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a r t i s t : Elliott Carter
t i t l e : The Minotaur
d a t e : 1990
l a b e l : nonesuch
g e n r e : Classical
r l s. d a t e : Jan-2003
t r a c k s : 21
b i t r a t e : 224kbps
s i z e : 99,4 MB
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The Minotaur
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Scene I: King Minos' Palace In Crete
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Overture :59
Queen Pasiphaδ prepares for a tryst with the sacred bull 3:49
Entrance of the and sacred bull :38
Dance of the bulls and Pasiphaδ with the sacred bull 2:37
Interlude - Pasiphaδ heartbeat becomes the pounding of hammers
used in building the labyrinth 1:18
Scene II: Before The Labyrinth
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Building the labyrinth to imprison the Minotaur who destroys
men 2:00
Entrance of King Minos 1:39
Selection of Greek victims to be sent into the labyrinth 1:09
Ariande, princess of Crete, dances with Theseus, a Greek victim
4:23
Greek victims are driven into the labyrinth 1:40
Theseus' farewell to Ariande as he enters the labyrinth 1:54
Adriadne unwinds her thread as Theseus, entering the labyrinth,
pulls the thread after him 1:19
Theseus fights and kills the Mintour (as his movements are
transmitted to Adriane who is holding the other end of the
thread) 1:15
Adriane rewinds the thread to lead Theseus out of the labyrinth
1:55
The thread breaks. Adriadne is greatly dismayed 1:32
Theseus ad some of the Greeks emerge from the labyrinth and
rejoice 1:03
The Greeks and Thesus, forgetting Adriande, leave Crete 3:31
--- New York Chamber Symphony of the 92nd Street Y
Gerhard Schwarz, Conductor
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Two Songs
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Dust of Snow 1:05
The Rose Family 1:07
--- words by Robert Frost (from 'Three Poems by Robert Frost')
Jan Degaetani, Mezzo Sopran
Gilbert Kalish, Piano
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Piano Sonata
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I. Maestoso by Elliott Carter 11:31
II. Andante by Elliott Carter 14:58
--- Paul Jacobs, Piano
(http://www.nonesuch.com)
Impresario Lincoln Kirstein commissioned Carter to write a
ballet for performance by the Ballet Society of New York in
1947. The resulting work was The Minotaur, based on the ancient
Greek mythological tale of a man-bull, the Cretan labyrinth in
which he was imprisoned, and the Greek warrior, Theseus, who
killed the Minotaur. Kirstein had previously commissioned
Carter's only other ballet, Pocahontas (1939), which was
performed by the Ballet Caravan. The Ballet Society, for which
The Minotaur was commissioned, was an elite organization whose
presentations were held inconspicuously at a high school in New
York. The company gave productions with music by such composers
as Hindemith and Stravinsky, both choreographed by George
Balanchine. Also, the Ballet Society presented the first
collaboration between John Cage and Merce Cunningham.
Balanchine was supposed to be the choreographer for The
Minotaur as well. Before beginning his composition, Carter met
with Balanchine to discuss the ballet and its specific scenes.
Not long after, Balanchine suddenly left New York for Paris, in
an attempt to become the new director of the Paris Ballet. The
position never actually opened up, and Balanchine soon returned
to New York. In the meantime, Carter and the Ballet Society
offered the opportunity to choreograph The Minotaur to
Balanchine's young assistant, John Taras. The Minotaur was
premiered on March 26, 1947, and was praised by some and
criticized by others. The ballet was performed for only two
seasons before it was dropped. An orchestral suite was later
fashioned by Carter, who excised about one-third of the music
from the ballet score. Howard Hanson and the Eastman-Rochester
Symphony Orchestra recorded this orchestral suite in 1956. The
suite itself was choreographed in the late 1960s by John
Butler, and this adaptation was performed in Boston in 1970.
Carter felt that the orchestral suite was best fitted for the
concert hall, while the ballet should not be presented without
the entire original score.
The years of 1936 to 1948 comprise what could be considered
Carter's early period, before the first work in his mature
style, the Cello Sonata (1948). In the works from this period,
Carter's music can be described as embodying a conflict between
neo-classical restraint and the complex harmonic and rhythmic
innovations that would become prevalent in his mature style.
The Minotaur is a strong example of this contradiction in
style. Much of the music is similar to Stravinsky's
neo-classical pieces, but instances of polyrhythm, or separate
lines played at different tempos, are also present. -- Chris
Boyes
(http://www.allclassical.com)
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01-Overture [01:00]
02-Queen Pasiphaδ prepares for a tryst with the sacred [03:49]
bull
03-Entrance of the and sacred bull [00:37]
04-Dance of the bulls and Pasiphaδ with the sacred bull [02:36]
05-Interlude - Pasiphaδ heartbeat becomes the pounding [01:18]
of hammers used in building the labyrinth
06-Building the labyrinth to imprison the Minotaur who [02:00]
destroys men
07-Entrance of King Minos [01:44]
08-Selection of Greek victims to be sent into the [01:08]
labyrinth
09-Ariande, princess of Crete, dances with Theseus, a [04:26]
Greek victim
10-Greek victims are driven into the labyrinth [01:40]
11-Theseus' farewell to Ariande as he enters the [01:54]
labyrinth
12-Adriadne unwinds her thread as Theseus, entering the [01:19]
labyrinth, pulls the thread after him
13-Theseus fights and kills the Mintour [01:14]
(as his movements are transmitted to Adriane who is hol
14-Adriane rewinds the thread to lead Theseus out of the [01:55]
labyrinth
15-The thread breaks. Adriadne is greatly dismayed [01:31]
16-Theseus ad some of the Greeks emerge from the [01:03]
labyrinth and rejoice
17-The Greeks and Thesus, forgetting Adriande, leave [03:39]
Crete
18-Dust of Snow [01:09]
19-The Rose Family [01:16]
20-Piano Sonata-I Maestoso [11:32]
21-Piano Sonata-II Andante [15:02]
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61:52 min
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