography
Personal life

He was born on 13 April 1947 in Patra. He was the older brother of Andreas Mikroutsikos, who is also a musician/composer and a television show host. His wife was children's author Maria Papagianni, whom he married in 1996. He died on 28 December 2019, after a long fight with cancer, at age 72.[2]

He blends a lot of musical traditions in his work, from popular to electronic. He has composed a lot of songs based on poems by Greek and foreign poets, such as Euripides, Aristophanes, Constantine P. Cavafy, Giorgos Seferis, Yannis Ritsos, Odysseas Elytis and Nikos Kavvadias as well as Bertolt Brecht, Nazim Hikmet, Wolf Biermann, Vladimir Mayakovsky and Maurice Maeterlinck. He has also written operas, symphonic music, chamber music and music for the theatre and cinema.

One of his most popular works was the setting to music of poems by Nikos Kavvadias in his albums Grammes Orizonton (Horizons' Lines) and Stavros tou Notou (Southern Cross). Some of the music was originally written for a TV series, the theme of which was marine. The songs were liked and he went on to the studio to record some more many of which were included in the aforementioned albums.

Thanos Mikroutsikos has also been involved in Greece's political life since the 60's. During the turbulent years of the military junta (1967–1974), he was persecuted by the regime for his anti-dictatorial activities and ideas. When the junta collapsed he continued being actively involved in politics as a member of the maoist EKKE, especially in the first years after the restoration of democracy.

After the elections of October 1993 he was appointed by the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (v) which formed the new government, as Alternate-Minister of Culture with late Melina Mercouri as minister. In 1994 after the death of the latter he was appointed minister of culture. He remained at this position until 1996. His brother is the popular TV host and musician Andreas Mikroutsikos.

Discography

Albums
Year Greek Title Transliteration Translation Label
1972 Είμαστε κάτι ξεχαρβαλωμένες κιθάρες / Οι Δων Κιχώτες Eimaste kati xecharvalomenes kithares / Oi Don Kichotes We are rickety guitars / The Don Quixotes Minos
1975 Πολιτικά τραγούδια Politika tragoudia Political songs Lyra
1976 Καντάτα για την Μακρόνησο Kantata gia tin Makroniso Cantata for Makronisos Lyra
Σπουδή σε ποιήματα του Βλαδίμηρου Μαγιακόβσκη Spoudi se poiimata tou Vladimirou Magiakovski Study on the poems of Vladimir Mayakovsky Lyra
1977 Φουέντε Οβεχούνα Fouente Ovechouna Fuenteovejuna Lyra
Τροπάρια για φονιάδες Troparia gia foniades Hymns for murderers Lyra
1978 Τραγούδια της λευτεριάς Tragoudia tis lefterias Songs of freedom Lyra
Μουσική πράξη στον Μπέρτολτ Μπρέχτ Mousiki praxi ston Bertolt Brecht Musical practice on Bertolt Brecht Lyra
1979 Ο σταυρός του νότου O stavros tou notou The Southern Cross Lyra
1980 Ευριπίδης IV Evripidis IV Euripides IV Lyra
1981 Λεοντής-Μικρούτσικος: Συναυλίες 81 Leondis-Mikroutsikos: Σynavlies 81 Leondis-Mikroutsikos: Concerts 81 CBS
1982 Εμπάργκο Empargko Embargo CBS
1983 Ιχνογραφία – Ο γέρος της Αλεξάνδρειας Ichnografia – O geros tis Alexandreias Sketch - The old man from Alexandria CBS
Αραπιά για λίγο πάψε να χτυπάς με το σπαθί Arapia gia ligo papse na chtypas me to spathi Arab lands stop hitting with your sword for a while CBS
1984 Βίκτωρ-Βικτωρία Victor-Victoria Victor/Victoria CBS
1985 Αντιθέσεις Anditheseis Contrasts ΕΤ.ΝΕ.Μ.
Ντούο για άλτο σαξόφωνο και ηλεκτρικό μπάσο Douo gia alto saxofono kai ilektriko baso Duet for alto saxophone and electric bass ΕΤ.ΝΕ.Μ.
1986 Η αγάπη είναι ζάλη I agapi einai zali Love is dizzy Μinos
1987 Στον Μάνο Λοϊζο-Νύχτα με σκιές χρωματιστές Ston Mano Loizo-Nychta me skies chromatistes (Dedication) To Manos Loizos-Night with coloured shadows Μinos
1988 Όλα από χέρι καμένα Ola apo cheri kamena All from a burnt hand Μinos
1989 Ελλάς κατόπιν αορτής Ellas katopin aortis Greece after an aneurysm CBS
Όσο κρατάει ένας καφές Oso krataei enas kafes As long as a coffee lasts Minos
1990 Για πιάνο και φωνή Gia piano kai foni For piano and voice Minos
Κρατάει χρόνια αυτή η κολώνια Krataei chronia afti i kolonia This cologne lasts for years Minos
1991 Γραμμές των οριζόντων Grammes ton orizondon Lines of the horizon Minos
1992 Συγνώμη για την άμυνα Sygnomi gia tin amyna Sorry for the defence Minos
Music for Two Minos
1994 Volpe d'amore EMI
1996 Τα παραμύθια της γαλάζιας γραμμής Ta paramythia tis galazias grammis The fairytales of the blue line Minos
Στου αιώνα την παράγκα Stou aiona tin paragka In the shanty house of the century Minos
1997 Ποίηση με μουσική Poiisi me mousiki Poetry with music EMI
Η ιστορία της Λούλου I istoria tis Loulou The story of Lulu EMI
Ψάξε στ'όνειρο μας Psaxe st'oneiro mas Search in our dreams Minos
1998 Στην αγκαλιά της άκρης Stin agkalia tis akris In the embrace of the edge EMI
Ο Θάνος Μικρούτσικος τραγουδά Θάνο Μικρούτσικο O Thanos Mikroutsikos tragouda Thano Mikroutsiko Thanos Mikroutsikos sings Thanos Mikroutsiko EMI
For sax and strings and love and dreams Agora
Slow motion EMI
1999 The return of Helen EMI
Θάλασσα στη σκάλα Thalassa sti skala Sea on the stairs Minos
2000 Σφεντόνα Live Sfendona Live Slingshot Live
Ο Θάνος Μικρούτσικος στη Λύρα O Thanos Mikroutsikos sti Lyra Thanos Mikroutsikos at Lyra
Live Στη Σφεντόνα Live Sti Sfendona Live at Slingshot Minos/EMI
2001 Του Απείρου Εραστής Tou Apeirou Erastis Lover of infinity
Dance and Memories EMI Classics
Οι Κυρίες Του Θάνου Μικρούτσικου Oi Kyries Tou Thanou Mikroutsikou Thanos Mikroutsikos's ladies Minos/EMI
Στον Τόπο Μου Είμαι Τέλεια Ξένος Ston Topo Mou Eimai Teleia Xenos I am a perfect stranger in my place Minos/EMI
2002 Αυτά Που Τραγουδήσαμε Afta Pou Tragoudisame Those (songs) which we sang Minos/EMI
Ολα Τα Πρόσωπα Ola Ta Prosopa All the people Minos/EMI
Ο Άμλετ Της Σελήνης O Amlet Tis Selinis Hamlet of the moon Minos/EMI
2004 Σχοινοβάτης Schoinovatis Tightrope walker Minos/EMI
2006 Υπέροχα Μονάχοι Yperocha Monachoi Perfectly alone Legend
2007 Παράξενο δεν είναι; Paraxeno den einai? Isn't it weird?
2009 Επέστρεφε (Καβάφης) Epestrefe (Kavafis) He came back (Cavafy)
Τους Έχω Βαρεθεί / Θάνος Μικρούτσικος Σε Συνεργασία με τα Υπόγεια Ρεύματα Tous Echo Varethei/ Thanos Mikroutsikos Se Synergasia me ta Ypogeia Revmata I am bored of them / Thanos Mikroutsikos in collaboration with undercurrents Legend


References

https://www.huffingtonpost.gr/entry/thanos-mikroetsikos-eimai-oristika-me-to-kke_gr_5b968680e4b0511db3e4ad33

External links

Official website

Political offices
Preceded by
Melina Mercouri
Minister for Culture of Greece
1994–1996
Succeeded by
Stavros Benos

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