The Minotaur; Piano Sonata; Two Songs
by Elliott Carter
21-track CD released in 2006
- The Minotaur, Scene I: King Minos' Palace in Crete, Overture (01:00)
- The Minotaur, Scene I: King Minos' Palace in Crete, Queen Pasiphaë prepares for a tryst with the sacred bull (03:49)
- The Minotaur, Scene I: King Minos' Palace in Crete, Entrance of the bulls and the sacred bull (00:38)
- The Minotaur, Scene I: King Minos' Palace in Crete, Dance of the bulls and Pasiphaë with the sacred bull (02:37)
- The Minotaur, Scene I: King Minos' Palace in Crete, Interlude - Pasiphaë's heartbeat becomes the pounding of hammers used in building the labyrinth (01:18)
- The Minotaur, Scene II: Before the Labyrinth, Building the labyrinth to imprison the Minotaur who destroys men (02:00)
- The Minotaur, Scene II: Before the Labyrinth, Entrance of King Minos (01:44)
- The Minotaur, Scene II: Before the Labyrinth, Selection of Greek victims to be sent into the labyrinth (01:08)
- The Minotaur, Scene II: Before the Labyrinth, Ariadne, princess of Crete, dances with Theseus, a Greek victim (04:26)
- The Minotaur, Scene II: Before the Labyrinth, Greek victims are driven into the labyrinth (01:40)
- The Minotaur, Scene II: Before the Labyrinth, Theseus' farewell to Ariadne as he enters the labyrinth (01:54)
- The Minotaur, Scene II: Before the Labyrinth, Ariadne unwinds her thread as Theseus, entering the labyrinth, pulls the thread after him (01:20)
- The Minotaur, Scene II: Before the Labyrinth, Theseus fights and kills the Minotaur (01:14)
- The Minotaur, Scene II: Before the Labyrinth, Ariadne rewinds her thread to lead Theseus out of the labyrinth (01:56)
- The Minotaur, Scene II: Before the Labyrinth, The thread breaks. Ariadne is greatly dismayed (01:32)
- The Minotaur, Scene II: Before the Labyrinth, Theseus and some of the Greeks emerge from the labyrinth and rejoice (01:04)
- The Minotaur, Scene II: Before the Labyrinth, The Greeks and Theseus, forgetting Ariadne, leave Crete (03:39)
- Dust of Snow (01:09)
- The Rose Family (01:12)
- Piano Sonata, I Maestoso (11:32)
- Piano Sonata, II Andante (15:01)
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