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In honor of Philip Glass' 70th birthday, Sony has devoted two CDs to 18 short works and movements of larger works, from recordings in its archive. The set provides a useful introduction to the composer's work from a relatively brief span in his long career, from 1976 to 1988. It was an exceptionally productive period for Glass; works written during that period include his three large-scale portrait operas -- Einstein on the Beach, Satyagraha, and Akhnaten -- all represented here, as well as two very popular albums of short pieces: Glassworks and Songs From Liquid Days. The collection is limited because it doesn't include many of the important works from before that period, such as Music in Twelve Parts, or any of the later music, such as the symphonies, string quartets, or film-operas, or any of the film scores that span his career, but those works aren't part of Sony's catalog. One could quibble about the selection made from the available recordings; there are four pieces from Songs From Liquid Days, probably the composer's weakest endeavor, and only about four minutes each from Einstein on the Beach and Satyagraha, two of his most significant and powerful works. The performances, mostly featuring the Philip Glass Ensemble, are authoritative and unsurpassed. Sony's sound is clean and spacious, accommodating the most monumental and the quietest moments. The program notes are in German only.
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Janice Pendarvis, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Philip Glass Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Philip Glass, Composer - Kurt Munkasci, Producer - Michael Reisman, Conductor - Suzanne Vega, Lyricist - Jack Kripl, Flute - Richard Peck, Alto Saxophone - Jon Gibson, Soprano Saxophone
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment
Philip Glass, Associated Performer, Composer, Main Artist, Organ, Producer, Associated Performer, Composer, Organ, Producer - Philip Glass Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Michael Riesman, Conductor, Keyboards - Kurt Munkasci, Producer - Linda Moss, Viola - Lois Martin, Viola - Julian Barber, Viola - Al Brown, Viola - Maureen Gallagher, Viola - Seymour Barab, Cello - John Abramowitz, Cello - Fred Zlotkin, Cello - Richard Peck, Tenor Saxophone - Jack Kripl, Bass Clarinet, Clarinet, Piccolo, Soprano Saxophone - Jon Gibson, Soprano Saxophone - Sharon Moe, French Horn - Larry Wechsler, French Horn
(P) 1982 Sony Music Entertainment
Douglas Perry, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Tenor, Associated Performer, Tenor - Kurt Munkacsi, Producer - Philip Glass, Composer - Christopher Keene, Conductor - Michael Riesman, Producer - Constance DeJong, Lyricist - NEW YORK CITY OPERA ORCHESTRA & CHORUS, Associated Performer
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment
The Photographer (Philip Glass)
Michael Riesman, Associated Performer, Conductor, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Conductor - Philip Glass Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Paul Zukofsky, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Violin, Associated Performer, Violin - Kurt Munkacsi, Producer - Philip Glass, Composer, Producer
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment
Paul Esswood, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Tenor, Associated Performer, Tenor - Kurt Munkacsi, Producer - Philip Glass, Composer - Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor - Michael Riesman, Producer - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Associated Performer
(P) 1987 Sony Music Entertainment
Metamorphosis (Philip Glass)
Philip Glass, Associated Performer, Composer, Main Artist, Piano, Associated Performer, Composer, Piano - Kurt Munkacsi, Producer - Rory Johnston, Executive Producer
(P) 1989 Sony Music Entertainment
Philip Glass Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Douglas Perry - Philip Glass, Composer - David Byrne, Lyricist - Kurt Munkasci, Producer - Michael Reisman, Conductor
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment
In the Upper Room (Choreographed by Twyla Tharp) (Philip Glass)
Michael Riesman, Associated Performer, Conductor, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Conductor - Philip Glass Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Philip Glass, Arranger, Composer - Kurt Munkasci, Producer
(P) 1987 Sony Music Entertainment
Glasspieces (Choreographed by Jerome Robbins) (Philip Glass)
Philip Glass Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Michael Riesman, Conductor, Main Artist, Conductor - Philip Glass, Arranger, Composer - Kurt Munkasci, Producer
(P) 1987 Sony Music Entertainment
Bernard Fowler, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Michael Riesman, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Piano, Associated Performer, Piano - Philip Glass Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Paul Dunkel, Associated Performer, Flute, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Flute - Philip Glass, Composer - Paul Simon, Lyricist - Michael Reisman, Conductor - Kurt Munkasci, Producer
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment
DISC 2
Philip Glass, Composer, Main Artist, Organ, Producer, Composer, Organ, Producer - Philip Glass Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Michael Riesman, Conductor - Kurt Munkasci, Producer
(P) 1982 Sony Music Entertainment
Philip Glass, Associated Performer, Composer, Main Artist, Organ, Producer, Associated Performer, Composer, Organ, Producer - Philip Glass Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Michael Riesman, Conductor, Keyboards - Kurt Munkasci, Producer - Linda Moss, Viola - Lois Martin, Viola - Julian Barber, Viola - Al Brown, Viola - Maureen Gallagher, Viola - Seymour Barab, Cello - John Abramowitz, Cello - Fred Zlotkin, Cello - Richard Peck, Tenor Saxophone - Jack Kripl, Bass Clarinet, Clarinet, Piccolo, Soprano Saxophone - Jon Gibson, Soprano Saxophone - Sharon Moe, French Horn - Larry Wechsler, French Horn
(P) 1982 Sony Music Entertainment
Einstein On The Beach (Philip Glass)
Michael Reisman, Associated Performer, Director, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Director - Philip Glass Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Philip Glass, Composer, Lyricist, Organ, Producer - Marc Jacoby, Tenor - Kurt Munkacsi, Producer - Philip Gavin Smith, Tenor - Robert Wilson, Composer - Michael Riesman, Keyboards - Lucinda Childs, Associated Performer - Sheryl Sutton, Associated Performer - Iris Hiskey, Associated Performer - Paul Zukofsky, Violin - David Anchel, Bass - Sean Barker, Bass - Richard Landry, Flute - Richard Peck, Alto Saxophone - Jon Gibson, Soprano Saxophone
(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment
Akhnaten (Philip Glass)
Dennis Russell Davies, Associated Performer, Conductor, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Conductor - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Kurt Munkacsi, Producer - Helmut Holzapfel, Tenor - Philip Glass, Composer - Tero Hannula, Baritone - Michael Reisman, Producer - Milagro Vargas, Alto - Christina Wächtler, Alto - Geraldine Rose, Alto - Angelika Schwarz, Alto - Melinda Liebermann, Soprano - Victoria Schneider, Soprano - Lynne Wilhelm-Königer, Soprano - Maria Koupilová-Ticha, Soprano - Paul Esswood - Cornelius Hauptmann, Bass
(P) 1987 Sony Music Entertainment
Philip Glass, Associated Performer, Composer, Main Artist, Piano, Associated Performer, Composer, Piano - Kurt Munkacsi, Producer - Rory Johnston, Executive Producer
(P) 1989 Sony Music Entertainment
Linda Ronstadt, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Philip Glass Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Kronos Quartet, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Philip Glass, Composer - Kurt Munkasci, Producer - The Roches - L. Anderson, Lyricist - Michael Reisman, Conductor
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment
In the Upper Room (Choreographed by Twyla Tharp) (Philip Glass)
Michael Riesman, Associated Performer, Conductor, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Conductor - Philip Glass Ensemble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Philip Glass, Arranger, Composer - Kurt Munkasci, Producer
(P) 1987 Sony Music Entertainment
Itaipu (Philip Glass)
Robert Shaw, Associated Performer, Conductor, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Conductor - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Kurt Munkacsi, Producer - Philip Glass, Composer - Michael Riesman, Producer - Traditional, Lyricist - Daniela Thomas, Translator
(P) 1993 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
In honor of Philip Glass' 70th birthday, Sony has devoted two CDs to 18 short works and movements of larger works, from recordings in its archive. The set provides a useful introduction to the composer's work from a relatively brief span in his long career, from 1976 to 1988. It was an exceptionally productive period for Glass; works written during that period include his three large-scale portrait operas -- Einstein on the Beach, Satyagraha, and Akhnaten -- all represented here, as well as two very popular albums of short pieces: Glassworks and Songs From Liquid Days. The collection is limited because it doesn't include many of the important works from before that period, such as Music in Twelve Parts, or any of the later music, such as the symphonies, string quartets, or film-operas, or any of the film scores that span his career, but those works aren't part of Sony's catalog. One could quibble about the selection made from the available recordings; there are four pieces from Songs From Liquid Days, probably the composer's weakest endeavor, and only about four minutes each from Einstein on the Beach and Satyagraha, two of his most significant and powerful works. The performances, mostly featuring the Philip Glass Ensemble, are authoritative and unsurpassed. Sony's sound is clean and spacious, accommodating the most monumental and the quietest moments. The program notes are in German only.
© TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 02:03:36
- Main artists: Philip Glass
- Composer: Philip Glass
- Label: Sony Classical
- Genre: Classical
This compilation (P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
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