Friday, April 6, 2012

Philip Glass - From the Philip Glass Recording Archive Volume III, Film Scores: Jenipapo (2008)


PHILIP GLASS
From the Philip Glass Recording Archive Volume III, Film Scores: Jenipapo
Orange Mountain Music OMM0048

JENIPAPO
1. Jenipapo
2. Coleman's Theme
3. Political Connections
4. Father Stephen Lewis
5. Disappearance
6. Land-Grab
7. Remaining Silent Now
8. Connected Politically
9. Coleman's Dilemma
10. The Reclamation Bill
11. Journalism 101
12. Bahia
13. Coleman's Consequences
14. The Interview
15. Where We Go
16. Jenipapo Finale

17. IGNORANT SKY


Thursday, April 5, 2012

Edna Michell - Compassion (2001)


EDNA MICHELL
Compassion
Angel Records 7243 5 57179 2 4

TAVENER
1. Song of the Angel

RAN
2. Yearning

CHEN YI
3. Romance of Hsiao and Ch'in

HENZE
4. Adagio Adagio

LEEF
5. T'Filah

RUDERS
6. Credo

SATOH
7. Innocence

RIHM
8. Cantilena

XENAKIS
9. Hunem-Iduhey

FOSS
10. Romance

HUSA
11. Stele

OLIVERO
12. Achot Ketana

KURTAG
13. Ligatura

GLASS
14. Echorus

REICH
15. Duet


Edna Michell, violin
Igor Ardasev, piano
Nachum Erlich, violin
Allen Ginsberg, narrator
Ulf Hoelscher, violin
Michal Kanka, cello
Bohuslav Matousek, violin
Shlomo Mintz, violin
Susan Narucki, soprano
Ludmilla Peterkova, clarinet
Patricia Rozario, soprano

CZECH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Lukas Foss, conductor

KARLSRUHE ENSEMBLE
Andreas Weiss, conductor


Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1995)

PIECE: Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra

YEAR: 1995

CAST: saxophone quartet, orchestra

PREMIERE: September 1, 1995

RECORDINGS:
Philip Glass: Symphony No.2 (1998)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS:

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS:
Philip Glass: Saxophone (2002) [saxophone quartet version, no orchestra]
Philip Glass: Up Close (2004) [saxophone quartet version, no orchestra] movement I
Philip Glass: Glass Cuts (2005) [2 electronic remixes]
Tetraphonics: The Invitation (2007) [saxophone quartet version, no orchestra]
Philip Glass: The Concerto Project Vol.III (2008) [same 2002 "Saxophone" recording]
Sonic.Art Saxophone Quartet: Works for Saxophone Quartet by Michael Nyman & Philip Glass (2011) [saxophone quartet version, no orchestra]

Tetraphonics - The Invitation (2007)


TETRAPHONICS
The Invitation
Cybele Records SACD 261.001

PHILIP GLASS
Concerto for Saxophone Quartet
1. I
2. II
3. III
4. IV

FRANK REINSHAGEN
5. The Invitation

BARBARA THOMPSON
Saxophone Quartet No.2 "From Darkness into Light"
6. 1st Movement "black"
7. 2nd Movement "Red"
8. 3rd Movement "Blue" -cool-
9. 4th Movement "Green"
10. 5th Movement "Yellow" -butterflies-
11. 6th Movement "White" -peace-

ZDENEK LUKAS
12. Rondo per 4 sassofoni

J.S.BACH
13. Fuge No.20 in a-major BWV865


TETRAPHONICS:
Steffen Hass (soprano saxophone)
Elmar Frey (alto saxophone)
Volker Ax (tenor saxophone)
Richmond Mays (baritone saxophone)

Candyman II (1995)

PIECE: Candyman II (soundtrack)

YEAR: 1995

CAST: ensemble

PREMIERE: unknown

RECORDINGS:
Philip Glass: The Music of Candyman (2001)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS: none

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Persephone (1994)

PIECE: Persephone

Originally entitled "TSE"

YEAR: 1994

CAST: Orchestra, chorus

PREMIERE: August 10, 1994. Annenburg Center, Philadelphia.

RECORDINGS:
Philip Glass: From the Philip Glass Recording Archive Volume II, Orchestral Music (2007)

PARTIAL RECORDINGS: none

ARRANGEMENTS FOR OTHER INSTRUMENTS: none

Philip Glass - From the Philip Glass Recording Archive: Orchestral Music Vol.II (2007)


PHILIP GLASS
From the Philip Glass Recording Archive - Orchestral Music Vol.II
Orange Mountain Music OMM0047

1. Days and Nights in Rocinha

PERSEPHONE
2. Family
3. Galatea
4. Beds
5. Cocktail Party
6. Perceval

1. Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Dennis Russell Davies
2-6. The Relache Ensemble, Joseph Franklin