The music chosen by pianist Erato Alakiozidou for her new album, In Blue and White, represents a spiritual journey of self-discovery.

Erato Alakiozidou was born in Greece and, from her home in Thessaloniki, has been active in commissioning, promoting and performing Greek contemporary music for 20 years. She believes passionately in the capacity for Greek music in all its quality and variety to find a wider international audience.

Alakiozidou has arranged these works by Greek composers to create a musical and emotional journey for the listener. The works range from the abstract, such as the Piano Pieces by Anastassis Philippakopoulos, to the metaphysical, in the dreampieces of Stathis Gyftakis and the evocative, with Mediterranean flora and fauna conjured up in Mediterranean Desert by Giorgos Koumendakis.

Tracks:
1. Olinda (Hidden City, 2012)
2. Seven Rhythmic Dances (2000)
3. From Mediterranean Desert: Three Mediterranean Herbs – Thyme (1998/2000)
4. From Three Times The Love (1984, Rev. 2016): 11/8 With Passion, Op.43
5. From Mediterranean Desert: Three Mediterranean Herbs – Mint (1998/2000)
6. Chorales In Memory (2011)
7. From Three Stylistic Studies: To Endeka (Eleven) – Study On Yannis Constantinidis (2011)
8. Ochto (2016)
9. From Mediterranean Desert: Three Mediterranean Herbs – Sage (1998/2000)
10. First Dream (2003)
11. From Three Times The Love: Countless Eighths – Always With Love
12. Piano Piece (2015)
13. Deep Blue... Almost Black (2003)
14. Anadyomene (Rising From The Sea), Op.108 (2016)
15. From Mediterranean Desert: Grouper (1998/2000)
16. Piano Piece (2014)
17. From Nine Miniatures For The Universe / Mirroring Earth: Miniatures II And VI (2011/12)
18. Nightmares (2003)
19. From Mediterranean Desert: Praying Mantis (1998/2000)
20. From Three Times The Love: 13/8 With Love, Op. 43 (1984, Rev. 2016)
21. Alfred Auf Yaros (2016)
22. (Con) Sequences. In A Yannis Constantinidis Style, Op. 84 (2011)
23. Lasting Sounds Of A Deep Sea (1988)
24. From Mediterranean Desert: The Caterpillar And The Treble-Bar Of L. Van B. (1998/2000)
25. Of Every Breath (2017)