Glass Box: A Nonesuch Retrospective

~ Release by Philip Glass (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Early Works
2▶CD: From Music in Twelve Parts
3▶CD: From Einstein on the Beach
4▶CD: Glassworks / Analog
5▶CD: From Satyagraha
6▶CD: From Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi
7▶CD: String Quartets and Piano Études
8▼CD: From The Civil warS, Hydrogen Jukebox, Symphony no. 5 and Akhnaten
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1The Civil warS: a tree is best measured when it is down, Act V "The Rome Section": Prologue
orchestra:
American Composers Orchestra
conductor:
Dennis Russell Davies (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
The Civil warS: a tree is best measured when it is down, Act V "The Rome Section": Prologue
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
18:51
2Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #3: From "Iron Horse"
instruments:
Philip Glass Ensemble (US musical group by composer Philip Glass)
baritone vocals:
Gregory Purnhagen and Nathaniel Watson (American baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Mary Ann Hart (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Michele Eaton (soprano) and Elizabeth Futral (soprano)
spoken vocals:
Allen Ginsberg (American poet and writer)
tenor vocals:
Richard Fracker (American tenor)
conductor:
Martin Goldray
recording of:
Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #3 from Iron Horse
lyricist:
Allen Ginsberg (American poet and writer)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
part of:
Hydrogen Jukebox
2:54
3Hydrogen Jukebox : Song #2: "Jaweh and Allah Battle"
instruments:
Philip Glass Ensemble (US musical group by composer Philip Glass)
baritone vocals:
Gregory Purnhagen and Nathaniel Watson (American baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Mary Ann Hart (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Michele Eaton (soprano) and Elizabeth Futral (soprano)
spoken vocals:
Allen Ginsberg (American poet and writer)
tenor vocals:
Richard Fracker (American tenor)
conductor:
Martin Goldray
recording of:
Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #2 Jahweh and Allah Battle
lyricist:
Allen Ginsberg (American poet and writer)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
part of:
Hydrogen Jukebox
3:39
4Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #11: From "The Green Automobile"
instruments:
Philip Glass Ensemble (US musical group by composer Philip Glass)
baritone vocals:
Gregory Purnhagen and Nathaniel Watson (American baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Mary Ann Hart (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Michele Eaton (soprano) and Elizabeth Futral (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Richard Fracker (American tenor)
conductor:
Martin Goldray
recording of:
Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #11 from The Green Automobile
lyricist:
Allen Ginsberg (American poet and writer)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
part of:
Hydrogen Jukebox
6:04
5Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #9: From "Nagasaki Days (Numbers in Red Notebook)"
instruments:
Philip Glass Ensemble (US musical group by composer Philip Glass)
spoken vocals:
Allen Ginsberg (American poet and writer)
conductor:
Martin Goldray
recording of:
Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #9 from Nagasaki Days (Numbers in Red Notebook)
lyricist:
Allen Ginsberg (American poet and writer)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
part of:
Hydrogen Jukebox
0:40
6Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #10: "Aunt Rose"
instruments:
Philip Glass Ensemble (US musical group by composer Philip Glass)
baritone vocals:
Gregory Purnhagen
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Mary Ann Hart (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Michele Eaton (soprano) and Elizabeth Futral (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Richard Fracker (American tenor)
conductor:
Martin Goldray
recording of:
Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #10 Aunt Rose
lyricist:
Allen Ginsberg (American poet and writer)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
part of:
Hydrogen Jukebox
4:58
7Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #6: From "Wichita Vortex Sutra"
instruments:
Philip Glass Ensemble (US musical group by composer Philip Glass)
spoken vocals:
Allen Ginsberg (American poet and writer)
conductor:
Martin Goldray
recording of:
Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #6 from Wichita Vortex Sutra
lyricist:
Allen Ginsberg (American poet and writer)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
part of:
Hydrogen Jukebox
7:48
8Symphony no. 5 "Requiem, Bardo, Nirmanakaya": VII. Suffering (edited)
conductor:
Dennis Russell Davies (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 “Requiem, Bardo, Nirmanakaya”: VII. Suffering
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (in 1999)
publisher:
Dunvagen Music Publishers, Inc. (ASCAP affiliated)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 “Requiem, Bardo, Nirmanakaya”
5:03
9Akhnaten, Act I "Year 1 of Akhnaten's Reign - Thebes", Scene 1: Funeral of Amenhotep III
engineer:
Carlos Albrecht (German sound engineer), Martin Wieland (recording engineer from Tonstudio Bauer) and Johannes Wohlleben
producer:
Kurt Munkacsi and Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
choir vocals:
The Stuttgart State Opera Chorus
orchestra:
The Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Dennis Russell Davies (conductor and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1987)
recording of:
Akhnaten: Act I, Scene I. Funeral of Amenhotep III (in 1987)
composer and librettist:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (from 1982 until 1983-07)
publisher:
Dunvagen Music Publishers, Inc. (ASCAP affiliated)
part of:
Akhnaten: Act I: Year 1 of Akhnaten’s Reign · Thebes
9:02
10Akhnaten, Act I "Year 1 of Akhnaten's Reign - Thebes", Scene 3: The Window of Appearances (edited)
producer:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
choir vocals:
Stuttgart State Opera Chorus (in 1987)
countertenor vocals:
Paul Esswood (countertenor)
soprano vocals:
Milagro Vargas (in 1987)
tenor vocals:
Paul Esswood (countertenor) (in 1987)
orchestra:
Orchester der Staatsoper Stuttgart (in 1987)
conductor:
Dennis Russell Davies (conductor and pianist) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Kirche der Karlshöhe in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (in 1987) and Tonstudio Bauer (Tonstudio Bauer until 1989) in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (in 1987)
recording of:
Akhnaten: Act I, Scene III. The Window of Appearances (in 1987)
composer and librettist:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (from 1982 until 1983-07)
publisher:
Dunvagen Music Publishers, Inc. (ASCAP affiliated)
part of:
Akhnaten: Act I: Year 1 of Akhnaten’s Reign · Thebes
4:24
11Akhnaten, Act III "Year 17 and the Present - Akhnaten" , Scene 4: Epilogue
engineer:
Carlos Albrecht (German sound engineer), Martin Wieland (recording engineer from Tonstudio Bauer) and Johannes Wohlleben
producer:
Kurt Munkacsi and Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
alto vocals [Nefertiti]:
Milagro Vargas
countertenor vocals [Akhnaten]:
Paul Esswood (countertenor)
soprano vocals [Queen Tye]:
Melinda Liebermann
orchestra:
The Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Dennis Russell Davies (conductor and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1987)
recording of:
Akhnaten: Act III, Scene IV. Epilogue (in 1987)
composer and librettist:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (from 1982 until 1983-07)
publisher:
Dunvagen Music Publishers, Inc. (ASCAP affiliated)
part of:
Akhnaten: Act III: Year 17 and the Present · Akhetaten
10:37
9▶CD: Symphonies nos. 3 & 8
10▶CD: Filmworks

Credits

Release

composer:Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3087522 [info]
ASIN:US: B001D84RMA [info]