Myth and Music

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SATYRS AND FAUNS
The Satyres' Masque (1611), 2:00, Johnson, Robert (c.1583-1633).
A work for four strings to accompany a dance of satyrs in Ben Jonson's masque of the same name.
o EMI 54311 ("Reflexe") (with his Charon, Oh Charon and Orpheus I Am and Lawes’ Come, My Daphne, Come Away and Haste You Nymphs), ENSEMBLE PHOENIX PRODUCTIONS ("Orpheus I Am"), SAGA 3367 ("Music for Kings and Courtiers")

Der Satyrn Tanz (1617), 1:30, Brade, William (1560-1630).
A dance from court entertainment between acts of a play.
o HMF 907165 (Mascharada", with Johnson's Satyr's Dance), RS 6367 ("Gioite Tutti in Suoni, Canti e Balli: Danzi Europee Tra XVI E XVII Secolo", with Gastoldi's La Sirena)

The Satyr's Dance (1621), 2:30, Johnson, Robert (c.1583-1633).
Instrumental music for a dance from Ben Jonson's masque Oberon.
o CBS 45792 ("English Renaissance Music"), CLAVES 9510 ("Thomas Simpson"), HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE 907165 ("Mascharade", with Brade’s Der Satyrn Tanz), HYPERION 66435 ("The Englishmen Abroad"), SOUND ALIVE MUSIC 401 ("Ghosts, Witches, and Demons")

Der Neumodische Liebhaber Damon (Die Satyrn in Arkadien) (1724), Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767).
A comic opera about an amorous satyr chasing nymphs, but eventually being caught and banished.
o CPO 999429 (3)

Les Sylvains (1892), 3:30, Chaminade, Cécile (1857-1944).
Piano music about a serious old faun and a playful young faun or about the two sides of a faun's nature.
o GASPARO 247, HYPERION 66846

Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un Faune (1894), 10:00, Debussy, Claude (1862-1918).
An orchestral work, later for two pianos, on Stéphane Mallarmè's poem about a faun's attempt to attract nymphs.
o ALLEGRETTO 8025, ANALEKTA 2925, 3119 (with his Syrinx), ARBITER 109, ARCHIVE DOCUMENTS 107, ARKADIA 529, ARTISTS 31, AS 418, ASV 6026, BBC 8008 ("Britten the Performer"), BELART 450145, BERLIN 3034, BIDDULPH 001, 013, CALA 0002, 0101 (2), O526, CAMERATA 28001 (with his Syrinx), CAVALIER 017, CBC 1069 ("Silver Sounds for Flute"), 5164, CBS 37261, 39444, CCN’C 702 ("Absolute Mix", chamber arrangement), CENTAUR 2114, CHANDOS 7015 (with his Nocturnes), 8893, CHESKY 57, CLASSIS FOR PLEASURE 9502, COLLINS 1364, DECCA 467428, DENON 8001, 78774, DG 413589, 423103, 427213, *427250, 427815, 429728, 435766, 437934 (2), 439008, 439407, DISC DUTTON LABORATORIES 1002, EMI 9502, 55347, 62504, 63379, 67313, 67900, 69587 (with his Nocturnes), 72667 (2), ERATO 45569, 45605, 92867, FNAC 642303, FONIT CETRA 3011, HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE 901547 (with his Syrinx, Bilitis), HYPERION 66468, IMP 2, 14, 22, 915, IN SYNC 4134, KEVIN MAYHEW 1007, KLOSS 1816, KONTRAPUNKT 32107, LASERLIGHT 14004, 15528, LONDON 417488 (with his Nocturnes), 417704, 421171, 430240, 430444, 430732, 433711, 436468 (with his Nocturnes), 439008, 443333, MALIBRAN 140 (2) (with Franck’s Psyche and Pierné’s cydalise et le Chevre-pied), MERCURY 434 343, MONTAIGNE 8790 (2), MUSIC AND ARTS 778, NAXOS 8.550262, PAN 510 076 ("French Flute and Piano", with Roussel’s Joueurs de Flute), , PEARL 9065, PHILIPS 416444, 438742 (2) (with his Nocturnes), 438867, PRO ARTE 361, RCA 6719, 60265, 60578 (electronic performance), 61211, 61379 (flute arr.), 61556, 66924 (2) ("French Orchestral", with Franck’s Psyche et Eros), 86719, REALTIME 2003, REM 311284, SERAPHIM 69728 (with his Nocturnes), SHEFFIELD LAB 24 10043, SONY 37261, 39444, 47546, 48231, 53256, 60972, 62599, 68327 (2) (with his Nocturnes), SUPRAPHON 0023, 3478, SYMPOSIUM 1204, TELARC 80071, TELDEC 13133, TESTAMENT 1011 (with his Nocturnes), 1105, URANIA 107 (with Franck’s Les Eolides), , VAI 1022, 1074, VICTORIA 60133, VIRGIN 45018, 59659, 59668, 61424 (2), 90707, VIRGO 61109, VIVACE 327, 571, VOX 8041, 8159, VOX BOX 5003 (2)

Faunes et Dryades (1906), 14:00, Roussel, Albert (1869-1937).
The last movement of Le Poème de la Forêt (Symphony No. 1) evoking thoughts of autumn.
o CYBELIA 801, CYPRÉS 2620, ERATO 88225, RCA 62511 (2)

Enchanted Summer (1910), 28:00, Bax, Arnold (1883-1953).
A work for two sopranos, chorus, and orchestra from Percy Bysshe Shelley's Prometheus Unbound II, ii about two Nereids on their way to visit the chained Prometheus amid the song of forest spirits.
o CHANDOS 8625

Cydalise et le Chèvre-Pied, (1919), 74:00, Pierné, Gabriel (1863-1937).
Music for a ballet in which a satyr captivates a dancer in 18th centuy France.
o TIMPANI 1059
o EMI 64278 (orchestral suites)

Deità Silvane (1926), 12:00, Respighi, Ottorino (1879-1936).
A cycle of five songs on Antonio Rubino's text evoking the haunts of fauns and nymphs.
o CHANDOS 9453 (with his Aretusa), CHANNEL CLASSICS 9396, PAVANE 7375, VOX 7201

Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (1973), 5:00, Deodato, Eumir (1942-).
A jazz version of Debussy's work.
o CBS 44175 ("C+TI Classics in Jazz")

Nymphs and Satyr (1979), 15:00, Hanson, Howard (1896-1981).
A ballet suite for chamber orchestra about the influence of destiny on two nymphs and a satyr.
o *ALBANY TROY 129, *BAY CITIES 1005 (same performance)

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SCYLLA (see GLAUCUS)

SEMELE
Semele (1707), 117:00, Eccles, John (c.1668-1735)
An opera based on a text by William Congreve on the familiar story of Zeus and Semele.
o FORUM 9203 (2)

Semele (1743), 174:00, Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759).
An opera on Ovid's Metamorphoses 3 of the ill-fated love affair of Zeus and Semele.
o *DG 435782 (3), ERATO 45982 (2), 98515 (excerpts), VANGUARD 82 (2)

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SIBYL
Sibila Latine (10^th century), 18:30, anon.
A work for voice, choir, and instrumental ensemble on a text found in Augustine's The City of God XVIII, 23 and used at matins on Christmas Eve as the Cumaean sibyl prophesizes the second coming of Christ at the Last Judgment, in Latin.
o ASTRÉE 8705 ("Cant de la Sibilla", with the Sibilla Provençal and Sibilla Catalane)

Sibilla Provençale (Judicii Signum) (12th cent.), 13:00, anon.
A variation of the same text in Provençal.
o ASTRÉE 8705 ("Cant de la Sibilla", with the Sibilla Latine and Sibilla Catalane, ERATO 45647

Sibila Galacia (12^th cent.), 37:30, anon.
Another variation of the same text.
o ASTRÉE 9942 ("El Canto de la Sibila II", with the Sibila Castella)

Sibilla Catalane (El Cant de la Sibilla) (14^th century), 16:00, anon.
A variation of the same text in Catalan, kept alive in Majorca even after it was outlawed by the Council of Trent in the 16^th century.
o ASTRÉE 8705 ("Cant de la Sibilla", with the Sibilla Latine and Sibilla Provençal), OPUS111 30-130 ("Barcelona Mass/Sibilla/Obsidienne")

Sibila Mallorquina (mid-15th century), 25:00, anon.
Another variation of the same text.
o ALIA VOX 9806 ("El Cant de la Sibilla 3", with the Sibila Valenciana)

Sibila Castellana (16^th cent.), 34:00, anon.
Another variation of the same text.
o ASTRÉE 9942 ("El Canto de la Sibila II", with the Sibila Galacia)

Sibila Valenciana (mid-16th century), 36:30, anon.
Another variation of the same text.
o ALIA VOX 9806 ("El Cant de la Sibilla 3", with the Sibila Mallorquina)

Sybille (1968), 16:30, Ohana, Maurice (1914-1992).
A work for soprano and percussion suggesting the prophetess in the act of prophesying.
o ADÈS 14.122/5 (4) ("Musique de Notre Temps: Repères 1945/1975")

From the Cave of the Sybil (Sonority Movement) (1971), 6:00, Eaton, John (1935-).
A "sonority movement" for flute and harp ensemble inspired by a visit to the cave of the Cumaean Sibyl.
o INDIANA UNIVERSITY 04 (with his Ajax, Clytemnestra, and Aphrodite Rising)

Die Sibyllen (1973), 23:00, Orff, Carl (1895-1982).
The first of three sections from De Temporum Fine Comoedia in which nine sibyls foretell the destruction of the wicked and praise the one God.
o DG 429859

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SILENUS
Silène (1714), 13:00, Campra, André (1660-1744).
A cantata for bass and instruments from Bk. 2 of his Cantates Francoises about a drunkenly happy Silenus.
o GLOBE 5055

Siléne (1977), 14:00, Ancelin, Pierre (1934-).
A work for bassoon and ten musicians.
o REM 311123 ("Chamber Music")

SILVANUS
Le Sylvain (1857-68), 6:00, Rossini, Gioachinno (1792-1868).
A song for tenor and piano from Péchés de Vieillesse Vol. iii on Emilien Pacini's poem about a Pan-like Roman deity so ugly that he frightens away the nymphs.
o EMI 55614

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SIRENS (see also ODYSSEUS)
La Sirena (1591), 3:00, Gastoldi, Gian (155-c.1622).
A work for five voices and strings about the allurement of this creature of the sea.
o RS 6367 ("Gioite Tutti in Suoni, Canti e Balli: Danzi Europee Tra XVI E XVII Secolo", with Brade's Der Satyrn Tanz)

Questa Dolce Sirena (1646), 3:00, van Eyck, Jonkheer Jacob (c.1590-1657).
A work for recorder about a siren who calms the sea becoming a mermaid.
o HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE 907072 (with his Bockxvoetje and Daphne)

The Syrens (1776), Fisher, John Abraham (1744-1806).
The overture to a masque about the Sirens.
o DORIAN 93251 ("Syrens, Enchanters, & Fairies")

La Sirène (1844), Auber, Daniel-François (1782-1871).
The overture to his opera.
o STERLING 1039

Sirenen-Waltz (1855), 8:00, Strauss II, Johann (1825-1899).
A waltz perhaps inspired by these sea creatures.
o MARCO POLO 8.223213

Die Sirene (1868), 3:30, Strauss, Josef (1827-1870).
A polka mazur perhaps inspired by the mythical character.
o MARCO POLO 8.223619

Les Sirènes (1878), 8:00, Waldteufel, Émile (1837-1915).
A waltz with an introduction suggesting lapping water about the Sirens luring sailors to destruction.
o MARCO POLO 8.223441, MUSICAL HERITAGE SOCIETY MUS 1164K, NAXOS 8.553956 (with his Pomona), PHILIPS 400012

Sirènes (1899), 10:00, Debussy, Claude (1862-1918).
One section of Nocturnes for wordless female chorus symbolizing the Sirens' power.
o ACCORD 149187, ADÈS 203852, ALLEGRETTO 8159, ANGEL 47028, 49472, 62669 (2), 69184, 69587, AS 548, BELART 450145, BIDDULPH 013, BIS 526, CALA 1002, CBS 44645, *CHANDOS 7015 (with his Faun), 8914, COLLINS 1364,DENON 78774, DG 415370, 429738, 435069, 437934 (2), 439407, 439896, DISC MONTAIGNE 8710, EMI 65422, 67770, 69587 (with his Faun), ERATO 45605, 45698, 55037, 92867, FNAC MUSIC 642303, FONIT CETRA 1044, HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE 901490, HYPERION 66468, IMP 915, INFINITY DIGITAL 66307, IRON NEEDLE 1339, KONTRAPUNKT 32107, LASERLIGHT 14004, LEGEND 101, LDR 1009, LONDON 414040, 417488, 425502, 430732, 433712, 436468, MERCURY 434 306, MONTAIGNE 8710, MULTISONIC 310178, MUSIC & ARTS 280, NAXOS 8.550262, 8.551113, PHILIPS 400023, 411433, 438742 (2), RCA 6719, 60265, 60692, 61893, 61967, REALTIME 2003, RUSSIAN DISC 11 167, SERAPHIM 69728 (with his Faun), SONY 47546, 53256, 58952, 68327 (with his Faun), SYMPOSIUM 1042, TESTAMENT 1011 (with his Faun), VICTORIA 19081, VOX 8159, VOX BOX 5003 (2)

Syrenes (1908), 13:30, Glière, Reinhold (1875-1956).
A symphonic poem about these creatures who lure sailors to their doom.
o MARCO POLO 8.220349, NAXOS 8.550698

Les Sirènes (1911), 5:30, Boulanger, Lili (1893-1918).
A choral song for female voices on Charles Grandmougin's poem about the powers of the Sirens.
o BAYER 100041 (with her Le Retour), HYPERION 66726

Song to the Siren (1968), 3:30, Buckley, Tim (1947-).
A pop song addressed to the Siren using the mythical account as a metaphor for a love affair.
o BIZARRE/STRAIGHT 70360 ("Starsailor")

Sirens (1981), 7:00, Ciani, Suzanne (1946-).
The second wave of Seven Waves, a new-age work for electronic instruments, suggesting the seductive Sirens.
o PRIVATE MUSIC 2046 (with her Venus)

Sirens (1986), 12:00, Davis Jr., Louis (Chip) (1949-).
A work for the group Mannheim Steamroller about the Sirens' contest with the Muses.
o AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 386 ("Fresh Aire VI", with his Orpheus)

On Hearing the Siren's Song (1990), 3:00, Lang, David (1957-).
The final part of Are You Experienced for single woodwind, brass, strings, electric guitar and keyboard, and synthesizer about someone who, knocked unconscious, experiences, among other things, the Siren's song.
o CHANDOS 9363 ("Adams/Lang: Works for Wind Ensemble", with his Under Orpheus)

Siren Songs (1997), 23:00, Moe, Eric ().
Music for soprano, oboe, two violins, viola, violoncello, and piano set to poems of various authors over 3,000 years.
o KOCH INTERNATIONAL CLASSICS 7524 (with his Sonnets to Orpheus")

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SISYPHUS
Sisyfos (1954), 17:30, Blomdahl, Karl-Birger (1916-1968).
A ballet suite on Erik Lindegren's poem about events leading to Sisyphus' punishment with Sisyphus symbolizing twentieth-century man's desire to live in the face of absurd threats, whether from death, destruction, or the gods.
o CAPRICE 21365, SWEDISH SOCIETY 1037

The Liberation of Sisyphus (1990), 9:00, Stevens, John (1951-).
A work for tuba solo and tuba octet about a tuba player experiencing the same unending frustrations as Sisyphus.
o CRYSTAL 690 ("Roger Bobo Tuba Libera"), HUNGAROTON 31642 ("Waves")

Sisyphus Dreams (1994), 10:00, Kaipainen, Jouni (1956-).
A tone poem which may suggest that Sisyphus endures his task through dreaming.
o ONDINE 855

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SYRINX (see also PAN)
Pan et Syrinx (c.1717), 19:00, Montéclair, Michel Pignolet de (1667-1737).
A cantata for soprano and ensemble with a singer narrating Syrinx' story and drawing a moral.
o ANALKEKTA FLEUR DE LYS 3018, KOCH SCHWANN 7096 ("French Cantatas of the 18th Century", also containing his Didon and Clérambault's Médée), KOCH INTERNATIONAL CLASSICS 370962

Syrinx (1913), 3:00, Debussy, Claude (1862-1918).
A personification of the flute, originally called Flute of Pan, the only piece written for the play Psyché.
o ANALEKTA 3119 (with his Faun), ATTACCA 9158, AVIE 0027, BIS 28 (with his La Flüte de Pan and Le Tombeau des Naïades), 100, 184, 459, BOSTON RECORDS 1014, CALA 1017, CALLIOPE 9223, 9837, CAMERATA 28001 (with his Afternoon of a Faun),  CANTILENA 660012, CAPSTONE 8698 (with Bennett's After Syrinx II), CHANDOS 8385, CLAVES 0704, COLLINS 1008, CYPRES 1637 (with Bennett's Sonata after Syrinx), DELOS 3143, DG 429738, DISCOVER 920281, EMI 56982 (with his 6 Épigraphes Antiques), EUROPA MUSICA 350229, GALLO 810, IMP 835, KINGDOM 2013, KONTRAPUNKT 32032, MOVE 3090, NAIVE 4925 (with Jolivet's Chant de Linos), NIMBUS 5247 ("Images and Impressions", with Alwyn's Naiades), PAVANE 7101 ("French Music for Flute"), PHILIPS 422839, PHILOMUSICA 10023, POLSKIE NAGRANIA 029, POLYPHONIC 005, RCA 7173, SKARBO 1993 ("Flute Panorama"), SUMMIT 132 ("Changing Colors", tuba arrangement), TACIT 60 ("The Sound of Rooms"), TALL POPPIES 003, THOROPHON 2142, VAI 1112 ("Incantations"), VANGUARD 148, 25002, VIRGIN 59604 (with his Les Chansons de Bilitis), VOSS 72932 (jazz arrangement)

Pan og Syrinx (1917), 9:00, Nielsen, Carl (1865-1931).
A tone poem for orchestra about Syrinx' pursuit by Pan and the creation of the Panpipes.
o BIG BEN 571-011, CBS 44934, *CHANDOS 6524 (with Sibelius' Dryadi), 9287 (with his Helios), DANACORD 354/6 (with his Helios), DG 447757 (with his Helios), 5162247 (with his Helios), EMI 47503, 64737 (same recording), HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE 901489, KONTRAPUNKT 32193 (with his Helios), SONY 44934, 45989 (with his Helios)

After Syrinx I (1982), 13:00, Bennett, Richard Rodney (1936-).
A work for oboe and piano based on a melody from Debussy's Syrinx.
o CRYSTAL 724 ("20th Century British Oboe"), DENON 52881, 73088

After Syrinx II (1984), 10:00, Bennett, Richard Rodney (1936-)
A set of five variations for marimba on Debussy's Syrinx.
o CAPSTONE 8698 (with Debussy's Syrinx), NEWPORT 85528

Sonata for Syrinx , Bennett, Richard Rodney (1936-).
A work for flute, viola, and harp based on a melody from Debussy's Syrinx.
o CYPRES 1637 (with Debussy's Syrinx)

Syrinx (1990), 10:00, Louël, Jean (1914-).
Symphony No. 4 for symphonic band, inspired by Syrinx' story.
o RENE GAILLY 87 057 ("Belgian Works for Symphonic Band, Vol. 2")

Syrinx (1991), 7:30, Manneke, Daan (1939-).
A work for four saxophones.
o ERASMUS 066

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TANTALUS (see also HIPPODAMEIA)
Tantalusqualen Overture (1868), 6:00, Suppé, Franz von (1819-1895).
The overture of an operetta dealing with Tantalus' murder of his son and his punishment in Hades.
o CBS 44932 (with his Die Schöne Galathea overture), MARCO POLO 8.223648 (with his Die Schöne Galathea overture)

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THESEUS (see also AMAZONS, ARIADNE, PHAEDRA)
Teseo (1713), 148:00, Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759).
An opera dealing with Theseus' arrival at Athens from Troezen and Medea's attempt to murder him.
o ERATO 45806 (2), 98516 (excerpts, 70:30)

Il Teseo Riconosciuto (1798), 113:00, Spontini, Gaspare (1774-1851).
An opera on the story of Theseus' appearance at Athens and his near death at the hands of Medea.
o BONGIOVANNI 2193/4 (2), NUOVA ERA 7253/4 (2)

THESTOR
Testoride Argonaute (1780), 124:30, Carvalho, João de Sousa (1745-1798).
An opera on Hyginus' Fabulae about a little-known character and his children.
o NUOVA ERA 6928/9 (2)

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THETIS
Thétis (1718), 10:00, Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683-1764).
A cantata for baritone and chamber group about her pursuit by Jupiter and Neptune.
o ASV 234 (2) (with his Orphée), ERATO 97416 ("Quatre Cantates Françaises pour Baryton"), FNAC 592 333

Peleus and Thetis (before 1740), 42:00, Boyce, William (1711-1779).
Theater music for George Granville's masque about the wooing of Thetis by Peleus.
o HYPERION 66935

Thetis och Pelée (1773), 34:30, Uttini, Francesco (1723-1795).
Selections from an opera on B. Fontenelle's text about Peleus' wooing of Thetis.
o MUSICA SVECIAE 407, 426 (with Haeffner's Electra and Naumann's Amphion)

Le Nozze di Teti e di Peleo (1816), 56:00, Rossini, Gioacchino (1792-1868).
A cantata for three sopranos, two tenors, chorus, and orchestra for a royal wedding celebration.
o LONDON 466328 (with his Il Pianto d'Armonia sulla Morte di Orfeo), HÄNSSLER 91.111

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TIRESIAS
Tiresias (1951), 54:00, Lambert, Constant.
Music for a ballet in three scenes about his being turned into a woman, then back into a man, and his blinding and receiving
the the gift of prophecy.
o HYPERION 67049 (with his Pomona)

TITANS
Sounds of Themis (1847), Strauss I, Johann (1804-1849).
A waltz inspired by the Titaness.
o INTERCORD CONCERTO COLLECTION 820.745

TITHONUS (see EOS)

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TRITON
Tritons (1899), 11:00, Ireland, John (1879-1962).
A symphonic prelude portraying these creatures of the sea.
o CHANDOS 8994

Tritons (1920), 2:00, Walton, William (1902-1983).
A song from Two Songs for Tenor and Piano from W. Drummond's text about these sea creatures.
o CHANDOS 9292, COLLINS CLASSICS 1493

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TROJAN WAR (see also ACHILLES, AENEAS, CASSANDRA, DIDO, HECTOR)
Se Alexandre et Hector Fussent en Vie (late 14^th cent.), 13:00, Robert, Johan ("Trebor")
A ballade in which the singer states that, if Paris and Hector were still alive, they would not be as great or courageous as Mathieu de Foix, successor to Gaston Febús (c.1393).
o ARCANA 32 ("Balades a III Chans", with Le Mont Aon de Thrace and Se Zephirus, Phebus, et Leur Lignie)

LesTroyens (1856-8), 240:00, Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869).
An opera on Vergil's Aeneid 1, 2, 4.
o ARKADIA 461/4 (4), *LONDON 443693 (4), LSO 10 (4), MELODRAM 37060 (3), *PHILIPS 416432 (4), VAI AUDIO 1006 (3)
o (highlights) ANGEL 9544, CLASSICAL COLLECTOR 2006 (2), 150062 (2), ERATO 45566
o (orchestal selections) CHANDOS 6587, DG 431624, LSO 10 (4), MERCURY 4343014, OPERA D'ORO 1376 (3), PEARL 9485, PHILIPS 416431, TELARC 80164

Menelaus on the Beach at Pharos (1954), 4:30, Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958).
Music for medium voice and piano on a poem from Ursula Vaughan Williams' Four Last Songs to Menelaus.
o KOCH INTERNATIONAL CLASSICS 7168 (with his Procris), TRAX CLASSIQUE 116 (with his Procris)

Troilus and Cressida (1954), 120:00, Walton, William (1902-1983).
An opera on Benoît de Sainte-Maure's story popularized by Geoffrey Chaucer's poem.
o CHANDOS 9370/1 (2), EMI 65550 (2), EMI 64199 (selections), CHANDOS 8772 (a four-part symphonic suite arranged by Christopher Palmer)

Andromache's Farewell (1962), 12:00, Barber, Samuel (1910-1981).
A song for soprano and orchestra on J. P. Creagh's translation of an episode from Euripides' Trojan Women.
o ETCETERA 1145, SONY 46727

King Priam (1962), 127:00, Tippett, Michael (1905-).
An opera combining the world of Homer's Iliad with modern attitudes on the mysterious nature of human choice.
o CHANDOS 9406/7, LONDON 414241 (2)

The Trojan Women: Scenes from the Ballet (1981), 28:00, Husa, Karel (1921-).
A ballet suite on Euripides' play about the destruction of Troy, inspired by the destruction of Lidice in World War II.
o CRI 828, PHOENIX 128

Achilles, Agony and Ecstasy in Eight Parts (1992), 29:00, MANOWAR (rock group).
A rock work about Hector's attack on the Greek camp, Patroclus' death, and Hector's mutilation by Achilles.
o ATLANTIC 82423 ( "The Triumph of Steel")

Ghosts of Troy (2000), 14:00, Boyer, Peter (1970-).
A six-movement orchestral synopsis of Homer's Iliad.
o KOCH 7523 (with his Three Olympians for String Orchestra)

Music for the Iliad (2002), 90:00, various composers.
Computer-generated music to accompany Otto Steen Due's translation of the Iliad.
o MARCO POLO 8.224198 (2)

Trojan Women (2001), 41:00, Karaindrou, Eleni ().
Incidental music scored for ancient Greek instruments for a performance of Euripides’ tragedy at Epidauros.
o ECM 472139

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ZEPHYRUS (see BOREAS)

ZEUS/JUPITER (see also EUROPA, LAMIA, LEDA, OLYMPIAN GODS)
Jove's Gift to Mortals of Rhythm and Harmony (1589), 15:00, Malvessi, Cristafano (1547-1599).
An interlude for Girolamo Bargagli's comedy La Pellegrina performed at a nobleman's wedding.
o EMI 47998 ("Una 'Stravaganza' dei Medici", with his Arion and Marenzio's Apollo and Pierides)

Platée (1745), 135:00, Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683-1764).
A comic opera on Pausanias about Jupiter's cruel use of a helpless girl to cure Juno's jealousy.
o CONIFER 51313 (suite, with his Dardanus suite), ERATO 45028 (2), 98522 (excerpts, 73:30), SOUTHERN CROSS 1022

Jupiter (1747), 6:00, Forqueray, Jean-Baptiste (1699-1782).
Suite No. 5 for harpsichord from Pièces de Clavecin.
o AMATI 8902/1 (with Duphly's Medée), DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 77262 ("Pieces de Viole"), VIRGIN 59310, WILD BOAR 9201

Zeus und Elide (1928), 26:30, Wolpe, Stefan (1902-1972).
A musical grotesque in which Zeus, while searching for Europa, finds a soap advertisement for Elide and lusts for the female depicted in it, personified by the prostitute Charlotte, whom he pursues to comic effect.
o LONDON 460001

Les Amours de Jupiter (1945), 34:00, Ibert, Jacques (1890-1962).
Music for a ballet after Ovid's Metamorphoses.
o EMI 63416

Ode to Zeus (1992), 4:00, Theodorakis, Mikis (1925-).
The opening of Canto Olympico invoking Zeus to bestow glory and beauty upon Olympic victors.
o INTUITION 3107, SONY 62592 ("Summon the Heroes")