Music CD, Musical Sound Recording, Sound Recording

Glass, Philip, composer, performer.

The essential Philip Glass [sound recording].

New York, NY : Sony Classical, p2012.

3 sound discs (3 hrs., 8 min., 47 sec.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Philip Glass' 75th birthday is celebrated with a special three disc collection that showcases some of the composer's finest works as performed by some of today's top classical artists including Yo-Yo Ma.

Minimal music.

Songs with instrumental ensemble.

Instrumental ensembles.

Piano music.

Cello with instrumental ensemble.

Electronic music.

Song cycles -- Excerpts.

Operas -- Excerpts.

Ma, Yo-Yo, 1955- instrumentalist.

Ronstadt, Linda, singer.

Riesman, Michael, conductor.

Glass, Philip. Akhnaten. Selections.

Glass, Philip. Einstein on the beach. Selections.

Glass, Philip. Glassworks. Selections.

Glass, Philip. In the upper room. Selections.

Glass, Philip. Itaipu. Dam.

Glass, Philip. Metamorphosis. No. 4.

Glass, Philip. Naqoyqatsi. Selections.

Glass, Philip. Photographer. Gentleman's honor.

Glass, Philip. Satyagraha. Selections.

Glass, Philip. Songs from liquid days. Selections.

Glass, Philip. Wichita vortex sutra.

Roches (Musical group), singer.

Kronos Quartet, instrumentalist.

Philip Glass Ensemble, instrumentalist.

Works. Selections

Opera excerpts, songs, and instrumental music.

The songs sung in English; various languages in the operas.

Consists of previously released material (p1979-p2002).

Compact discs.

Philip Glass, piano (on various tracks) ; various soloists and ensembles, including Yo-Yo Ma, cello (CD 1, 4th track; CD 2, 4th track) ; Linda Ronstadt, The Roches, Kronos Quartet (CD 2, 6th track). Principally: The Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman, conductor (on various tracks).

Recorded in various locations between 1978 and 1989.

Songs from liquid days. Lightning ; Glassworks. Fac̦ades ; The photographer. A gentleman's honor ; Naqoyqatsi. Primacy of number ; Metamorphosis IV ; Liquid days, part II. Open the kingdom ; In the upper room. Dance II ; In the upper room. Dance VIII ; Glassworks. Glasspiece #1, Rubric ; Songs from liquid days. Changing opinion -- Glassworks. Opening ; Glassworks. Floe ; Akhnaten. Funeral of Amenhotep III ; Naqoyqatsi. Point blank ; Wichita vortex sutra ; Songs from liquid days. Forgetting ; In the upper room. Dance IX ; Itaipu. The dam ; Naqoyqatsi. Definition -- Satyagraha. Protest ; Satyagraha. Evening song ; Akhnaten. Hymn to the sun ; Einstein on the beach. Trial, prison ; Akhnaten. Akhnaten and Nefertiti ; Satyagraha. Kuru field of justice ; Einstein on the beach. Knee play 1 ; Satyagraha. Tolstoy farm ; Akhnaten. Windows of appearances ; Einstein on the beach. Bed ; Akhnaten. Epilogue ; Einstein on the beach. Knee play 5.

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