Les Cyclopes from the French composer Jean-Philippe Rameau is the eighth piece from his Suite in D major, RCT 3 (Premier Livre de Pièces de Clavecin, 1706). The sujet of the work is centered on the race of one-eyed giants as portrayed in Odyssey, an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer. – Grigory Sokolov
Les Cyclopes: other performance
Scott Ross on harpsichord (audio with score)
Others Rameau’s pieces by Sokolov
La Poule

Les Tendres Plaintes
