Mikis Theodorakis

Rhapsodie AST 306

This work was written in 1997 and one year later the composer himself conducted the first performance in Munich with the cellist Tatjana Wassiljewa. The nine movements of the Rhapsody are named after the nine Muses, Greek goddesses who protected the arts. :-
Euterpe, Muse of music and

lyric poetry-
Erato, Muse of amatory lyric

poetry-
Melpomene, Muse of tragedy-
Calliope, Muse of epic poetry-
Clio, Muse of history-
Urania, Muse of astronomy-
Terpsichore, Muse of choral

song and dance-
Polyhymnia, Muse of mime and

sublime lyric-
Thalia, Muse of comedy and

pastoral poetry