Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra (2010)

PIECE: Double Concerto for Violin Cello and Orchestra

YEAR: 2010

CAST: Violin, cello, orchestra

PREMIERE: April 22, 2010. Hague.

RECORDINGS:
Philip Glass: The Concerto Project Vol.IV (2011)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS: none

Philip Glass - The Concerto Project Vol.IV (2011)


PHILIP GLASS
The Concerto Project Vol.IV
Orange Mountain Music OMM0077

Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra
1. Duet No.1
2. Part 1
3. Duet No.2
4. Part 2
5. Duet No.3
6. Part 3
7. Duet No.4

Tirol Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
8. Movement I
9. Movement II
10. Movement III

Tim Fain, violin (1-7)
Wendy Sutter, cello (1-7)
The Hague Philharmonic (1-7)
Jurgen Hempel, conductor (1-7)

Dennis Russell Davies, piano (8-10)
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra (8-10)



Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.1 "Tirol" (2000)

PIECE: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.1 ''Tirol''

YEAR: 2000

CAST: Piano, orchestra

PREMIERE: September 22, 2000. Tyrol Festival.

RECORDINGS:
Dennis Russell Davies: Performs Philip Glass (2004)
The Concerto Project Vol.IV (2010) [same recording]

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS:
Glass Cuts: Philip Glass Remixed (2005) electronic remix

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Duo for Solo Viola and Percussion (2009)

PIECE: Duo for Solo VIola and Percussion

Adapted from "A Madrigal Opera" solo viola parts

YEAR: 2009

CAST: Viola and percussions

PREMIERE: unknown

RECORDINGS:
Duo Jalal: A Different World (2010)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS: none

Duo Jalal - A Different World (2010)


DUO JALAL
A Different World
Innova 793

DAVID KRAKAUER
1. Klezmer a la Bechet

DEREK BERMEL
2. Thracian Sketches

YOUSIF SHERONICK
3. Jubb Janin

ENZO RAO CAMEMI
4. A Different World

KENJI BUNCH
Lost & Found
5. Lost in Time
6. Found Objects
7. Lost in Space
8. Lost & Found

GLEN VELEZ
Hommage for Frame Drum and Viola
9. Movement I
10. Movement II

PHILIP GLASS
11. Duo for Solo Viola and Percussion

JOHN PATITUCCI
Scenes for Viola and Percussion
12. Tempo Rubato; Tempo Nouvo
13. Tempo Moderato
14. Rubato; Andante

Kathryn Lockwood, viola
Yousif Sheronick, percussion

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Philip Glass - Violin Concerto No.2 (2010)


PHILIP GLASS
Violin Concerto No.2 "The American Four Seasons"
Orange Mountain Music OMM0072

1. Prologue
2. Movement I
3. Song No.1
4. Movement II
5. Song No.2
6. Movement III
7. Song No.3
8. Movement IV

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Robert McDuffie, violin


Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Kepler (2009)

PIECE: Kepler

YEAR: 2009

CAST: Orchestra, chorus and soloists

PREMIERE: September 20, 2009. Linz

RECORDINGS:
Philip Glass: Kepler (2009)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS: none

Philip Glass - Kepler (2009)


PHILIP GLASS
Kepler
Orange Mountain Music OMM0071

CD 1:
ACT I
1. Prologue
2. I - Questions 1
3. II- Polyeder
4. III - Genesis
5. IV - Gryphius 1: Upon the Night
6. V - Physica Coelestis
7. VI - Gryphius 2
8. VII - Questions 2
9. VIII - Gryphius 3: Eyes. Optical Paradox

CD 2:
ACT II
1. I - On Astrology
2. II - Gryphius 4: To the Stars
3. III - Hypotheses
4. IV - Gryphius 5: Tears of the Fatherland
5. V - Emphemerides
6. Epilogue

Bruckner Orchester Linz
Soloists and Chorus of the Landestheater Linz.
Dennis Russell Davies, conductor


Monday, May 14, 2012

Maria Bachmann - Glass Heart (2010)

MARIA BACHMANN
Glass Heart
Orange Mountain Music OMM 7006

PHILIP GLASS
Sonata for Violin and Piano No.1
1. Movement I
2. Movement II
3. Movement III

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH / CHARLES GOUNOD
4. Ave Maria, Meditation on Prelude No.1 in C major

FRANZ SCHUBERT
Sonata in A major for violin and piano, Op.162
5. Allegro moderato
6. Scherzo: presto
7. Andantino
8. Allegro vivace

MAURICE RAVEL
9. Sonate Opus Posthume for Violin and Piano

Maria Bachmann, violin
Jon Klibonoff, piano

Songs and Poems for Solo Cello (2007)

PIECE: Songs and Poems for Solo Cello

adapted from the score of "Chaotic Harmony" 

YEAR: 2007

CAST: cello

PREMIERE: February 13, 2007. NY

RECORDINGS:
Philip Glass: Songs and Poems for Solo Cello (2007)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS: none

Sunday, May 13, 2012

No Reservations (2007)

PIECE: No Reservations (soundtrack)

YEAR: 2007

CAST: ensemble

PREMIERE: unknown

RECORDINGS:
No Reservations Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2007)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

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

Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack No Reservations (2007)


NO RESERVATIONS
Music fron the Motion Picture Soundtrack
Decca 475 9222

1. Truffles and Quail (Conrad Pope)
2. Sway (Michael Buble)
3. Celeste Aida (Luciano Pavarotti)
4. O mio babbino caro (Renata Tebaldi)
5. Zoe & Kate Watch Video (Philip Glass)
6. Libiamo ne lieti calici (Joan Sutherland & Carlo Bergonzi)
7. Via con me (Paolo Conte)
8. La donna e mobile (Joseph Calleja)
9. Un bel di (Renata Tebaldi)
10. Zoe Goes to the Restaurant (Philip Glass)
11. Cielo e mar (Luciano Pavarotti)
12. Mambo Gelato (Ray Gelato)
13. Nessun dorma (Luciano Pavarotti)
14. Count of My Love (Liz Phair)


Philip Glass - Book of Longing (2007)


PHILIP GLASS
Book of Longing, a Song Cycle Based on the Poetry and Images of Leonard Cohen
Orange Mountain Music OMM0043

CD 1:
1. Prologue - I Can't Make the Hills
2. I Came Down from the Mountain
3. A Sip of Wine
4. Want to Fly
5. The Light Came Through the Window
6. Puppet Time
7. G-d Opened My Eyes
8. You Go Your Way
9. I Was Doing Something
10. Not a Jew
11. How Much I Love You
12. Babylon
13. I Enjoyed the Laughter

CD 2:
1. The Morning I Woke Up Again
2. I Want to Love You Now
3. Don't Have the Proof
4. The Night of Santiago
5. Mother Mother
6. You Came to Me this Morning
7. I Am Now Able
8. Roshi's Very Tired
9. Epilogue - Merely a Prayer

The Philip Glass Ensemble
Michael Riesman, conductor
Leonard Cohen, spoken text

Friday, May 11, 2012

Animals in Love (2007)

PIECE: Animals in Love (soundtrack)

YEAR: 2007

CAST: orchestra

PREMIERE: unknown

RECORDINGS:
Philip Glass: Animals in Love (2007)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS: none

Philip Glass - Animals in Love (2007)


PHILIP GLASS
Animals in Love
Orange Mountain Music OMM0040

1. Swans Take Flight
2. The Bath
3. The Gaze, the Scents
4. The Battle
5. Ballet of the Birds
6. The Birth of the Fawn
7. The Peacock and the Japanese Cranes
8. The Grebe's Race on Water
9. The Kangaroos
10. From Insects to Whales
11. The Happy Couples
12. The Orangutans and the Small Ducks
13. From Gazelles to Kangaroos
14. The Return of the Animals
15. The Swans Return / End Title


Cassandra's Dream (2007)

PIECE: Cassandra's Dream (soundtrack)

YEAR: 2007

CAST: Orchestra

PREMIERE: unknown

RECORDINGS:
Philip Glass: Cassandra's Dream (2007)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS: none

Philip Glass - Cassandra's Dream (2007)


PHILIP GLASS
Cassandra's Dream
Orange Mountain Music OMM0038

1. Cassandra's Dream
2. Buying the Boat
3. Sailing
4. The Cockney Brothers
5. A Drive in the Country
6. Angela
7. Howard's Request / In the Apt.
8. The Pursuit & Murder in the Park
9. Suspicion
10. The Plot Unravels
11. Death on the Boat
12. Cassandra's Dream Finale


Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Roving Mars (2006)

PIECE: Roving Mars (soundtrack)

YEAR: 2006

CAST: orchestra

PREMIERE: unknown

RECORDINGS:
Philip Glass: Roving Mars (2006)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS: none

Philip Glass - Roving Mars (2006)


PHILIP GLASS
Roving Mars
Lakeshore Records LKS 33867

1. Opening Titles
2. Robot Geologist
3. Origami Spacekraft
4. Spirit and Opportunity
5. Eyes, Hands, Wheels
6. So Much of Our Hopes
7. 7 Months After Launch
8. Unfolding
9. Sediments
10. Landing
11. Opportunity vs Spirit
12. Floating in Space
13. Life Itself
14. Glosoli (composed by Sigur Ros)


Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Notes on a Scandal (2006)

PIECE: Notes on a Scandal (soundtrack)

YEAR: 2006

CAST: orchestra

PREMIERE: none

RECORDINGS:
Philip Glass: Notes on a Scandal (2007)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS:
Michael Riesman: Philip Glass Soundtracks (2008) [I Knew Her] piano version

Philip Glass - Notes on a Scandal (2007)


PHILIP GLASS
Notes on a Scandal
Decca 475 8661

1. First Day of School
2. The History
3. Invitation
4. The Harts
5. Discovery
6. Confession
7. Stalking
8. Courage
9. Sheba & Steven
10. The Promise
11. Good Girl
12. Sheba's Longing
13. Someone in Your Garden
14. A Life Lived Together
15. Someone Has Died
16. Betrayal
17. It's Your Choice
18. Barbara's House
19. Going Home
20. I Knew Her



Monday, May 7, 2012

The Illusionist (2006)

PIECE: The Illusionist (soundtrack)

YEAR: 2006

CAST: Orchestra

PREMIERE: none

RECORDINGS:
Philip Glass: The Illusionist (2006)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS:

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

Philip Glass - The Illusionist (2006)


PHILIP GLASS
The Illusionist
Ryko Filmworks RCD10884

1. The Illusionist
2. Do You Know Me?
3. Chance Encounter
4. The Locket
5. The Orange Tree
6. The Mirror
7. Wish I Would See You Again
8. The Sword
9. Meeting in the Carriage
10. Sophie
11. The Secret Plot
12. Sophie's Ride to the Castle
13. The Accident
14. The New Theater
15. Frankel Appears
16. A Shout from the Crowd
17. Eisenheim Disappears
18. The Search
19. The Missing Gem
20. The Chase
21. Life in the Mountains

THE CZECH FILM ORCHESTRA
Michael Riesman, conductor


Sunday, May 6, 2012

Waiting for the Barbarians (2005)

PIECE: Waiting for the Barbarians

YEAR: 2005

CAST: Orchestra, chorus and soloists

PREMIERE: December 10, 2005. Erfurt Theater, Erfurt.

RECORDINGS:
Philip Glass: Waiting for the Barbarians (2008)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS: none

Philip Glass - Waiting for the Barbarians (2008)


PHILIP GLASS
Waiting for the Barbarians
OMM0039

CD 1:
1. ACT 1 - Prelude
2. ACT 1 - Scene 1: In Fact, we never had a prison
3. ACT 1 - Scene 2: Dreamscape No.1
4. ACT 1 - Scene 3: You Sent for Me
5. ACT 1 - Scene 4: You're Working Late
6. ACT 1 - Scene 5: Normally Speaking, We Would Never Approve of Torture...
7. ACT 1 - Scene 6: Take off your cap
8. ACT 1 - Scene 7: Dreamscape No.2
9. ACT 1 - Scene 8: Do You Like Living in the Town?
10. ACT 1 - Scene 9: ...To Demonstrate Our Strength to the Barbarians
11. ACT 1 - Scene 10: Did You Have a Good Evening?
12. ACT 1 - Scene 11: Dreamscape No.3
13. ACT 1 - Scene 12: What is it?
14. ACT 1 - Scene 13: Can You See Them?
15. ACT 1 - Scene 14: Who Gave You Permission to Desert Your Post?

CD 2:
1. ACT 2 - Scene 1: Here in the Dark
2. ACT 2 - Scene 2: Dreamscape No.4
3. ACT 2 - Scene 3: What's Going On?
4. ACT 2 - Prologue to Scene 4
5. ACT 2 - Scene 4: Perhaps You Would Be So Kind
6. ACT 2 - Scene 5: Enemy, Barbarian Lover!
7. ACT 2 - Scene 6: So We're Still Feeding You Well?
8. ACT 2 - Scene 7: Dreamscape No.5
9. ACT 2 - Scene 8: Tell Me, What Has Happened
10. ACT 2 - Scene 9: You Don't Have to Go
11. ACT 2 - Scene 10: Our Town is Beautiful

Philharmonisches Orchester Erfurt
Openchor des Theaters Erfurt
Dennis Russell Davies, conductor



Symphony No.8 (2005)

PIECE: Symphony No.8

YEAR: 2005

CAST: Orchestra

PREMIERE: November 2, 2005. Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY.

RECORDINGS:
Philip Glass: Symphony No.8 (2006)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS: none

Philip Glass - Symphony No.8 (2006)


PHILIP GLASS
Symphony No.8
Orange Mountain Music OMM0028

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

The Bruckner Orchester Linz
Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

Friday, May 4, 2012

Symphony No.7 ''Toltec'' (2005)

PIECE: Symphony No.7 "Toltec"

YEAR: 2005

CAST: Orchestra

PREMIERE: January 20, 2005. John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Washington DC

RECORDINGS:
Philip Glass: Symphony No.7 "Toltec" (2009)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS: none

Philip Glass - Symphony No.7 ''Toltec'' (2009)


PHILIP GLASS
Symphony No.7 "Toltec"
Orange Mountain Music OMM0061

1. Movement I - "The Corn"
2. Movement II - "The Hikuri" (Sacred Root)
3. Movement III - "The Blue Deer"

Bruckner Orchester Linz
Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

Philip Glass - From the Philip Glass Recording Archivs Volume IV: Film Scores. Neverwas (2008)


PHILIP GLASS
From the Philip Glass Recording Archive Volume IV: Film Scores. Neverwas
Orange Mountain Music OMM0052

1. Main Theme Neverwas
2. I Want the Job
3. Hi Gabriel
4. Meeting Maggie
5. First Patient
6. Records Room
7. The Pierson State
8. Remembering Thomas
9. I am the King
10. Weirder and Weirder
11. You're a Reporter
12. Dungeon Break
13. The Riverknight
14. Discovering Neverwas / Ghastly Arrives
15. The Castle / My Name is Zachary Small
16. End Titles
17. Neverwas Restored


Wednesday, May 2, 2012

A Musical Portrait of Chuck Close (2005)

PIECE: A Musical Portrait of Chuck Close

YEAR: 2005

CAST: piano

PREMIERE: April 25, 2005. Alice Tully Hall, NY

RECORDINGS:
Bruce Levingston: Portraits (2006)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS: none

Bruce Levingston - Portraits (2006)


BRUCE LEVINGSTON
Portraits
Orange Mountain Music OMM0025

PHILIP GLASS
A Musical Portrait of Chuck Close
1. Movement I
2. Movement II

MAURICE RAVEL
3. La vallée des cloches
4. Alborada del gracioso

OLIVIER MESSIAEN
5. L'echange
6. Regard de la Vierge
7. L'Alouette Lulu

ERIK SATIE
8. Sarabande No.2
9. Gnossienne No.4
10. Gymnopédie No.1

Bruce Levingston, piano


Undertow (2004)

PIECE: Undertow (soundtrack)

YEAR: 2004

CAST: ensemble

PREMIERE: unknown

RECORDINGS:
Philip Glass: The Music of Undertow (2004)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS: none

Philip Glass - The Music of Undertow (2004)


PHILIP GLASS
The Music of Undertow
Orange Mountain Music OMM0016

1. The Kiss
2. Car Ride
3. The Chase
4. The Family
5. Chris & the Model Airplane
6. The Argument
7. Deel's Song
8. Golden Coins
9. Running Away
10. Through the Woods
11. Backwoods Couple
12. Shipyard
13. Junkyard
14. Abandoned Factory
15. The Ending

THE PHILIP GLASS ENSEMBLE
Michael Riesman, conductor
Adam Plack, didjeridoo
Brooklyn Youth Chorus


Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.2 ''After Lewis and Clark'' (2004)

PIECE: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.2 "After Lewis and Clark"

YEAR: 2004

CAST: Piano, orchestra

PREMIERE: September 18, 2004

RECORDINGS:
Philip Glass: The Concerto Project Vol.II (2006)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS:
Paul Barnes: The American Virtuoso (2007) solo piano version

Paul Barnes - The American Virtuoso (2007)


PAUL BARNES
The American Virtuoso
Orange Mountain Music OMM0036

PHILIP GLASS
Piano Concerto No.2 (After Lewis and Clark)
1. The Vision
2. Sacagawea
3. The Land

SAMUEL BARBER
4. Nocturne, Op.33
5. Ballade, Op.46
Sonata for Piano, Op.26
6. Allegro energico
7. Allegro vivace e leggero
8. Adagio mesto
9. Fuga: Allegro con spirito

JOAN TOWER
From No Longer Very Clear
10. Holding a Daisy
11. Or Like a... an engine

Paul Barnes, piano