Ernesto Köhler's Opus 66 flute etude "THE TORTURES OF TANTALUS" (Tantalusqualen; Le surplice de Tantale) in D MINOR, Op. 66, No. 11 from 25 Romantic Etudes (25 Romantische Etüden im modernen Stil), performed by flutist Lance Suzuki.

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WHO IS TANTALUS?
Tantalus is a Greek mythological figure known for being punished by Zeus:
"I also saw the awful agonies that Tantalus has to bear. The old man was standing in a pool of water which nearly reached his chin, and his thirst drove him to unceasing efforts; but he could never reach the water to drink it. For whenever he stooped in his eagerness to drink, it disappeared. The pool was swallowed up, and all there was at his feet was the dark earth, which some mysterious power had drained dry. Trees spread their foliage high over the pool and dangled fruits above his head – peartrees and pomegranates, appletrees with their glossy burden, sweet figs and luxuriant olives. But whenever the old man made to grasp them in his hands, the wind would toss them up towards the shadowy clouds." (Odyssey, 11:582593)
Source: https://www.worldhistory.org/Tantalus/

ITALIAN MUSICAL TERMINOLOGY in KÖHLER'S OP 66/11 "TORTURES OF TANTALUS":
"ben legato e con eguaglianza" = very smooth and evenly

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