Elliott Carter
The Minotaur (1947)

classical

#    Title    Time    Info  
1 Scene I: King Minos' Palace in Crete. Overture 1:01
2 Queen Pasiphae prepares for a tryst with the sacred bull 3:49
3 Entrance of the bulls and the sacred bull 0:38
4 Dance of the bulls and Pasiphae with the sacred bull 2:37
5 Interlude - Pasiphae's heartbeat becomes the pounding of hammers... 1:19
6 Scene II: Before the Labyrynth. Building the labyrinth to impris... 2:01
7 Entrance of King Minos 1:45
8 Selection of Greek victims to be sent into the labyrinth 1:09
9 Ariadne, princess of Crete, dances with Theseus, a Greek victim 4:26
10 Greek victims are driven into the labyrinth 1:41
11 Theseus' farewell to Ariadne as he enters the labyrinth 1:54
12 Ariadne unwinds her thread as Theseus, entering the labyrinth, p... 1:20
13 Theseus fights and kills the Minotaur (as his movements are tran... 1:15
14 Ariadne rewinds the thread to lead Theseus out of the labyrinth 1:56
15 The thread breaks. Ariadne is greatly dismayed 1:32
16 Theseus and some of the Greeks emerge from the labyrinth and rej... 1:04
17 The Greeks and Theseus, forgetting Ariadne, leave Crete 3:39
18 Dust of Snow 1:10
19 The Rose Family 1:17
20 Piano Sonata. I. Maestoso 26:33
21 II Andante 15:01
Total time 61:59