Elliott Carter: The Minotaur (1947) CD Track Listing

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Elliott Carter The Minotaur (1947)
This classical cd contains 21 tracks and runs 61min 59sec.
Freedb: 250e8515

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: Music

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: music songs tracks classical classical

1. Elliott Carter - Scene I: King Minos' Palace in Crete. Overture (01:00)
2. Elliott Carter - Queen Pasiphae prepares for a tryst with the sacred bull (03:48)
3. Elliott Carter - Entrance of the bulls and the sacred bull (00:37)
4. Elliott Carter - Dance of the bulls and Pasiphae with the sacred bull (02:36)
5. Elliott Carter - Interlude - Pasiphae's heartbeat becomes the pounding of hammers used in building the labyrinth (01:18)
6. Elliott Carter - Scene II: Before the Labyrynth. Building the labyrinth to imprison the Minotaur who destroys men (02:00)
7. Elliott Carter - Entrance of King Minos (01:44)
8. Elliott Carter - Selection of Greek victims to be sent into the labyrinth (01:08)
9. Elliott Carter - Ariadne, princess of Crete, dances with Theseus, a Greek victim (04:25)
10. Elliott Carter - Greek victims are driven into the labyrinth (01:40)
11. Elliott Carter - Theseus' farewell to Ariadne as he enters the labyrinth (01:53)
12. Elliott Carter - Ariadne unwinds her thread as Theseus, entering the labyrinth, pulls the thread after him (01:19)
13. Elliott Carter - Theseus fights and kills the Minotaur (as his movements are transmitted to Ariadne who is holding the other end of the thread) (01:14)
14. Elliott Carter - Ariadne rewinds the thread to lead Theseus out of the labyrinth (01:55)
15. Elliott Carter - The thread breaks. Ariadne is greatly dismayed (01:31)
16. Elliott Carter - Theseus and some of the Greeks emerge from the labyrinth and rejoice (01:03)
17. Elliott Carter - The Greeks and Theseus, forgetting Ariadne, leave Crete (03:38)
18. Elliott Carter - Dust of Snow (01:09)
19. Elliott Carter - The Rose Family (01:16)
20. Elliott Carter - Piano Sonata. I. Maestoso (11:32)
21. Elliott Carter - II Andante (15:00)