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What is considered possibly Mikis Theodorakis' best work?

  • "The Ballad of Mauthausen"

  • Zorba’s Dance

  • Z score

  • Serpico score

Answer

The Ballad of Mauthausen is considered by many to be the best work of Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis. The piece was written in 1965 and is based on a poem of the same name by Iakovos Kambanellis. The poem tells the story of a group of Greek prisoners of war who are imprisoned in the Mauthausen concentration camp. The prisoners are subjected to brutal treatment and many of them die.
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