If you were not aware, composer Danaë Xanthe Vlasse has now followed the GRAMMY®-winning chamber album MYTHOLOGIES (2021) with a sequel of epic proportions.

Featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, MYTHOLOGIES II offers orchestral tone poems highlighting sopranos Sangeeta Kaur and Hila Plitmann, tenor Omar Najmi, and pianist Robert Thies, as they embody iconic figures from Greek mythology.

The musical exploration of these myths demonstrates a nuanced perspective on the protagonists of ancient stories, which speak fundamental truths about the human condition and societal values. There is duality and complexity in each character, asking audiences to ponder how timeless archetypes fit into the modern world.

1) MEDUSA & PERSEUS
2) ANDROMEDA, I. “Ocean Overture”
3) ANDROMEDA, II. “Cassiopeia’s Lament”
4) ANDROMEDA, III. “Andromeda’s Farewell”
5) ANDROMEDA, IV. “Cetus”
6) ANDROMEDA, V. “Perseus’ Proposal”
7) ANDROMEDA, VI. “Andromeda’s Vow & Lover’s Duet”
8) DREAMS OF ITHACA

This incredible, simply breathtaking new recording opens on the 12 minute, six chaptered MEDUSA & PERSEUS - the hauntingly etheral Medusa’s Memories as a Priestess, the emboldened Perseus, the aching yearn of Medusa’s Cave, the spirited The Hunt, the all-embracing Perseus’ Compassion, and the veritably sweeping, grandiose Birth of Pegasus & Medusa’s Ascension - and which is, in and unto itself, a most magically woven blend of musical artwork quite like anything you have heard in many a year, and that is backed by a six-part ANDROMEDA: which begins with the dynamic growth felt within “Ocean Overture,” then we get the sheer elegance of “Cassiopeia’s Lament,” the emotive “Andromeda’s Farewell,” the flourishing “Cetus,” then comes the delicately hued duet “Perseus’ Proposal, and the free flowing majesties that unfurl within “Andromeda’s Vow & Lover’s Duet,” the set culminating on the expansive DREAMS OF ITHACA.

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra:
Sangeeta Kaur, Soprano (1, 3-8)
Hilá Plitmann, Soprano (1, 3, 4, 8)
Omar Najmi, Tenor (1, 5-8)
Robert Thies, Pianist
Danaë Xanthe Vlasse: Singing Bowl, Rattle, Thunder Drum, Orchestral Chimes (1), Ocean Drum (2,5), Piano String Effects (2,4,5), and Lyra (8)
Emilio D. Miler, Concert Toms (1)

MYTHOLOGIES II ~ MEDUSA & PERSEUS [Official Lyric Video]