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The last installment of Philip Glass' operatic trilogy, begun with Einstein on the Beach and continued with Satyagraha, Akhnaten also unfortunately established the sort of musical rut in which he was to be ensnared for much of the rest of the century. As with Satyagraha, he opted for a relatively traditional orchestration, with only Michael Riesman's electric keyboards supplementing the standard instrumentation, and with six main voices deployed in various configurations. Here, Glass, in his own libretto, tells the story of the man who supposedly introduced monotheism into classic Egyptian culture (and thereby the Western world), thus complimenting the realms of science and politics as portrayed in his previous two operas. Whereas in Satyagraha he used Sanskrit transcriptions of the Bhagavad-Gita to lend the work at least a tinge of an Indian atmosphere, here there is little if anything that connotes the Egyptian short, presumably, of the stagecraft in a live performance. The music by this time had taken on the "by the yard" feel of much of his work in the mid-'80s and beyond, possibly a result of simply having too many coals in the fire. Though still capable of creating the odd enchanting melody or haunting passage, most of the music sounds like a pallid rehash of previous works. The most noticeable difference is an increased used of percussion, which is all well and good, but the ponderousness of the horn writing in particular applies more weight than can be comfortably borne. The scattered lovely moments, as well as its vaunted place in his oeuvre, make this worth hearing, but it suffers greatly compared to its companions in the trilogy.
© TiVo
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Lynne Wilhelm-Königer, Soprano - Melinda Liebermann, Soprano - Tero Hannula, Baritone - Victoria Schneider, Soprano - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor - Dennis Russell Davies, Performer - Kurt Munkacsi, Producer - Michael Riesman, Producer - Angelika Schwarz, Alto - Paul Esswood, Counter Tenor - Helmut Holzapfel, Tenor - Geraldine Rose, Alto - Christina Wächtler, Alto - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Performer - Maria Koupilová-Ticha, Soprano - Philip Glass, Composer - Cornelius Hauptmann, Bass - Milagro Vargas, Alto
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Lynne Wilhelm-Königer, Soprano - Melinda Liebermann, Soprano - Tero Hannula, Baritone - Victoria Schneider, Soprano - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor - Dennis Russell Davies, Performer - Kurt Munkacsi, Producer - Michael Riesman, Producer - Angelika Schwarz, Alto - Paul Esswood, Counter Tenor - Helmut Holzapfel, Tenor - Geraldine Rose, Alto - Christina Wächtler, Alto - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Performer - Maria Koupilová-Ticha, Soprano - Philip Glass, Composer - Cornelius Hauptmann, Bass - Milagro Vargas, Alto
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Lynne Wilhelm-Königer, Soprano - Melinda Liebermann, Soprano - Tero Hannula, Baritone - Victoria Schneider, Soprano - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor - Dennis Russell Davies, Performer - Kurt Munkacsi, Producer - Michael Riesman, Producer - Angelika Schwarz, Alto - Paul Esswood, Counter Tenor - Helmut Holzapfel, Tenor - Geraldine Rose, Alto - Christina Wächtler, Alto - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Performer - Maria Koupilová-Ticha, Soprano - Philip Glass, Composer - Cornelius Hauptmann, Bass - Milagro Vargas, Alto
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Lynne Wilhelm-Königer, Soprano - Melinda Liebermann, Soprano - Tero Hannula, Baritone - Victoria Schneider, Soprano - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor - Dennis Russell Davies, Performer - Kurt Munkacsi, Producer - Michael Riesman, Producer - Angelika Schwarz, Alto - Paul Esswood, Counter Tenor - Helmut Holzapfel, Tenor - Geraldine Rose, Alto - Christina Wächtler, Alto - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Performer - Maria Koupilová-Ticha, Soprano - Philip Glass, Composer - Cornelius Hauptmann, Bass - Milagro Vargas, Alto
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Lynne Wilhelm-Königer, Soprano - Melinda Liebermann, Soprano - Tero Hannula, Baritone - Victoria Schneider, Soprano - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor - Dennis Russell Davies, Performer - Kurt Munkacsi, Producer - Michael Riesman, Producer - Angelika Schwarz, Alto - Paul Esswood, Counter Tenor - Helmut Holzapfel, Tenor - Geraldine Rose, Alto - Christina Wächtler, Alto - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Performer - Maria Koupilová-Ticha, Soprano - Philip Glass, Composer - Cornelius Hauptmann, Bass - Milagro Vargas, Alto
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Lynne Wilhelm-Königer, Soprano - Melinda Liebermann, Soprano - Tero Hannula, Baritone - Victoria Schneider, Soprano - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor - Dennis Russell Davies, Performer - Kurt Munkacsi, Producer - Michael Riesman, Producer - Angelika Schwarz, Alto - Paul Esswood, Counter Tenor - Helmut Holzapfel, Tenor - Geraldine Rose, Alto - Christina Wächtler, Alto - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Performer - Maria Koupilová-Ticha, Soprano - Philip Glass, Composer - Cornelius Hauptmann, Bass - Milagro Vargas, Alto
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Lynne Wilhelm-Königer, Soprano - Melinda Liebermann, Soprano - Tero Hannula, Baritone - Victoria Schneider, Soprano - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor - Dennis Russell Davies, Performer - Kurt Munkacsi, Producer - Michael Riesman, Producer - Angelika Schwarz, Alto - Paul Esswood, Counter Tenor - Helmut Holzapfel, Tenor - Geraldine Rose, Alto - Christina Wächtler, Alto - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Performer - Maria Koupilová-Ticha, Soprano - Philip Glass, Composer - Cornelius Hauptmann, Bass - Milagro Vargas, Alto
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
DISC 2
Lynne Wilhelm-Königer, Soprano - Melinda Liebermann, Soprano - Tero Hannula, Baritone - Victoria Schneider, Soprano - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor - Dennis Russell Davies, Performer - Kurt Munkacsi, Producer - Michael Riesman, Producer - Angelika Schwarz, Alto - Paul Esswood, Counter Tenor - Helmut Holzapfel, Tenor - Geraldine Rose, Alto - Christina Wächtler, Alto - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Performer - Maria Koupilová-Ticha, Soprano - Philip Glass, Composer - Cornelius Hauptmann, Bass - Milagro Vargas, Alto
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Lynne Wilhelm-Königer, Soprano - Melinda Liebermann, Soprano - Tero Hannula, Baritone - Victoria Schneider, Soprano - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor - Dennis Russell Davies, Performer - Kurt Munkacsi, Producer - Michael Riesman, Producer - Angelika Schwarz, Alto - Paul Esswood, Counter Tenor - Helmut Holzapfel, Tenor - Geraldine Rose, Alto - Christina Wächtler, Alto - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Performer - Maria Koupilová-Ticha, Soprano - Philip Glass, Composer - Cornelius Hauptmann, Bass - Milagro Vargas, Alto
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Lynne Wilhelm-Königer, Soprano - Melinda Liebermann, Soprano - Tero Hannula, Baritone - Victoria Schneider, Soprano - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor - Dennis Russell Davies, Performer - Kurt Munkacsi, Producer - Michael Riesman, Producer - Angelika Schwarz, Alto - Paul Esswood, Counter Tenor - Helmut Holzapfel, Tenor - Geraldine Rose, Alto - Christina Wächtler, Alto - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Performer - Maria Koupilová-Ticha, Soprano - Philip Glass, Composer - Cornelius Hauptmann, Bass - Milagro Vargas, Alto
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Lynne Wilhelm-Königer, Soprano - Melinda Liebermann, Soprano - Tero Hannula, Baritone - Victoria Schneider, Soprano - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor - Dennis Russell Davies, Performer - Kurt Munkacsi, Producer - Michael Riesman, Producer - Angelika Schwarz, Alto - Paul Esswood, Counter Tenor - Helmut Holzapfel, Tenor - Geraldine Rose, Alto - Christina Wächtler, Alto - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Performer - Maria Koupilová-Ticha, Soprano - Philip Glass, Composer - Cornelius Hauptmann, Bass - Milagro Vargas, Alto
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Lynne Wilhelm-Königer, Soprano - Melinda Liebermann, Soprano - Tero Hannula, Baritone - Victoria Schneider, Soprano - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor - Dennis Russell Davies, Performer - Kurt Munkacsi, Producer - Michael Riesman, Producer - Angelika Schwarz, Alto - Paul Esswood, Counter Tenor - Helmut Holzapfel, Tenor - Geraldine Rose, Alto - Christina Wächtler, Alto - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Performer - Maria Koupilová-Ticha, Soprano - Philip Glass, Composer - Cornelius Hauptmann, Bass - Milagro Vargas, Alto
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Lynne Wilhelm-Königer, Soprano - Melinda Liebermann, Soprano - Tero Hannula, Baritone - Victoria Schneider, Soprano - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor - Dennis Russell Davies, Performer - Kurt Munkacsi, Producer - Michael Riesman, Producer - Angelika Schwarz, Alto - Paul Esswood, Counter Tenor - Helmut Holzapfel, Tenor - Geraldine Rose, Alto - Christina Wächtler, Alto - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Performer - Maria Koupilová-Ticha, Soprano - Philip Glass, Composer - Cornelius Hauptmann, Bass - Milagro Vargas, Alto
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Lynne Wilhelm-Königer, Soprano - Melinda Liebermann, Soprano - Tero Hannula, Baritone - Victoria Schneider, Soprano - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor - Dennis Russell Davies, Performer - Kurt Munkacsi, Producer - Michael Riesman, Producer - Angelika Schwarz, Alto - Paul Esswood, Counter Tenor - Helmut Holzapfel, Tenor - Geraldine Rose, Alto - Christina Wächtler, Alto - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Performer - Maria Koupilová-Ticha, Soprano - Philip Glass, Composer - Cornelius Hauptmann, Bass - Milagro Vargas, Alto
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Albumbeschreibung
The last installment of Philip Glass' operatic trilogy, begun with Einstein on the Beach and continued with Satyagraha, Akhnaten also unfortunately established the sort of musical rut in which he was to be ensnared for much of the rest of the century. As with Satyagraha, he opted for a relatively traditional orchestration, with only Michael Riesman's electric keyboards supplementing the standard instrumentation, and with six main voices deployed in various configurations. Here, Glass, in his own libretto, tells the story of the man who supposedly introduced monotheism into classic Egyptian culture (and thereby the Western world), thus complimenting the realms of science and politics as portrayed in his previous two operas. Whereas in Satyagraha he used Sanskrit transcriptions of the Bhagavad-Gita to lend the work at least a tinge of an Indian atmosphere, here there is little if anything that connotes the Egyptian short, presumably, of the stagecraft in a live performance. The music by this time had taken on the "by the yard" feel of much of his work in the mid-'80s and beyond, possibly a result of simply having too many coals in the fire. Though still capable of creating the odd enchanting melody or haunting passage, most of the music sounds like a pallid rehash of previous works. The most noticeable difference is an increased used of percussion, which is all well and good, but the ponderousness of the horn writing in particular applies more weight than can be comfortably borne. The scattered lovely moments, as well as its vaunted place in his oeuvre, make this worth hearing, but it suffers greatly compared to its companions in the trilogy.
© TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 02:08:23
- Main artist: Dennis Russell Davies
- Composer: Philip Glass
- Label: Sony Classical
- Genre: Klassiek
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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