In exile of Manos Hatzidakis

While in the United States he completed several more major compositions, including Rhythmology (Rythmologia) for solo piano, his compilation, Gioconda's Smile (produced by Quincy Jones), and the song cycle, Magnus Eroticus (Megalos Erotikos), in which he used ancient (Sappho, Euripides), medieval (stanzas from folk songs and George Hortatzis' romance Erophile) and modern (Dionysios Solomos, Constantine Cavafy, Odysseus Elytis, Nikos Gkatsos) Greek poems, as well as an excerpt from the Old Testament book "Wisdom of Solomon". His LP Reflections with the New York Rock & Roll Ensemble contained several of his most beautiful songs, either in orchestral form or with English lyrics written by the band – a record that preceded fusion trends by several decades.

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     Adoulotoi Sklavoi - Unsubdued Slaves – US title (1946) Kokkinos Vrahos (1949) Dyo Kosmi – The Two Worlds (1949) Nekri Politeia – Dead City – US title (1951) O Grousouzis – The Grouch – US title (1952) Agni Tou Limaniou - Lily of the Harbour – US title (1952) The Counterfeit Coin - Η κάλπικη λύρα (1955) O Drakos – The Ogre of Athens – US title (1956) Never on Sunday (Ποτέ Την Κυριακή) (1960) America America (1963) Topkapi (1964) Gioconda's Smile (Το Χαμόγελο Της Τζοκόντας) (1965) Illya Darling (1967) – Broadway musical Reflections (1969) – Performed by the New York Rock & Roll Ensemble Sweet Movie (1974) Memed My Hawk (1984) Reflections (2005) – Performed by Raining Pleasure . Special appearance by Meriam performing the song "Kemal" Amorgos (2006)
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