The Minotaur; Piano Sonata; Two Songs

Elliott Carter

• Erschienen am 01.01.90 bei Nonesuch
• Künstler: Elliott Carter
• Genre: Klassik

1 The Minotaur, Scene I: King Minos' Palace in Crete, Overture

Gerard Schwarz 00:01:00

Elliott Carter, Composer, MainArtist - Gerard Schwarz, Conductor - Max Wilcox, Producer, Engineer - New York Chamber Symphony of the 92nd Street Y, Orchestra

© 1990 Nonesuch ℗ 1990 Elektra Entertainment

2 The Minotaur, Scene I: King Minos' Palace in Crete, Queen Pasiphaë prepares for a tryst with the sacred bull

Gerard Schwarz 00:03:48

Elliott Carter, Composer, MainArtist - Gerard Schwarz, Conductor - Max Wilcox, Producer, Engineer - New York Chamber Symphony of the 92nd Street Y, Orchestra

© 1990 Nonesuch ℗ 1990 Elektra Entertainment

3 The Minotaur, Scene I: King Minos' Palace in Crete, Entrance of the bulls and the sacred bull

Gerard Schwarz 00:00:37

Elliott Carter, Composer, MainArtist - Gerard Schwarz, Conductor - Max Wilcox, Producer, Engineer - New York Chamber Symphony of the 92nd Street Y, Orchestra

© 1990 Nonesuch ℗ 1990 Elektra Entertainment

4 The Minotaur, Scene I: King Minos' Palace in Crete, Dance of the bulls and Pasiphaë with the sacred bull

Gerard Schwarz 00:02:36

Elliott Carter, Composer, MainArtist - Gerard Schwarz, Conductor - Max Wilcox, Producer, Engineer - New York Chamber Symphony of the 92nd Street Y, Orchestra

© 1990 Nonesuch ℗ 1990 Elektra Entertainment

5 The Minotaur, Scene I: King Minos' Palace in Crete, Interlude - Pasiphaë's heartbeat becomes the pounding of hammers used in building the labyrinth

Gerard Schwarz 00:01:18

Elliott Carter, Composer, MainArtist - Gerard Schwarz, Conductor - Max Wilcox, Producer, Engineer - New York Chamber Symphony of the 92nd Street Y, Orchestra

© 1990 Nonesuch ℗ 1990 Elektra Entertainment

6 The Minotaur, Scene II: Before the Labyrinth, Building the labyrinth to imprison the Minotaur who destroys men

Gerard Schwarz 00:02:00

Elliott Carter, Composer, MainArtist - Gerard Schwarz, Conductor - Max Wilcox, Producer, Engineer - New York Chamber Symphony of the 92nd Street Y, Orchestra

© 1990 Nonesuch ℗ 1990 Elektra Entertainment

7 The Minotaur, Scene II: Before the Labyrinth, Entrance of King Minos

Gerard Schwarz 00:01:44

Elliott Carter, Composer, MainArtist - Gerard Schwarz, Conductor - Max Wilcox, Producer, Engineer - New York Chamber Symphony of the 92nd Street Y, Orchestra

© 1990 Nonesuch ℗ 1990 Elektra Entertainment

8 The Minotaur, Scene II: Before the Labyrinth, Selection of Greek victims to be sent into the labyrinth

Gerard Schwarz 00:01:08

Elliott Carter, Composer, MainArtist - Gerard Schwarz, Conductor - Max Wilcox, Producer, Engineer - New York Chamber Symphony of the 92nd Street Y, Orchestra

© 1990 Nonesuch ℗ 1990 Elektra Entertainment

9 The Minotaur, Scene II: Before the Labyrinth, Ariadne, princess of Crete, dances with Theseus, a Greek victim

Gerard Schwarz 00:04:25

Elliott Carter, Composer, MainArtist - Gerard Schwarz, Conductor - Max Wilcox, Producer, Engineer - New York Chamber Symphony of the 92nd Street Y, Orchestra

© 1990 Nonesuch ℗ 1990 Elektra Entertainment

10 The Minotaur, Scene II: Before the Labyrinth, Greek victims are driven into the labyrinth

Gerard Schwarz 00:01:40

Elliott Carter, Composer, MainArtist - Gerard Schwarz, Conductor - Max Wilcox, Producer, Engineer - New York Chamber Symphony of the 92nd Street Y, Orchestra

© 1990 Nonesuch ℗ 1990 Elektra Entertainment

11 The Minotaur, Scene II: Before the Labyrinth, Theseus' farewell to Ariadne as he enters the labyrinth

Gerard Schwarz 00:01:53

Elliott Carter, Composer, MainArtist - Gerard Schwarz, Conductor - Max Wilcox, Producer, Engineer - New York Chamber Symphony of the 92nd Street Y, Orchestra

© 1990 Nonesuch ℗ 1990 Elektra Entertainment

12 The Minotaur, Scene II: Before the Labyrinth, Ariadne unwinds her thread as Theseus, entering the labyrinth, pulls the thread after him

Gerard Schwarz 00:01:19

Elliott Carter, Composer, MainArtist - Gerard Schwarz, Conductor - Max Wilcox, Producer, Engineer - New York Chamber Symphony of the 92nd Street Y, Orchestra

© 1990 Nonesuch ℗ 1990 Elektra Entertainment

13 The Minotaur, Scene II: Before the Labyrinth, Theseus fights and kills the Minotaur (as his movements are transmitted to Ariadne who is holding the other end of the thread)

Gerard Schwarz 00:01:14

Elliott Carter, Composer, MainArtist - Gerard Schwarz, Conductor - Max Wilcox, Producer, Engineer - New York Chamber Symphony of the 92nd Street Y, Orchestra

© 1990 Nonesuch ℗ 1990 Elektra Entertainment

14 The Minotaur, Scene II: Before the Labyrinth, Ariadne rewinds her thread to lead Theseus out of the labyrinth

Gerard Schwarz 00:01:55

Elliott Carter, Composer, MainArtist - Gerard Schwarz, Conductor - Max Wilcox, Producer, Engineer - New York Chamber Symphony of the 92nd Street Y, Orchestra

© 1990 Nonesuch ℗ 1990 Elektra Entertainment

15 The Minotaur, Scene II: Before the Labyrinth, The thread breaks. Ariadne is greatly dismayed

Gerard Schwarz 00:01:31

Elliott Carter, Composer, MainArtist - Gerard Schwarz, Conductor - Max Wilcox, Producer, Engineer - New York Chamber Symphony of the 92nd Street Y, Orchestra

© 1990 Nonesuch ℗ 1990 Elektra Entertainment

16 The Minotaur, Scene II: Before the Labyrinth, Theseus and some of the Greeks emerge from the labyrinth and rejoice

Gerard Schwarz 00:01:03

Elliott Carter, Composer, MainArtist - Gerard Schwarz, Conductor - Max Wilcox, Producer, Engineer - New York Chamber Symphony of the 92nd Street Y, Orchestra

© 1990 Nonesuch ℗ 1990 Elektra Entertainment

17 The Minotaur, Scene II: Before the Labyrinth, The Greeks and Theseus, forgetting Ariadne, leave Crete

Gerard Schwarz 00:03:39

Elliott Carter, Composer, MainArtist - Gerard Schwarz, Conductor - Max Wilcox, Producer, Engineer - New York Chamber Symphony of the 92nd Street Y, Orchestra

© 1990 Nonesuch ℗ 1990 Elektra Entertainment

18 Dust of Snow

Gilbert Kalish 00:01:09

Elliott Carter, Composer, MainArtist - Teresa Sterne, Producer - Jan DeGaetani, Mezzo-soprano Vocals - Max Wilcox, Engineer - Gilbert Kalish, Piano - MacDonald Moore, AdditionalEngineer

© 1990 Nonesuch ℗ 1990 Elektra Entertainment

19 The Rose Family

Gilbert Kalish 00:01:11

Elliott Carter, Composer, MainArtist - Teresa Sterne, Producer - Jan DeGaetani, Mezzo-soprano Vocals - Max Wilcox, Engineer - Gilbert Kalish, Piano - MacDonald Moore, AdditionalEngineer

© 1990 Nonesuch ℗ 1990 Elektra Entertainment

20 Piano Sonata, I Maestoso

Max Wilcox 00:11:32

Elliott Carter, Composer, MainArtist - Paul Jacobs, Piano - Max Wilcox, Producer, Engineer

© 1990 Nonesuch ℗ 1990 Elektra Entertainment

21 Piano Sonata, II Andante

Max Wilcox 00:15:00

Elliott Carter, Composer, MainArtist - Paul Jacobs, Piano - Max Wilcox, Producer, Engineer

© 1990 Nonesuch ℗ 1990 Elektra Entertainment

Informationen zu dem Album

• 1 Disc(s) - 21 Track(s)
• Gesamte Laufzeit: 01:01:42

• Künstler: Elliott Carter
• Komponist: Elliott Carter
• Label: Nonesuch
• Genre: Klassik
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