Originally recorded at Vangelis’ Nemo Studios in London in 1982, Rapsodies would take another four years to gain a commercial release and only in his home country, Greece. Rapsodies once again unites Vangelis with the actress and singer Irene Papas on an album of music and songs which were inspired by traditional Byzantine music. Vangelis arranged, wrote and produced all of the music on the album. This digitally remastered version of the album was also remastered by the maestro himself at his home studio in Greece.