Saturday, March 31, 2012

Philip Glass - La Belle et la Bête (1995)


PHILIP GLASS
La Belle et la Bête
Elektra Nonesuch 7559-79347-2

CD 1:
1. Ouverture
2. Les Soueurs
3. La Demande en Marriage d'Avenant
4. Le Voyage du Père
5. Le Domaine de la Bête
6. Le Retour du Père
7. La Belle va au Château
8. Le Dîner
9. Les Tourments de la Bête

CD 2:
1. Promenade dans le Jardin
2. La Saisie de Meubles
3. La Confiance de la Bête en la Belle
4. Belle retourne Chez son Père
5. Belle raconte son Histoire
6. Le Plan
7. La Passion d'Avenant
8. Le Magnifique apparaît
9. Le Miroir
10. Le Pavillon
11. La Métamorphose

THE PHILIP GLASS ENSEMBLE
Philip Glass, keyboards
Michael Riesman, keyboards, director
Jon Gibson, soprano saxophone, flute
Martin Goldray, keyboards
Richard Peck, alto and soprano saxophone
Eleanor Sandresky, keyboards
Andrew Sterman, flute, piccolo, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet


Friday, March 30, 2012

12 Pieces for a Ballet (1993)

PIECE: 12 Pieces for a Ballet

YEAR: 1993

CAST: piano

PREMIERE: unknown

RECORDINGS: none

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS:
Uakti: Aguas da Amazonia (1999) [reworked for ensemble by the Brazilian group Uakti]

Orphée Suite (2000)

PIECE: Orphée Suite for Piano (arrangement, Paul Barnes)

YEAR: 2000

CAST: piano

PREMIERE: unknown

RECORDINGS:
Paul Barnes: The Orphée Suite for Piano, the Music of Philip Glass (2003)
David Jalbert: John Adams / Philip Glass (2010)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS: none

Philip Glass - Symphony No.2 (1998)


PHILIP GLASS
Symphony No.2
Elektra Nonesuch 7559-79496-2

SYMPHONY No.2
1. Movement I
2. Movement II
3. Movement III

4. Interlude from Orphée (Act II, Scene 5)

CONCERTO FOR SAXOPHONE QUARTET AND ORCHESTRA
5. Movement I
6. Movement II
7. Movement III
8. Movement IV

1-3. Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
4. Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
5-8. Rascher Saxophone Quartet, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

Dennis Russell Davies, conductor


Thursday, March 29, 2012

Paul Barnes - The Orphée Suite for Piano, the Music of Philip Glass (2003)


PAUL BARNES
The Orphée Suite for Piano, the Music of Philip Glass
Orange Mountain Music OMM0008

ORPHÉE SUITE FOR PIANO
1. I. The Cafe
2. II. Orphée's Bedroom
3. III. Journey to the Underground
4. IV. Orphée and the Princess
5. V. Return to Orphée's House
6. VI. Orphée's Return
7. VII. Orphée's Bedroom -Reprise-

TRILOGY SONATA
8. I. Knee Play No.4
9. II. Act III Conclussion from Satyagraha
10. III. Dance feom Act III, Scene III of Akhnaten

11. Epilogue from "Monsters of Grace"

Paul Barnes, piano


David Jalbert - John Adams / Philip Glass (2010)


DAVID JALBERT
John Adams / Philip Glass
ATMA Classique ACD2 2556

JOHN ADAMS
1. China Gates
2. Phrygian Gates

PHILIP GLASS
Orphée Suite (piano transcription by Paul Barnes)
3. I. The Cafe
4. II. Orphée's Bedroom
5. III. Journey to the Underworld
6. IV. Orphée and the Princess
7. V. Music Interlude
8. VI. Orphée's Return
9. VII. Orphée's Bedroom

David Jalbert, piano


Philip Glass - Orphée (2010)


PHILIP GLASS
Orphée
Orange Mountain Music OMM0068


CD 1:

ACT I
1. Scene 1: le Cafe
2. Scene 2: La Route
3. Scene 3: Le Chalet
4. Scene 4: Chez Orphée
5. Scene 5: La Chambre d'Orphée
6. Scene 6: Le Studio d'Orphée
7. Scene 7: Le Bureau du Commissaire
8. Scene 8: La Poursuite
9. Scene 9: Chez Orphée

CD 2:

ACT II
1. Scene 1: Le Voyage Aux Enfers
2. Scene 2: Le Proces
3. Scene 3: Orphée et la Princesse
4. Scene 4: Le Verdict
5. Scene 5: Le Retour Chez Orphée
6. Scene 6: Chez Orphée
7. Scene 7: Le Studio d'Orphee
8. Scene 8: Le Retour d'Orphée
9. Scene 9: La Chambre d'Orphée

THE PORTLAND OPERA
THE PORTLAND OPERA ORCHESTRA
Anne Manson, conductor


Wednesday, March 28, 2012

In the Summer House (1993)

PIECE: In the Summer House

YEAR: 1993

CAST: violin, cello

PREMIERE: August 1, 1993. Vivian Beaumont Theater, Lincoln Center, NY.

RECORDINGS:
From the Philip Glass Recording Archives: Theater Music Vol.I (2007)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS: none

Philip Glass - From the Philip Glass Recording Archive: Theater Music Vol.I (2007)


PHILIP GLASS
From the Philip Glass Recording Archive: Theater Music Vol.I
Orange Mountain Music OMM0044

1. The Sound of a Voice (suite)

IN THE SUMMER HOUSE
2. In the Summer House
3. My One and Only Hope
4. Gertrude's Paradise
5. Mr.Solares' Picnic Lunch
6. Molly is a Dreamer
7. Enter Vivian
8. The Beach / Lionel and Molly
9. Vivian's Death / Two Marriages
10. Life is Tragic, Mrs. Constable
11. Gertrude Leaves the Summer House
12. Left Alone...
13. The Lobster Bowl
14. Back to Sad Things
15. Gertrude Returns
16. I Knew You'd Come Back
17. A Choice
18. Lionel Departs
19. When I Was a Little Girl...

THE SOUND OF A VOICE:
Wu Man, pipa
Lynn Chang, violin
Peter Rejto, cello
Tara Helen O'Connor, flute
Gary Cook, percussion

IN THE SUMMER HOUSE:
Krista Feeney, violin
Richard Sher, cello


Tuesday, March 27, 2012

The Windcatcher (1992)

PIECE: The Windcatcher

woodwind arrangement of "Love Divided By" (1992), originally for piano and flute

YEAR: 1992

CAST: woodwinds

PREMIERE: unknown

RECORDINGS:
Philip Glass: Saxophone (2002)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS:
Lautten Compagney: Timeless (2010) [Parts I and III]

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS: none

Philip Glass - Saxophone (2002)


PHILIP GLASS
Saxophone
Orange Mountain Music OMM0006

CONCERTO FOR SAXOPHONE (QUARTET VERSION)
1. Movement I
2. Movement II
3. Movement III
4. Movement IV

MELODIES FOR SAXOPHONE
5. Melody 1 (alto)
6. Melody 2 (soprano)
7. Melody 3 (baritone)
8. Melody 4 (soprano)
9. Melody 5 (tenor)
10. Melody 6 (alto)
11. Melody 7 (soprano)
12. Melody 8 (baritone)
13. Melody 9 (tenor)
14. Melody 10 (alto)
15. Melody 11 (tenor)
16. Melody 12 (baritone)
17. Melody 13 (tenor)

THE WINDCATCHER
18. Part 1
19. Part 2
20. Part 3

1-4. The Rascher Saxophone Quartet
5-17. Andrew Sterman
18-20. The Philip Glass Ensemble Woodwinds (Jon Gibson, Richard Peck, Andrew Sterman)


Monday, March 26, 2012

The Voyage (1992)

PIECE: The Voyage

YEAR: 1992

CAST: Orchestra, chorus

PREMIERE: October 12, 1992. Metropolitan Opera

RECORDINGS:
Philip Glass: The Voyage (2006)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS:
Philip Glass: Symphony No.3 (2000) [Mechanical Ballet] 

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS: none

Philip Glass - The Voyage (2006)


PHILIP GLASS
The Voyage
Orange Mountain Music OMM0017


CD 1:
1. Prologue
2. Act I: Scene 1
3. Act I: Scene 2, part 1
4. Act I: Scene 2, interlude
5. Act I: Scene 2, conclusion
6. Act I: Scene 3
7. Act II: Scene 1

CD 2:
1. Act II: Scene 2
2. Act III: Scene 1
3. Act III: Scene 2
4. Act III: Scene 3 and Epilogue

SOLOISTS AND CHORUS OF THE LANDESTHEATER LINZ
BRUCKNER ORCHESTER LINZ
Dennis Russell Davies, conductor


Sunday, March 25, 2012

Philip Glass - "Low" Symphony (1993)


PHILIP GLASS
"Low" Symphony
Point Music 438 150-2

1. I. Subterreneans
2. II. Some Are
3. III. Warszawa

THE BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Concerto Grosso (1992)

PIECE: Concerto Grosso

YEAR: 1992

CAST: Orchestra

PREMIERE: July 17, 1992, Orchester der Beetovenhalle, Bonn. Dennis Russell Davies.

RECORDINGS:
Philip Glass: The Concerto Project Vol.III (2008)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS: none

Philip Glass - The Concerto Project Vol.III (2008)



PHILIP GLASS
The Concerto Project Vol.III
Orange Mountain Music OMM0042

CONCERTO GROSSO
1. Movement I
2. Movement II
3. Movement III

CONCERTO FOR SAXOPHONE QUARTET
4. Movement I
5. Movement II
6. Movement III
7. Movement IV

CONCERTO GROSSO:
Beethoven Orchester Bonn
Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

CONCERTO FOR SAXOPHONE QUARTET
Rascher Saxophone Quartet

Friday, March 23, 2012

Compassion in Exile (1992)

PIECE: Compassion in Exile

YEAR: 1992

CAST: ensemble

PREMIERE: unknown

RECORDINGS: none

PARTIAL RECORDINGS:
Condo Painting (Original Soundtrack) (2002)

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS: none

Condo Painting (Original Soundtrack) (2002)


CONDO PAINTING (Original Soundtrack)
Gallery Six RPH-007

1. Dana Colley: Condo at Sea
2. Juliana Hatfield: Harder and Deeper
3. DJ Spooky: Dance of the Morlocks
4. The Residents: Booker Tease
5. Kelly Joe Phelps: Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues
6. Joey Altruda: Mr.Lucky
7. Tom Waits: Black Wings
8. Sonic Youth: Radio Amatoroj
9. Philip Glass: Compassion in Exile
10. Phish: What's the Use?
11. Kelly Joe Phelps: Tom Dooley
12. Ken Hale: The Court of the Crimson King
13. King Crimson: The Court of the Crimson King
14. Double Naught Spy Car: Double Naught Spy Car
15. Sebadoh: Loss of Soul and Shoe
16. DJ Spooky: Reciprocal Presupposition
17. Morphine: Radar

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Philip Glass - The Music of Candyman (2001)


PHILIP GLASS
The Music of Candyman
Orange Mountain Music OMM0003

1. Music Box

CANDYMAN SUITE
2. Cabrini Green
3. Helen's Theme
4. Face to Razor
5. Floating Candyman
6. Return to Cabrini
7. It Was Always You, Helen

FROM CANDYMAN II
8. Daniel's Flashback
9. The Slave Quarters
10. Annie's Theme
11. All Falls Apart
12. The Demise of Candyman
13. Reverend's Walk

THE PHILIP GLASS ENSEMBLE

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Anima Mundi (1992)

PIECE: Anima Mundi (soundtrack)

YEAR: 1992

CAST: orchestra & chorus

PREMIERE: unknown

RECORDINGS:
Philip Glass - Anima Mundi (1993)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS:
Michael Riesman: Philip Glass Soundtracks (2008) piano version

Philip Glass - Anima Mundi (1993)


PHILIP GLASS
Anima Mundi
Elektra Nonesuch 7559-79329-2

1. The Journey
2. The Ark
3. The Garden
4. The Beginning
5. Living Waters
6. Perpetual Motion
7. The Witness

Kurt Munkacsi, producer
Michael Riesman, conductor


COMPILATIONS AND SAMPLES WITH MUSIC FROM THE ALBUM:



VARIOUS ARTISTS
The Truman Show
Milan 74321 60822-2

7. The Beginning
12. Living Waters

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Brad Mehldau, Kevin Hays and Patrick Zimmerli - Modern Music (2011)


BRAD MEHLDAU, KEVIN HAYS & PATRICK ZIMMERLI
Modern Music
Elektra Nonesuch 7559-79644-9

1. Crazy Quilt
2. Unrequited (Brad Mehldau)
3. Generatrix
4. Celtic Folk Melody
5. Excerpt from "Music for 18 Musicians" (Steve Reich)
6. Lonely Woman (Ornette Coleman)
7. Modern Music
8. Elegia (Kevin Hays)
9. Excerpt from "String Quartet No.5 (Philip Glass)

Brad Mehldau, piano
Kevin Hays, piano


Monday, March 19, 2012

Philip Glass and Foday Musa Suso - Music from The Screens (1992)


PHILIP GLASS AND FODAY MUSA SUSO
Music from "The Screens"
Point Music 432 966-2

1. The Mad Cadi's Court
2. Leila Dies
3. Said and His Shadow Dance
4. Decorating the Dummies
5. Warda's Whorehouse
6. The French Lieutenant Dreams
7. The Arab Women Lament
8. Land of the Dead
9. Ansatou
10. 19th Century France
11. Said's Treason
12. The Orchard
13. The Village
14. Prison Song
15. Suso's Song
16. France
17. Night on the Balcony
18. North Africa

Benjamin Hudson, violin
Michael Parloff, flute, piccolo
Allen Blustine, clarinet
Jerry Grossman, cello
Martin Goldray, keyboards
Rex Benincasa, percussion


Sunday, March 18, 2012

Passages (1990)

PIECE: Passages

I. Offering
II. Shadanipa
III. Channels and Winds
IV. Ragas in a Minor Scale
V. Meetings Along the Edge
VI. Prashanti

YEAR: 1990

CAST: ensemble

PREMIERE: unknown

RECORDINGS:
Ravi Shankar & Philip Glass: Passages (1990)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS:
Dennis Russell Davies Performs Philip Glass (2004) [Offering / Channels and Winds / Meetings Along the Edge]

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS:
Glass Cuts (2005) [Channels and Winds] remix

Dennis Russell Davies Performs Philip Glass (2004)


DENNIS RUSSELL DAVIES
Performs Philip Glass
Orange Mountain Music OMM0011

TIROL CONCERTO
1. Movement I
2. Movement II
3. Movement III

FROM PASSAGES
4. Offering
5. Channels and Winds
6. Meetings Along the Edge

Dennnis Russell Davies, piano, conductor
STUTTGART CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
RASCHER SAXOPHONE QUARTET (Passages only)


Ravi Shankar & Philip Glass - Passages (1990)


RAVI SHANKAR & PHILIP GLASS
Passages
Private Music 260947

1. Offering
2. Sadhanipa
3. Channels and Winds
4. Ragas in Minor Scale
5. Meetings Along the Edge
6. Prashanti

1,5 & 6: composed by Ravi Shankar
2,3 & 4: composed by Philip Glass

Ravi Shankar, voice
S.P.Balasubramanyan, voice
The Madras Choir
Orchestral Group from Madras
Ronu Mazumdar, flute
Shubbo Shankar, sitar
Partha Sarathy, sarod, veena
T. Srinivasan, mridangan, drum speech
Abhiman Kaushal, tabla

Tim Baker, violin
Barry Finclair, violin
Mayuki Fukuhara, violin
Regis Iandiorio, violin
Karen Karlsud, violin
Segriu Schwartz, violin
Masako Yanagita, violin, viola
Al Brown, viola
Richard Sortomme, viola
Seymour Barab, cello
Beverly Lauridsen, cello
Batia Lieberman, cello
Fred Zlotkin, cello
Joe Carver, bass
Theresa Norris, flute
Jack Kripl, flute, soprano saxophone
Jon Gibson, soprano saxophone
Richard Peck, tenor & alto saxophones
Lenny Pickett, tenor & alto saxophones
Peter Gordon, french horn
Ron Sell, french horn
Keith O'Quinn, trombone
Alan Raph, trombone
Gorden Gottleib, percussion
Jeanie Gagne, voice
Michael Riesman, piano

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Itaipu (1989)

PIECE: Itaipu

YEAR: 1989

CAST: Orchestra

PREMIERE: November 2, 1989. Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

RECORDINGS:
Philip Glass: Itaipu / The Canyon (1993)
Philip Glass: Itaipu (2010)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS: none

Philip Glass - Itaipu (2010)


PHILIP GLASS
Itaipu
Orange Mountain Music OMM0063

ITAIPU
1. Mato Grosso
2. The Lake
3. The Dam
4. To the Sea

THREE SONGS FOR CHOIR A CAPELLA
5. There Are Some Men
6. Quand les Hommes Vivront d'Amour
7. Pierre de Soleil

LOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE
Grant Gershon, conductor

CROUCH END FESTIVAL CHORUS

Both recordings previously released on:
"Glass / Salonen: Music by Philip Glass / Esa-Pekka Salonen" and "Three Songs for Choir a Capella"


Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Philip Glass - Hydrogen Jukebox (1993)


PHILIP GLASS
Hydrogen Jukebox
Elektra Nonesuch 7559-79286-2

1. Song #1 from Iron Horse
2. Song #2 from Jahweh And Allah Battle
3. Song #3 from Iron Horse
4. Song #4 To P.O.
5. Song #5 from Crossing Nation; Over Denver Again; Going to Chicago and To Poe: Over the Planet, Air Albany-Baltimore
6. Song #6 from Wichita Vortex Sutra
7. Song #7 from Howl, part II
8. Song #8 from Cabin in the Rockies
9. Song #9 from Nagasaki Days (Numbers in Red Notebook)
10. Song #10 Aunt Rose
11. Song #11 from The Green Automobile
12. Song #12 from N.S.A. Dope Calypso
13. Song #13 from Nagasaki Days (Everybody's Fantasy)
14. Song #14 Ayers Rock / Uluru Song ans "Throw Out the Yellow Journalists..."
15. Song #15 Father Death Blues (from Don't Grow Old)

Martin Goldray, keyboards, conductor
Carol Wincenc, flute
Andrew Sterman, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
Frank Cassara, percussion
James Pugliese, percussion
Richard Peck, tenor saxophone

Elizabeth Futral, soprano
Michele Eaton, soprano
Mary Ann Hart, mezzo-soprano
Richard Fracker, tenor
Gregory Purnhagen, baritone
Nathaniel Watson, baritone

Allen Ginsberg, narrator
Philip Glass, piano

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

The Thin Blue Line (1988)

PIECE: The Thin Blue Line (soundtrack)

YEAR: 1988

CAST: Ensemble

PREMIERE: 1988

RECORDINGS:
Philip Glass: The Thin Blue Line (1989)
Philip Glass: Music From the Thin Blue Line (2003)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS:
Michael Riesman: Music from The Hours and Other Philip Glass Film Scores (2006) [The Thin Blue Line]

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS:
Philip Glass: Glass Cuts (2005) [Houston Skyline / Thin Blue Line] remixes

Philip Glass - Music from The Thin Blue Line (2003)


PHILIP GLASS
Music From The Thin Blue Line
Orange Mountain Music OMM0007

1. Adam's Theme
2. Thin Blue Line
3. Help Me
4. Houston Skyline
5. Looking
6. Boston Blackie
7. Comets and Vegas
8. Deception
9. The Whole Truth
10. Remembering
11. Adam's Nightmare
12. Miller's Theme
13. Hypnotic Theme
14. Harris' Story
15. Randall
16. Strange and Abstract
17. Lies
18. Strange Welcome
19. Emily

Wilmer Wise, trumpet
Steve Burns, trumpet
Sharon Moe, french horn
Tony Miranda, french horn
Ron Sell, french horn
Michael Parloff, flute
Judith Mendenhall, flute
Sergiu Schwartz, violin
Tim Baker, violin
Karl Bargen, viola
Chris Finkel, cello
Barbara Wilson, double bass
Michael Riesman, keyboards, conductor
Gordon Gottleib, percussion
Brian Koonin, guitar


Philip Glass - The Thin Blue Line (1989)


PHILIP GLASS
The Thin Blue Line
Elektra Nonesuch 7559-79209-2

1. Opening Credits
2. Prologue
3. Interrogation, Part One
4. Interrogation, Part Two
5. Turko, Part One
6. Turko, Part Two
7. Vidor
8. Harris' Story
9. Adams' Story
10. Comets and Vegas
11. The Defense Attorneys, Part One
12. Harris' Crimes, Part One
13. The Judge
14. The Trial, Part One
15. The Trial, Part Two
16. The Mystery Eyewitness, Part One
17. The Mystery Eyewitness, Part Two
18. Elba Carr
19. The Mystery Eyewitness, Part Three
20. The Thin Blue Line
21. Dr. Death
22. The Electric Chair
23. The Defense Attorneys, Part Two
24. Harris' Testimony
25. The Mystery Eyewitness, Part Four
26. The Mystery Eyewitness, Part Five
27. Harris' Crimes, Part Two
28. Hell on Earth
29. Harris' Childhood
30. The Confession
31. End Credits

Monday, March 12, 2012

1000 Airplanes on the Roof (1988)

PIECE: 1000 Airplanes on the Roof

YEAR: 1988

CAST: Ensemble

PREMIERE: July 5, 1988. Vienna International Airport, Hangar No.3

RECORDINGS:
Philip Glass: 1000 Airplanes on the Roof (1989)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS: none

Philip Glass - 1000 Airplanes on the Roof (1989)


PHILIP GLASS
1000 Airplanes on the Roof
Virgin CDVE39

1. 1000 Airplanes on the Roof
2. City Walk
3. Girlfriend
4. My Building Disappeared
5. Screens of Memory
6. What Time is Grey
7. Labyrinth
8. Return to the Hive
9. Three Truths
10. The Encounter
11. Grey Cloud Over New York
12. Where Have You Been Asked the Doctor
13. A Normal Man Running

THE PHILIP GLASS ENSEMBLE
Martin Goldray, keyboads, musical director.
Jack Kripl, saxophone, flute, wind synthesizer
Jon Gibson, saxophone, flute, wind synthesizer
Richard Peck, saxophones
Michael Riesman, conductor

Linda Ronstadt, vocals

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Julia Rovinsky - Dusk (2010)


JULIA ROVINSKY
Dusk
EnT-T 6

PHILIP GLASS
1. Metamorphosis I

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
2. Variato 25 from Goldberg Variations BWV988

RYUICHI SAKAMOTO
3. The Last Emperor

NICOLAS FLAGELLO
4. Maestoso quasi allegro

HAROLD BUDD AND BRIAN ENO
5. An Arc of Doves

SERGEY PROKOFIEV
6. Piece "Eleonora"
7. Prelude, Op.12, No.7

PHILIP GLASS
8. Metamorphosis II

Julia Rovinsky, harp

Floraleda Sacchi - Minimal Harp (2008)


FLORALEDA SACCHI
Minimal Harp
Decca 476 3172

LOU HARRISON
Music for Harp
1. Jahla
2. Avalokiteshvara

JOHN CAGE
Two Pieces for Harp
3. A Room
4. In a Landscape

HENRY COWELL
5. The Tides of Manaunaun

PHILIP GLASS
Metamorphosis
6. No.1 Moderate
7. No.2 Flowing
8. No.3 Moderately Fast
9. No.4 Flowing
10. No.5 Moderate

NICOLA CAMPOGRANDE
11. Titiladanin

ARVO PÄRT
12. Pari Intervallo

GYORGY LIGETI
Musica Ricercata
13. No.1 Sostenuto
14. No.2 Mesto, rigido e ceremoniale
15. No.4 Tempo di valse

PETER MACHAJDIK
16. Nell'autunno del suo abbraccio insanne

MICHAEL NYMAN
17. The Morrow
18. Jack

Floraleda Sacchi, harp

Daniel Bernard Roumain - Etudes4violin&electronix (2007)


DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN
etudes4violin&electronix
Thirsty Ear 0435


1. Black Man Singing [feat. DJ Spooky & Peter Gordon]
2. The Need to Be [feat. Ryuichi Sakamoto]
3. Resonance [feat. DJ Spooky]
4. The Need to Follow [feat. Ryuichi Sakamoto]
5. Divergence
6. Metamorphosis [feat. Philip Glass]
7. The La La Song
8. Fayetteville [feat. DJ Scientific]
9. Lava

Daniel Bernard Roumain, violin, voice, effects, piano, synthesizers, bathtub, glass cup, sandpaper, steel fork, knife, spoon
DJ Spooky, beats, bass, effects
Peter Gordon, flutes, effects, synthesizers, electronics, ambient textures
Ryuchi Sakamoto, piano
Philip Glass, piano
DJ Scientific, beats, bass, synthesizers

Elinor Bennett - Sea of Glass (1994)


ELINOR BENNETT
Sea of Glass
Lontano Records LNT105

JOHN METCALF
Harp Scrapbook
1. Le Tombeau de Boulez
2. Vanog
3. Miami Gondola
4. Rhythm Study
5. The Descent of Dumuzi
6. The Rise of Geshtinanna
7. The Two Sisters

ARVO PÄRT
8. Pari Intervallo

ROBERT AP HUW
9. Hun Gwenllian

JEFFREY LEWIS
10. Dreams, Dances and Lullabies

GRACE WILLIAMS
11. Hiraeth

ARVO PÄRT
12. Spiegel im Spiegel

ROBERT AP HUW
13. Gosteg yr Halen

PHILIP GLASS
14. Metamorphosis No.2

PHILIP GLASS
15. Wichita Vortex Sutra

Elinor Bennett, harp

Uakti - Aguas da Amazonia (1999)


UAKTI
Aguas da Amazonia
Orange Mountain Music OMM 0026

AGUAS DA AMAZONIA (arrangement of the piano work "12 Pieces for a Ballet")
1. Tiquie River
2. Japura River
3. Purus River
4. Negro River
5. Madeira River
6. Tapajos River
7. Paru River
8. Xingu River
9. Amazon River

10. Metamorphosis I

UAKTI:
Marco Antonio Guimaraes, artistic direction and arrangements, strings
Paulo Sergio Dos Santos, percussion
Decio de Souza Ramos Filho, percussion
Artur Andres Ribeiro, woodwinds

Regina Stela Amaral, keyboards
Michael Riesman, keyboards


Saturday, March 10, 2012

The Canyon (1988)

PIECE: The Canyon

YEAR: 1988

CAST: Orchestra

PREMIERE: October 18, 1988. The Rotterdam Philharmonic, Reinbert de Lieuwe.

RECORDINGS:
Philip Glass: Itaipu / The Canyon (1993)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS: none

Philip Glass - Itaipu / The Canyon (1993)


PHILIP GLASS
Itaipu / The Canyon
Sony Classical SK 46352

ITAIPU
1. I. Mato Grosso
2. II. The Lake
3. III. The Dam
4. IV. To the Sea

5 The Canyon

ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS
Robert Shaw, conductor


Friday, March 9, 2012

Arabesque in Memoriam (1988)

PIECE: Arabesque in Memoriam

YEAR: 1988

CAST: Solo flute

PREMIERE: unknown

RECORDINGS:
Laurel Zucker: Inflorescence III, Music for Solo Flute (2008)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS: none

Laurel Zucker - Inflorescence III, Music for Solo Flute (2008)


LAUREL ZUCKER
Inflorescence III - Music for Solo Flute
Cantilena Records 66042-2

CD 1:

PHILIP GLASS
1. Arabesque in Memoriam for Solo Flute

DANIEL DORFF
2. August Idyll for Solo Flute

JACK PERLA
Partita for Solo Flute
3. I
4. II
5. III

LAUREL ZUCKER
Dog Toy Suite
6. Minimal Donkey
7. Moo the Blues
8. Duck Pond

BRUCE LAZARUS
9. Far Corners for Solo Flute

MARIUS FLOTHUIS
10. Aubade
11. Piccola Fantasia

HARALD GENZMER
Pan for Solo Flute
12. I
13. II

WILLIAM JAY
Sydeman for Solo Flute
14. I
15. II
16. III
17. IV

ROBERTO SIERRA
18. Mariposo for Solo Flute

ANTON STAMITZ
Eight Caprices for Flute
19. I
20. II
21. III
22. IV
23. V
24. VI
25. VII
26. VIII

CD 2:

DAVID KECHLEY
1. Summer's Passing in Memoriam Jerilee Tavernity Kechley

J.J. QUANZ
Caprices and Fantasies for Flute
2. No.1
3. No.2
4. No.4
5. No.5
6. No.6
7. No.7
8. No.8
9. No.9
10. No.10
11. No.11
12. No.12
13. No.13

SAVARIO MERCADANTE
14. Sonata No.1 in E minor
Sonata No.2 in F
15. Largo assai
16. Tempo giusto
Sonata No.3 in E minor
17. Largo espressivo
18. Allegro con brio

ARCANGELO CORELLI
La Folia Variations
19. Theme
20. Variations 1
21. Variations 2
22. Variations 3
23. Adagio-cadenza-theme

Laurel Zucker, flute


Thursday, March 8, 2012

Philip Glass - Powaqqatsi (1988)


PHILIP GLASS
Powaqqatsi
Elektra Nonesuch 79192-2

1. Serra Pelada
2. The Title
3. Anthem - Part 1
4. That Place
5. Anthem - Part 2
6. Mosque and Temple
7. Anthem - Part 3
8. Train to Sao Paulo
9. Video Dream
10. New Cities in Ancient Lands, China
11. New Cities in Ancient Lands, Africa
12. New Cities in Ancient Lands, India
13. The Unnuterable
14. CAUGHT!
15. Mr.Suso #1
16. From Egypt
17. Mr.Suso #2 with Reflection
18. Powaqqatsi

THE PHILIP GLASS ENSEMBLE & ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS
Michael Riesman, conductor.
Foday Musa Suso, kora, balafon, dousongoni, nyander
Shaik Fathy Mady, vocal solo
Al DeRuiter, bass voice
Percussion ensemble.
Hispanic Young People's Chorus





COMPILATIONS AND SAMPLES WITH MUSIC FROM THE ALBUM:



VARIOUS ARTISTS
The Truman Show
Milan 74321 60822-2

6. Anthem - part 2

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

The Light (1987)

PIECE: The Light

YEAR: 1987

CAST: Orchestra

PREMIERE: October 29, 1987. Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, Christoph Von Donhanyi

RECORDINGS:
Philip Glass: Symphony No.3 (1998)
Philip Glass: Heroes Symphony / The Light (2007)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS: none

Philip Glass - Heroes Symphony / The Light (2007)


PHILIP GLASS
Heroes Symphony / The Light
Naxos 8.559325

1. The Light

HEROES SYMPHONY
2. Heroes
3. Abdulmajid
4. Sense of Doubt
5. Sons of the Silent Age
6. Neuköln
7. V2 Schneider

BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Marin Alsop, conductor

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Concerto No.1 for Violin and Orchestra (1987)

PIECE: Concerto No.1 for Violin and Orchestra

YEAR: 1987

CAST: Orchestra, solo violin.

PREMIERE: April 5, 1987

RECORDINGS:
Glass / Schnittke: Violinkonzerte (1993)
Adams / Glass: Violin Concertos (1999)
Adele Anthony: Philip Glass Violin Concerto (1999)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS:
Amy Dickson: Glass / Tavener / Nyman (2009) soprano saxophone version