Tracklist

The Minotaur, Scene I: King Minos' Palace In Crete
1	Overture	0:59
2	Queen Pasiphaë 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 Pasiphaë With The Sacred Bull	2:37
5	Interlude - Pasiphaë's Heartbeat Becomes The Pounding Hammers Used In Building The Labyrinth	1:18
The Minotaur, Scene II: Before The Labyrinth
6	Building The Labyrinth To Imprison The Minotaur Who Destroys Men	2:00
7	Entrance Of King Minos	1:39
8	Selection Of Greek Victims To Be Sent Into The Labyrinth	1:09
9	Ariadne, Princess Of Crete, Dances With Theseus, A Greek Victim	4:23
10	Greek Victims Are Driven Into The Labyrinth	1:40
11	Theseus' Farewell To Ariadne As He Enters The Labyrinth	1:54
12	Ariadne Unnwinds Her Thread As Theseus, Entering The Labyrinth, Pulls The Thread After Him	1:19
13	Theseus Fights And Kills The Minotaur (As His Movements Are Transmitted To Ariadne Who Is Holding The Other End Of The Thread)	1:15
14	Ariadne Rewinds The Thread To Lead Theseus Out Of The Labyrinth	1:55
15	The Thread Breaks. Ariadne Is Greatly Dismayed	1:32
16	Theseus And Some Of The Greeks Emerge From The Labyrinth And Rejoice	1:03
17	The Greeks And Theseus, Forgetting Ariadne, Leave Crete	3:31
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18	Dust Of Snow	1:05
19	The Rose Family	1:07
Piano Sonata
20	I. Maestoso	11:31
21	II. Andante	14:58

Credits

• Art Direction, Design – John William Costa
• Composed By – Elliott Carter
• Conductor – Gerard Schwarz (tracks: 1 to 17)
• Engineer [Digital] – MacDonald Moore (tracks: 18 to 19)
• Executive-Producer – Robert Hurwitz
• Liner Notes – Lloyd Schwartz
• Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Jan DeGaetani (tracks: 18 to 19)
• Orchestra – New York Chamber Symphony Of The 92nd Street Y* (tracks: 1 to 17)
• Photography By – Don Hunstein
• Piano – Gilbert Kalish (tracks: 18 to 19), Paul Jacobs (tracks: 20 to 21)
• Producer – Teresa Sterne (tracks: 18 to 19)
• Producer, Engineer – Max Wilcox

Notes

Tracks 1 to 17: Recorded December 6, 1988, at the Manhattan Center, New York City.
Tracks 18 to 19: Recorded December, 1987, at the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York City.
Tracks 20 to 21: Recorded August, 1982, at RCA Studio A, New York City.

Tracks 18 to 19: Previously released on 79178.
Tracks 20 to 21: Previously released on 79047.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 7559792482