Elliott Carter: The Minotaur, Piano Sonata & Two Songs

King Minos' Palace in Crete, Dance of the bulls and Pasiphaë with the sacred bull

King Minos' Palace in Crete, Interlude - Pasiphaë's heartbeat becomes the pounding of hammers used in building the labyrinth

Before the Labyrinth, Building the labyrinth to imprison the Minotaur who destroys men

Before the Labyrinth, Entrance of King Minos

Before the Labyrinth, Selection of Greek victims to be sent into the labyrinth

Before the Labyrinth, Ariadne, princess of Crete, dances with Theseus, a Greek victim

Before the Labyrinth, Greek victims are driven into the labyrinth

Before the Labyrinth, Theseus' farewell to Ariadne as he enters the labyrinth

Before the Labyrinth, Ariadne unwinds her thread as Theseus, entering the labyrinth, pulls the thread after him

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)

Before the Labyrinth, Ariadne rewinds her thread to lead Theseus out of the labyrinth

Before the Labyrinth, The thread breaks. Ariadne is greatly dismayed

Before the Labyrinth, Theseus and some of the Greeks emerge from the labyrinth and rejoice

Before the Labyrinth, The Greeks and Theseus, forgetting Ariadne, leave Crete