Marios Varvoglis

He remained in Montparnasse, Paris until 1922 and he maintained close relations with artistic circles that included Casella, Ravel, Varèse and Modigliani, whose last painting was a portrait of Varvoglis. After 1920 he taught at the Athens Conservatory and he became active as a music critic and conductor. He was persecuted for his liberal political views and he was imprisoned in a British concentration camp during the Dekemvriana He died in Athens.

• Illustration — Portrait of Mario Varvogli by Amedeo Modigliani (1919) Varvoglis' music belongs to the Greek national school, but was also influenced by the French style. His works include: Stage • St. Barbara (1912) • The Afternoon of Love (1944) • Long live Messolonghi, for solo English horn and strings (1933) Incidental music • Agamemnon (Aeschylus; 1932) • The Persians (Aeschylus; 1934) • The Birds (Aristophanes; 1942) • Medea (Euripides; 1942) • The Oath of the Dead (Zacharias Papantoniou; 1938) Orchestral works • The Feast (1906–9) • Pastoral suite for strings (1912) • Capriccio (1914) • Canon, Chorale and Fugue on BACH (1930) • Prelude, Chorale and Fugue on BACH (1937) • Meditation for strings (1938) • Laurels and Cypresses (1950) • Symphonic poem Behind the Barbed Wire Fence (1945) Chamber • Doll's Serenade (1905) • Pastoral Suite (1912) • Hommage a César Franck (violin and piano; 1922) • Trio for strings (1938) • Piano Trio (1943) • Prelude and Fugue on a Byzantine Theme (1953) Piano • Children's Hour, 14 pieces (1930) • Greek Rhapsody (1922) • Sonatina (1927) Other • songs