Niobe is the story of a strong woman brought down by an even stronger woman, the goddess Leto. "I have tried to portray in music Niobe's sensuality, feistiness, pride, arrogance, remorse, defiance as the story of her blasphemy against the goddess Leto and her extraordinarily harsh consequent punishment unfolds. The relationship of the violin soloist to the orchestra is inspired by the dramatic unfolding of the myth." - Richard Blackford (Nimbus)
