Myth and Music

CADMUS
Cadmus et Hermione (1673), 13:00, Lully, Jean-Baptiste (1632-1687).
A suite for oboe band of dance music from an opera on Ovid's Metamorphoses 4 about the trials of the two.
o HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE 907122

CALAIS (see also JASON)
Calaïs (1976), 9:00, Sigurbjörnsson, Thorkell (1938-).
A flute solo about the son of Boreas who charms the creatures of the sea with his music.
o BIS 709 (with his Euridice and Liongate)

CALLISTO
La Calisto (1651), 166:00, Cavalli, Pier Francesco (1602-1676).
An opera on Ovid's Metamorphoses 2 combining Callisto's deception by Zeus with Artemis' love for Endymion.
o HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE 901515/7 (3), LONDON 436216 (2), STRADIVARIUS 13606/7 (2)


CALYPSO (see ODYSSEUS)

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CASSANDRA (see also TROJAN WAR)
Cassandra (1795), 57:00, Bach, Johann Cristoph Friedrich (1732-1795).
A cantata in which Trojan heroine reflects upon the events leading up to the Trojan War and prophesizes Troy's destruction, based on a poem by Antonio Conti.
o CPO 999593

Kassandra (1898), 9:30, Schillings, Max von (1868-1933).
A song on Friedrich Schiller’s poem in which Cassandra foresees the ill-fated union of Achilles and Polyxena.
o MARCO POLO 8.223660 (with his Das Eleusische Fest)

Cassandra's Dream Song (1970), 9:30, Ferneyhough, Brian (1943-).
A work of five sections for solo flute, to be played in any order, inspired by the Trojan visionary who in this music in vengeful hysteria confronts Apollo symbolized by a constantly mutating fixed A.
o MUSICAPHON 55710, MUSIKSZENE/SCHWEIZ 6107 ("Flötenmusik"), NEUMA 450-72 ("New Music Series: Volume 2")

The Meteln Kassandra (after 1981), 20:00, Abbinanti, Frank (1949-).
A work for clarinet and ensemble on Christa Wolf's works which see the modern arms race as a new Trojan War.
o NEWPORT CLASSIC 85537 ("The Clarinet in My Mind")

Cassandra (1982), 5:00, Andersson, Benny (1946-) and Ulvaeus, Björn (1945-).
A song for the pop group ABBA about the seer who was not believed.
o POLYDOR 9353

Visages Mycéniens (1983), Chaynes, Charles (1925-).
A two- section work for orchestra inspired by Greek tragedy with the first section depicting Cassandra's rage over her captivity and the second depicting Electra's hatred.
o MFA 216024

Cassandra (1983), Sicilianos, Yorgo (1920-).
A cantata on Aeschylus' Agamemnon as Cassandra recalls past evils of Atreus' house and predicts her own end.
o LYRA 0117

Cassandra Sings (1988), 15:00, Davidson, Tina (1954-).
A work for string quartet with Cassandra reborn into present-day America to reveal the truth and be believed.
o CRI 671 ("Cassatt Quartet")

Cassandra Speaks (1992), 15:30, Axelrod, Lawrence (1960-).
A tone poem for orchestra and electronic tape about her unheeded prophecies after her rejection of Apollo.
o VIENNA MODERN MASTERS 3012 ("Music from Six Continents 1992 Series")

Cassandra (1993), 14:30, Firsova, Elena (1950-).
An orchestral poem in which the prophetess reflects with foreboding upon the future of present-day Russia.
o BIS 668

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CENTAURS
Balletto di Centauri Ninfe e Salvatici (1674), 6:00, Schmelzer, Johann (1623-1680).
A ballet suite for an allegorical pageant composed for the entertainment of the court of Leopold I of Hapsburg.
o L'OISEAU-LYRE 425 834

Imaginary Creatures: A Bestiary for the Credulous (1981), 21:00, Sapp, Allen (1922-1999).
A five-part work for harpsichord and chamber orchestra with one part dealing with Centaurs, in which hybrid musical language is inspired by hybrid half-man/half-animal characters from classical myth.
o CRI 765 (with his The Women of Trachis)

Memorias del Centauro (1990), Tenreiro, Alfonso (1965-).
A symphonic work using classical elements in honor of a hero of Venezuelan independence.
o A private edition by the composer

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CEPHALUS AND PROCRIS
L'Aurora Ingannata (1605), 61:30, Giacobbi, Girolamo (1567-1628).
An intermedius about Aurora's love for Cephalus, already married to Procris, and his loss of both females.
o TACTUS 563201

Céphale et Procris (1773), 9:00, Grétry, André (1741-1813).
A suite from the opera on Ovid's Metamorphoses 7, composed for an aristocratic wedding celebration.
o ASV 1095 (with his Jugement de Midas overture), EMI 69701, KLAVIER 11049 ("Opening Night: French Overtures and Ballet Music", ballet music with Offenbach's Orphée overture and Massenet's Phèdre overture)

Cephalus and Aurora (1789), 9:00, Benda, JiÍí Antonín (Georg) (1722-1795).
A "cantata" in which Procris is not even introduced in this retelling of the Greek myth.
o HYPERION 66649, SLOVART 0013-2-131

Aurora (1812), 154:00, Hoffmann, E. T. A. (1776-1822).
An opera on Ovid's Metamorphoses 7 and Hyginus' Fabulae with a happy ending for Cephalus and Procris.
o BAYER 100 276/8 (3)

Procris (1958), 3:00, Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958).
Music for medium voice and piano for one of Ursula Vaughan Williams' Four Last Songs, inspired by a painting.
o CHANDOS 8475, KOCH INTERNATIONAL CLASSCIS 7168 (with his Menelaus on the Beach at Pharos), TRAX CLASSIQUE 116 (with his Menelaus on the Beach at Pharos)

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CERBERUS, CHARON (see HADES)

CIRCE (see also ODYSSEUS)
Le Balet Comique de la Royne (1581), 60:00, Beaulieu, Lambert de.
A musical-theatrical extravaganza of Circe's defeat by Jupiter and Minerva.
o K617 080

Circé (1675), 19:30, Charpentier, Marc-Antoine (1635-1705).
Ten movements, mainly sung, from incidental music for Thomas Corneille's play Circé.
o HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE 901244 (with selections written to accompany Pierre Corneille's Andromède), MUSIQUE D'ABORD 1244 (same performance)

La Maga Circe (1788), 80:00, Anfossi, Pasquale (1727-1797).
A comic opera about Circe in the 18th century, still enticing men and changing them into animals.
o BONGIOVANNI 10001/2 (2)

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CLYTEMNESTRA
The Cry of Clytemnestra (1979), 16:30, Eaton, John (1935-).
A selection from his opera on Aeschylus' Agamemnon with the action revealed through Clytemnestra's visions.
o INDIANA UNIVERSITY 04 (with his Ajax, From the Cave of the Sibyl) and Aphrodite Rising)

CRESSIDA (see TROJAN WAR)

CRONOS/SATURN
Saturn (1971), 24:30, Hovhaness, Alan (
A work for soprano, clarinet, and piano about the Titan
o CRYSTAL 808, GRENADILLA 91009

Saturn Returns (1998), 3:30, Guettel, Adam.
A song from material from an off-Broadway production called Saturn Returns: a Concert, a sort of modern-day song cycle, this one about the return of the ideal past.
o NONESUCH 79530 ("Myths and Hymns")

CYCLOPES
Les Cyclopes (1724), 3:00, Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683-1764).
A rondeau from Pièces de Clavecin avec une Méthode sur la Mécanique des Doights of these creatures at work.
o CHANDOS 0598, DANTE HCP080 (with his L'Entrien des Muses), ELEKTRA/NONESUCH 79292, KOCH INTERNATIONAL CLASSICS 7389 ("Fandango"), KOCH SCWANN 310043 (2) (with his L'Entrien des Muses), L'OISEAU-LYRE 425 886 (2) (with his L'Entrien des Muses), REFERENCE 27 ("Pièces de Clavecin" with his L'Entretien des Muses and Orphée)

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DANAE
Die Liebe der Danaë (1940), 208:00, Strauss, Richard (1864-1949).
A comic opera with Midas and Danaë, both loving gold, living and loving together even in poverty.
o CPO 999967 (3), MELODRAM 37061 (3), ORFEO 292923 (3), TELARC 80570 (3)
o DUTTON 1004 (symphonic fragment), KOCH SCHWANN 6533 (symphonic fragment, with his Die Ägyptische
Helena symphonic fragment), NAXOS 8.550342 (symphonic fragment), SONY 45804, 62650 (symphonic fragment)

DANAIDS
Les Danaïdes (1784), 109:00, Salieri, Antonio (1750-1825).
An opera in which Danaus is vengeful, Hypermnestra refuses to marry Lynceus, and all are relegated to Hades.
o EMI 54073 (2), MARCO POLO 8.223381 (overture)

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DAPHNE
When Phoebus First Did Daphne Love (1603), 2:00, Dowland, John (1563-1626).
A song from Third Booke of Songs in which Apollo suggests to Daphne that no maiden should remain a virgin.
o ACCANTO 105 (with Bateson’s Down from Above Falls Jove), L'OISEAU-LYRE 430284, VIRGIN 90726

La Dafne (1608), 66:00, Gagliano, Marco da (c.1575-1642).
An opera on Ovid's Metamorphoses 1 from Apollo's battle with the Python to his lament over the loss of Daphne.
o ARCHIV 437074, K617 058

Gli Amori di Apollo e di Dafne (1640), 3:00, Cavalli, Pier Francesco (1602-1676).
An operatic aria in which Daphne addresses Musica, the earthly image of heavenly delight.
o DORIAN 90123 ("Musica Dolce")

Doen Daphne d'Over Schoone Maeght (1644), 6:30, van Eyck, Jonkheer Jacob (c.1590-1657).
A work for recorder in nine variations about the most beautiful Daphne.
o ASTRÉE 8588 (with his When Daphne from Faire Phoebus did Flie), CHANNEL CLASSICS 3392, HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE 907072 (with his Bockxvoetje and Questa Dolce Sirena), PHILIPS 442624

When Daphne from Faire Phoebus did Flie (1644), 3:00, van Eyck, Jonkheer Jacob (c.1590-1657).
Music for a song by Gilels Earle about Apollo's pursuit of Daphne.
o ASTRÉE 8588 (with his Doen Daphne d'Over Schoone Maeght), HUNGAROTON 31477

Der Beglückte Florindo/Die Verwandelte Daphne (1705/6), Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)..
An orchestral suite recreated from a keyboard manuscript of two lost early operas.
o HYPERION 67053

Daphné (1708), 11:30, Campra, André (1660-1744).
A cantata about her pursuit by Apollo and her metamorphosis into a laurel tree.
o PIERRE VERANY PV.786101 (with Achille Oisif, Arion, Didon, Hébé)

Apollo e Dafne (1710), 40:00, Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759).
A cantata on Ovid Metamorphoses 1 from their first meeting to Daphne's metamorphosis.
o CHANDOS 0583, DORIAN 90288, HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE 905157, TELDEC 44633 (with Telmann's Ino), 98645

Dafne in Lauro (1714), 120:00, Fux, Johann (1660-1741).
An opera in which Daphne renounces her love for Apollo so that he can carry out his divine duties.
o NUOVA ERA 6930/1 (2)

Daphne (1932), 3:30, Walton, William (1902-1983).
The first song from Songs after Edith Sitwell about the ill-fated nymph.
o CHANDOS 8824

Daphne (1936), 3:00, Maurice, Pierre (1868-1936)
An orchestral prelude drawn from the story in Ovid's Metmorphoses..
o STERLING 1053 (with his Persephone)

Daphne (1937), 94:00, Strauss, Richard (1864-1949).
An opera dealing with the unsuccessful courtship of Daphne by Leucippus and Apollo.
o ANGEL 49309 (2), DG 423579 (2), 445322 (2) (same recording), KOCH SCHWANN 314552 (2), MYTO 994033 (2), PREISER 90237 (with his An den Baum Daphne), 90371 (2), ANGEL 34014 (selections)

An den Baum Daphne (1943), 14:00, Strauss, Richard (1864-1949).
An a cappella choral hymn to Daphne, incorporating music from his opera Daphne.
o CHANDOS 9223 ("A Cappella Choral Works"), COLLINS 14952 (with his Der Abend [Apollo]), PREISER 90237 (with his Daphne), THOROFON 2390

Daphne - Etüde in G for Violin (1945), 1:30, Strauss, Richard (1864-1949).
A work for violin after a musical motif from the opera.
o ARTS 47263 ("Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 5")

Daphne of the Dunes (1958, rev.1967), 18:30, Partch, Harry (1901-1976).
A work for musicians and pre-recorded tape on original instruments for the movie Windsong on the familiar story.
o CRI 7000 (with his Castor and Pollux), MODE 33 ("Newband Plays Microtonal Music")

Daphne, Sergeyeva (1951-).
A work for saxophone, cello, and piano describing the attraction of Apollo for Daphne.
o BOHEME 1123

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DARDANUS
Dardanus (1739), 155:30, Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683-1764).
An opera about Dardanus' love for his enemy's daughter with magic, monsters, disguises, and a happy ending.
o *ARCHIV 463476 (2), ERATO 45184, 95312 (2), PHILIPS 420240 (2) (with his Les Boréade), AMATI 9206 (selections, with his Hippolyte suite), CONIFER 51313 (suite, with his Platée suite), ERATO 88013 (suite), GALLO 768 (organ selections)

DEIANEIRA (see HERACLES)

DEIDAMEIA (see ACHILLES)

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DEMETER/CERES
Klage der Ceres (1816), 18:00, Schubert, Franz (1797-1828).
A song on Friedrich von Schiller's poem about Ceres' lament for her lost daughter and her hope for the future.
o DG 431773 ("Lieder", with his Ganymed), HYPERION 33005 ("The Hyperion Schubert Edition: Complete Songs vol. 5", with his Ganymed)

Das Eleusische Fest (1898), 13:30, Schillings, Max von (1868-1933).
A song on Friedrich Schiller’s poem in which he uses the story of Demeter and the establishment of her cult as a means to develop the subject of mankind’s progress.
o MARCO POLO 8.223660 (with his Kassandra)

Demeter (1917, 1924), 7:30, Szymanowski, Karol (1882-1937).
A cantata for alto, female chorus, and orchestra on a text by Szymanowski's sister about Demeter's lament.
o DUX 349, MARCO POLO 8.223293 (with his Penthesilea), MUZA 063, NAXOS 8.553687(with his Penthesilea), POLSKIE NAGRANIA 063

Demeter Prelude (2000), 7:00, Brouwer, Margaret (1940-).
A work for string quartet arising from her Pluto, an extension of Holst’s The Planets.
o NEW WORLD 80606 ("Light")

DIONYSUS/BACCHUS (see also ARIADNE, EROS, PENTHEUS)
Bacchus is a Pow’r Divine, 3:00, Purcell, Henry (1659-1695).
A song about the god.
o ASTRÉE 8862, HYPERION 66730, MUSICA OSCURA 70977

Dionys Overture (1836), 12:00, Burgmüller, Norbert (1810-1836).
The overture of an opera, unfinished at the time of the composer's death, about the Greek god.
o MD+G 3350817

Le Triomphe de Bacchus (1882), 4:00, Debussy, Claude (1862-1918).
A divertissement for orchestra on Théodore de Banville's poem Le Triomphe de Bacchos à son Retour des Indes.
Bacchus-Polka (1847) 2:30, Strauss II, Johann (1825-1899).
A work for a "Festival in the Halls of Bacchus" in which the members of the orchestra sang the praises of the god.
o MARCO POLO 8.223207o VOX BOX 5053 (2)

The Capture of Bacchus, 3:00, Buck, Dudley (1839-1909).
A spirited song based on Charles Swain's poem about Dionysus' capture by pirates.
o ALBANY TROY 034 ("Songs of an Innocent Age")

Hymn to Dionysus (1913), 9:00, Holst, Gustav (1874-1934).
A work for female chorus and orchestra on text from Gilbert Murray's translation of Euripides' Bacchae.
o UNICORN-KANCHANA 9046

Triumph of Bacchus Suite, Koechlin, Charles (1867-1930).
A suite for two pianos.
o PAN 510 076

First Choral Symphony: Song and Bacchanal (1924), 10:00, Holst, Gustav (1874-1934).
A work for soprano, chorus, and orchestra in which a sad song is interrupted by a Bacchanalian procession.
o HYPERION 66660, INTAGLIO 740

Bacchus for Two Pianos (1928), 4:00, Debussy, Claude (1862-1918).
A four-hand piano arrangement of Le Triomphe de Bacchus made posthumously by M. F. Gaillard.
o ARION 268128 ("Piano Music" with his Diane)

Dionysus-Dithyramb, 8:00, Peterson-Berger, Wilhelm (1867-1942).
A hymn in praise of the god from a text by Friedrich Nietzsche.
o BIS 42

Bacchus (1951), 2:00, Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976).
One of Six Metamorphoses after Ovid for solo oboe about a feast of his followers.
o CAMERATA 30CM-449, CAMPANELLA 130038, CHANNEL 9326, CRYSTAL 323, 325, EMI 55398, HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE 911556, HYPERION 66776, MDG 0925, MERIDIAN 84119, NORWAY MUSIC 1004, PHILIPS 434076, SIMAX 1022, SONPACT 94011, UNICORN-KANCHANA 9121, VICTORIA 19036

Bacchus (1979), 3:00, Lieber, Edvard (1948-).
A piano work inspired by a series of paintings by Elaine de Kooning entitled Bacchus, suggested by a statue of Bacchus in the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris..
o CONCORD CONCERTO 42027

Bacchus on Blue Ridge (1983), 19:00, Horovitz, Joseph (1926-).
A fantasy about the god coming to the Blue Ridge Mountains in a jazz/blues rendition for symphonic band.
o KOSEI KOCD 3564 ("Bacchus on Blue Ridge")

Dionysos-Hymnen (1985), 15:30, Trümpy, Balz (1946-).
A work for baritone and eight cellos after ancient invocations to the god from Orphic rites, emphasizing the ambivalence of his character.
o MUSIKSZENE/SCHWEIZ GRAMMONT 39

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DIOSCURI/CASTOR/POLLUX
Castor et Pollux (Musica pro Comoedia Generali) (mid 18th cent.), Patzelt, Joannes (d. 1748).
A school play or little opera about the two brothers.
o OPUS 9352 1719.

Castor et Pollux (1737, 1754 revised), 170:00, Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683-1764).
An opera on the basic story, but with a love affair which somewhat devalues Pollux' sacrifice.
o *ASTRÉE 8624 (2) (1754 revision), ERATO 95311/2 (2) (1754 revision), HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE 901402 (3), *901435/7 (3), TELDEC 42510 (3), HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE 901501 (extracts), PHILIPS 426714 (instrumental suite)

Eight Variations on the Air de Ballet from Castore e Polluce (1804), 10:30, Weber, Carl von (1786-1826).
A piano variation done to honor the composer's former teacher and mentor Abbé Vogler.
o NAXOS 8.550990 ("Piano Music, Vol. 3")

Lied eines Schiffers an die Dioskuren (1816), 3:00, Schubert, Franz (1797-1828).
A song based on Johann Mayrhofer's poem about a sailor's prayer to Castor and Pollux.
o CLASSICS FOR PLEASURE 2224 (with his Prometheus), DG 429933, DG 437215 ("Schubert Lieder, Vol. 1"), EMI 57141 (with his Die Götter Griechenlands), HYPERION 33014 ("The Hyperion Schubert Edition: Complete Songs vol. 14", songs dealing with Greek mythical figures), 66165 ("The Sea"), NAXOS 8.554738 (with other songs of mythical characters), TUDOR 762 (with his Orest auf Tauris)

Dioscore-Quadriile (1857), 5:00, Strauss, Josef (1827-1870).
A work perhaps suggesting the musical success of the brothers Josef and Johann Jr.
o MARCO POLO 8.223571

Castor and Pollux (1952), 16:00, Partch, Harry (1901-1976).
Part of Plectrum and Percussion Dances for home-made instruments about Zeus' amour with Leda and the resulting male twins.
o CRI 751 (with his Ulysses at the Edge), 6001(with excerpts from his Windsong), 7000, MUSIC & ARTS 931 ("Newband")

Dioscures (1984), 15:00, Prin, Yves (1933-).
A revision of a 1977 work for flute, violin, clarinet, and chamber orchestra inspired by the mythical twins.
o NAXOS 8.555347 (with his Le Souufle d'Iris)

Dioscuri (1993), 23:00, Apon, Saskia (1957-).
A work for trombone quartet emphasizing the dualism of mortality and immortality reflected in the two brothers.
o ERASMUS 176 ("Dioscuri")

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ENDYMION
Diana ed Endimione (c.1680-5), 30:00, Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660-1725).
A chamber opera for two voices and instruments in which Diana steals Endymion's heart, but returns it.
o PIERRE VERANY 790013 (with his Ero e Leandro)

Endimione e Cintia (1705), 45:30, Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660-1725).
A serenata for two sopranos and instruments about Cynthia's (Selene/Artemis) reproach of a sleeping Endymion.
o DOREMI 9303.

Diana Amante (1717), 114:00, Leo, Leonardo (1694-1744).
A serenata about Eros' and Proteus' efforts to bring Endymion and Artemis together.
o BONGIOVANNI 100119/20 (2)

Endimione (1772), 106:00, Bach, Johann Christian (1735-1782).
A serenata about an angry Cupid causing Diana to fall in love with Endymion who scorns a potential lover for a life of hunting but responds to Diana’s amorous advances.
o DEUTSCE HARMONIA MUNDI 77525 (2)

Endymion's Narrative (1901), 22:00, Converse, Frederick (1871-1940).
An orchestral work based on John Keats's poem in which Endymion can possess Artemis only as a dream.
o ALBANY TROY 030 (with Chadwick's Euterpe), NAXOS 8.559116

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EOS/AURORA (see also CEPHALUS)
Il Nascimento dell'Aurora (c.1710), 115:00, Albinoni, Tomaso (1671-1751).
A stage work called a festa pastorale in which the gods, especially Daphne and Apollo, Zephyr and Flora, and Peneus come to celebrate the birth of Eos in the vale of Tempe.
o ERATO 96374

Titon et l'Aurore (1753), 122:00, Mondonville, Jean-Joseph de (1711-1772).
An opera on the familiar story, but complicated by the introduction of the jealous gods Aeolus and Pales.
o ERATO 45715 (2), 98520 (excerpts, 63:00)

L'Aurora (1815), 9:00, Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868).
A cantata for alto, tenor, and baritone likening Ekaterina Kutuzova to the goddess.
o EBS 6080 ("Soiree Musicale")

Aurora-Ball-Tänze (1851), 6:30, Strauss II, Johann (1825-1899).
A waltz for the ball of the Vienna Artists' Association named after the goddess of the dawn, a forerunner of the Hesperus Artists’ Association.
o MARCO POLO 8.223220

Aurora-Polka (1855), 3:00, Strauss II, Johann (1825-1899).
A polka for a ball of the same group.
o MARCO POLO 8.223212

Aurora-ball Polka (1859), 3:30, Strauss II, Johann (1825-1899).
A French polka for the ball of the above-mentioned cultural group.
o MARCO POLO 8.223242

L'Aurore (1905), 5:00, Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937).
A single-movement choral song greeting the dawn goddess.
o MARCO POLO 8.223755 ("Prix de Rome Cantatas")

Aurora 10:00, Lloyd Webber, William (1914-1982).
A tone poem portraying the inherent sensuality of the dawn goddess.
o CHANDOS 9595, PHILIPS 420342 ("Variations")

Aurora (1974), 8:00, Towner, Ralph (1940-).
An acoustical work for the jazz fusion group Oregon evoking the approach of the dawn goddess.
o VANGUARD 79341, 109/10 ("The Essential Oregon", with their Naiads)

Tithon (1989), Mâche, Francois-Bernard (1935-).
An all-electronic score.
o JADE 015 (also contains his Hyperion)

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ERIPHYLE
Amphiaraos (1815), 6:00, Schubert, Franz (1797-1828).
A song on Theodor Körner's poem about one of the Seven against Thebes who foresees his own destruction.
o DG 437215 ("Schubert Lieder, Vol. 1"), HYPERION 33014 ("The Hyperion Schubert Edition: Complete Songs vol. 14", songs dealing with Greek mythical figures)

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EROS/AMOR/CUPIDO(see also PSYCHE)
Cupid is Venus' Only Joy (?), 2:00, anon.
A song about Cupid's wantonness which causes trouble for both men and women.
o DORIAN 90109 ("The English Lute Song", with Nothing on Earth [Philomela])

Chi Voi Haver Felice e Lieto il Core (1638), 2:00, Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643).
Music for Giambattista Guarini's poem about the fickle Amor from Madrigali Guerrieri et Amorosi.
o EMI 54333 (with his Altri Canti d'Amor [Ares] and Ninfa Che Scalza il Piede e Sciolto il Crine)

Cupid and Death (1653), 88:00, Gibbons, Christopher (1615-1676).
A masque on James Shirley's adaptation of Aesop where an impish servant switches arrows of Cupid and Death.
o DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 49623 (2) (with Blow's Venus and Adonis)

Masque of Cupid (1690), 40:00, Purcell, Henry (1659-1695).
An extended sequence of songs and dances having almost nothing to do with the plot, but concluding Act V of Thomas Betterton's adaptation of Fletcher and Massinger's The History of Dioclesian in which the power of Cupid is extolled.
o CHANDOS 0558, ERATO 45327 (2)

Masque of Cupid (1695), 18:00, Purcell, Henry (1659-1695).
A masque about Cupid and Bacchus vying for attention, inserted into Act II of Thomas Shadwell's adaptation of Shakespeare's Timon of Athens.
o CHANDOS O558, ERATO 45327 (2)

Le Dispute de l'Amour et de Hymen (1714), 12:00, Campra, André (1660-1744).
A short cantata recounting a spat between Cupid and Marriage which is settled by Venus.
o HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE 901238 (with his Arion and Enée et Didon)

Le Triomphe de l'Amour (c.1716), 12:00, Montéclair, Michel Pignolet de (1667-1737).
A work from Cantatas for 1-3 Voices and Instruments (Book 2) on Eros' triumph over Bacchus.
o HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE 901280 (with his Le Mort de Didon and Pyrame et Thisbé)

Viento es la Dicha de Amor (1743), 89:00, Nebra, José de (1702-1768).
A zarzuela (Spanish opera-like work) on a love story involving, inter alios, Eros, Zephyrus, Marsyas, and Tiresias.
o AUDIVIS VALOIS 4752 (2)

Les Surprises de l'Amour (1757), 51:30, Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683-1764).
An opéra-ballet in which Cupid and his followers resolve various conflicts in unexpected ways.
o MUSIFRANCE/ERATO 45004 (selections)

Anacréon (1757), 45:00, Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683-1764).
A comédie ballet about the reconciliation of the followers of Bacchus and Eros by the poet Anacreon.
o HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE 901090, NAXOS 8.553746 (suite)

Les Petits Riens (1778), 20:00, Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791).
Music for Jean Georges Noverre's ballet-pantomime about Cupid's playing a prank on some shepherdesses.
o CBC 5095, CENTAUR 2062, ERATO 45198, PHILIPS 422286

Cupido (1781), 2:30, Haydn, Franz Joseph (1732-1809).
A song from XII Lieder für das Klavier - Erstes Teil. on G. Leon's text describing the clever, powerful child.
o BRIDGE 9059 (with his Arianna a Naxos), PHILIPS 420217

Les Caprices de Cupidon (1786), 27:00, Lolle, Jenz (1751-1789).
Music for a ballet by Galeotti.
o CYBELIA 802

Hin und Wieder Fliegen die Pfeile (1815), 1:30, Schubert, Franz (1797-1828).
A song about Cupid's power, inspired by lyrics of Wolfgang von Goethe.
o HYPERION 33009 ("Hyperion Schubert Edition 9", with his Didone Abbandonata )

Le Kèrioklèpte (1931),1:30, Roussel, Albert (1869-1937).
A song from Deux Idylles on Theocritus' Idyll 19 about Aphrodite's rebuke of Eros for moaning about a bee sting. o EMI 749271 (2) ("Melodies", with his Pan Aimait Ékhô)

Cupid's Nightmare (1940), 5:30, Redman, Don (1900-1964).
A jazz arrangement made popular by Cab Calloway and his orchestra.
o EPM MUSIQUE JA157322 ("Jumpin’ Jive"), JAZZ CLASSICS 614 ("Cab Calloway and his Orchestra 1940), JAZZ UNLIMITED 2027(same as JAZZ CLASSICS 614), PEARL 1010 ("Cruisin’ with Cab 1930-1943"), STORYVILLE 2027 ("Cab Calloway and his Orchestra: the Radio Years 1940-45"), TOPAZ 1010 (same as PEARL 1010)

Due Liriche Anacreonte (1944-5), 5:30, Dallapiccola, Luigi (1904-1975).
The first part of this second set of Liriche Greche for voice and instrumental quartet about the powers of Eros.
o ENTR'ACTE 6504 (with his Cinque Frammenti di Saffo [Adonis]), ERATO 98509 (with his Cinque Frammenti di Saffo [Adonis]), STRADIVARIUS 33462 (with his Cinque Frammenti di Saffo [Adonis])

Cupid Boogie (1949), 2:30, Veliotes, John (Johnny Otis) (1921-).
A rhythm and blues song in which a girl successfully calls upon Cupid to help her win her man.
o RHINO 71806 ("The R&B Box: 30 Years of Rhythm and Blues, SAVOY 4415 ("Roots of Rock 'n Roll")

Stupid Cupid (1958), 2:00, Sedaka, Neil (1939-).
A pop song about a teen-ager blaming Cupid for his falling in love and being unable to concentrate on his studies.
o ERA 5025 ("Brill Building Sound"), MALACO 2003 ("Where the Hits Are"), MCA 10421 ("The Patsy Cline Collection"), POLYDOR 827569 ("Very Best of Connie Francis"), 831699 ("Very Best of Connie Francis Vol. 2"), RCA 2406 ("All-Time Greatest Hits Vol. 2"), TIME LIFE R927-07 ("Teen Idols Redux")

Cupid (1961), 2:30, Cooke, Sam (1935-1964).
A song sung by The Spinners in which a man asks Cupid to cause a female to fall in love with him.
o RCA 3863 ("The Best of Sam Cooke"), RHINO 71971 ("Video Soul: Best Soul of the 80's Vol. 1")

Éros (1975), 12:30, Trochu, Pierre (1953-).
A work for electronic tape.
o CENTREDISCS 3288 ("Shadow Box")

Cupid's Got a Gun, 3:30, Fadden, Jimmie (1948-).
A song for The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in which Cupid needs a gun, not arrows, to keep lovers together.
o LIBERTY 28169 ("Acoustic")

Cupid's Got a Brand New Gun (1988), 3:30, Penn, Michael (1958-).
A song in which Cupid sneaks up on couples and causes them to fall in love and feel its pain.
o RCA 9692 ("March")

Cupid's Dead (1992), 6:00, Bettencourt, Nuno (1966-) & Cherone, Gary (1961-).
A song for the heavy metal group Extreme with the dead Cupid as a symbol for a broken love affair.
o A&M 27, 540006, 540027 ("III Sides to Every Story")

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EUMENES
L'Eumene (1773), 7:00, Carvalho, João de Sousa (1745-1798).
The overture of his opera.
o HUNGAROTON 12884 ("Overtures", with overtures from his Penelope and Perseo)

EUROPA
L'Enlèvement d'Europe (The Abduction of Europa) (1927), 8:00, Milhaud, Darius (1892-1974).
One of Trois Opéras-Minutes in which Europa, preferring cattle to men, willingly goes off with the bull.
o ARION 68195, CLASSICAL COLLECTOR 150 122 (3), CYPRES 2609, KOCH SCHWANN 1139

Europa und der Stier (1988), 75:00, Jörns, Helge (1941-).
A chamber opera based on the Greek myth.
o COL LEGNO 31816

Europa, Blumenfeld, Harold (1923-).
One of three sections of a vocal work inspired by three poems of Derek Walcott.
o ALBANY 443