 | Glass Box: A Nonesuch Retrospective(10 CD) [Read More ...]
Description: This elegantly packaged 10 disc retrospective surveys four decades of work by Philip Glass, from his earliest solo pieces to his world-renowned operas to his Oscar-nominated film scores. In music, words and pictures, it traces the evolution, as critic Tim Page puts it in his line... |
 | Solo Piano [Read More ...]
Review: Amazing:Don't play this in an elevator; don't play this while you make dinner; don't play this on a Sunday afternoon while you read; don't play this while you watch tv; don't play this while you put away the clothes; don't play this in your car; don't play this while you're getti... |
 | Glass: Violin concerto [Read More ...]
Description: Philip Glass's signature doom-and-gloom minor sonorities and shifting rhythms scintillate and eddy under the touch of Adele Anthony and the Ulster Symphony. The solo line in the Violin Concerto is at odds with a unified orchestra throughout, and Anthony's romantic tone draws the ... |
 | Philip Glass: Portrait [Read More ...]
Description: This resolutely modern album is a musical portrait of Philip Glass. Angèle Dubeau has always maintained a passionate interest in all musical forms; this curiosity led her to explore the works of Glass and to paint a dramatic portrait of the composer with these personal choices ... |
 | Philip Glass: Waiting for the Barbarians [Read More ...]
Description: Philip Glass' 2005 opera, Waiting for the Barbarians is based on the 1980 novel by Nobel Prize winning South African writer J.M. Coetzee (Disgrace, Life & Times of Michael K) with a libretto by Academy-Award winning playwright Christopher Hampton (Dangerous Liaisons, Atonement). ... |
 | Philip Glass - Monsters of Grace [Read More ...]
One of my favorites:I bought this CD on a whim when I bought David Byrne's Knee Plays. However, who could resist a Glass of Rumi? I would love to see the Robert Wilson it goes with, but I dearly love the music and the words.
"Don't go back to sleep..."
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 | Glass: Einstein on the Beach (1993 Recording) [Read More ...]
Description: Although Einstein on the Beach is by definition an opera, Philip Glass's most famous work also transcends traditional music categories. Glass avoided all vestiges of plot in the piece and dug deep into his quiver of repetitions to create an artfully unnerving five hours of bri... |
 | Philip Glass : The Voyage: An Opera in Three Acts [Read More ...]
Review: Finally this has been recorded!!:I was at the World Premiere for this opera - my first time to be in the Met Opera House, my first time to be at a Philip Glass premiere, in the first month after I moved to New York City. No better welcome to New York City than the opportunity to ... |
 | Classic Chillout, Vol. 2 [Read More ...]
Instrumental Chill Out of the Classical Variety, Not of the Dancefloor. Chill Baby! |
 | A to Z of Classical Music [Read More ...]
Description: A-Z of Classical Music is a remarkable 562-page, illustrated bok, detailing the lives of all the great composers as well as many less known, but equally fascinating, musical masters. Like the Naxos range of recording itself, A-Z of Classical Music is a rich source of inspiration... |
 | Philip Glass : The Orphee Suite for Piano [Read More ...]
Description: The eclectic interests of pianist Paul Barnes have taken him from monasteries in the Judean desert to the Liszt Academy in Budapest. Exploring both minimalism and religious symbolism in music, Barnes has been featured three times on NPR’s Performance Today and has recently perf... |
 | 25 Years: Retrospective [Read More ...]
Description: Seems like only yesterday the Kronos Quartet stepped up their career as musical mavericks with a coveted, wide-open contract with Nonesuch Records. Now it's Nonesuch's turn to give Kronos the big-package nod, gathering key works recorded by the group--from younger composers and t... |
 | Symphony No. 3: Music From: The Voyage/The Civil Wars/The Light [Read More ...]
Description: Philip Glass has already written more operas than Wagner and more symphonies than many composers. With his astonishing output and his professed joy in writing, he shows no hesitation as he approaches the supposedly jinxed No. 9 (he has premiered five so far). The Symphony No. 3... |
 | Akhnaten [Read More ...]
Review: IMPRESSIVE..............:Akhnaten, Glass's powerful third opera, is set in the time of Ancient Egypt. The title role is reserved, strong and statuesque; this is an opera of historical ghosts, and its life- flow lies in the hypnotic background provided by the orchestra; indeed, th... |
 | Euphoric Classics: A Classical High [Read More ...]
Review: Surprisingly good.:I bought this album because it had some favorites of mine and what looked to be an interesting composition of titles. It wasn't until I sat down to listen to it, did I fully realize how masterfully it had been put together. Most of the artists on here are well ... |
 | Glass: Akhnaten [Read More ...]
Review: Some of the best of Minimalist Music!: The Bipolar Bear's Rating System used in His Database!
In my database of all CDs I rate for both Performance & Sound, going from a 1-11, with 1 being unlistenable to 9 (very, very good), 10 (excellent) to 11 (superb, can't f... |
 | Songs from the Trilogy [Read More ...]
Review: cream of the cream:The three operas comprising Glass' trilogy are something special, but this disc of arias from those three operas is even better. The selections themselves, the pacing of the sequencing, and absolutely top-drawer performances make this a standout disc. It's a gr... |
 | American Classics Sampler [Read More ...]
WOW - This is a great CD!:The title about sums it up. The composers did a magnificent job, the pieces are great. But the musicians! Oh, they are inspired! |
 | Music to Die For [Read More ...]
Enjoy it very much:I really enjoy classical music. I heard one of the pieces on the radio and had to have it. |
 | Philip Glass: Organ Works [Read More ...]
Review: Blow your brains out with the King of Instruments:This CD combines my favorite instrument, the pipe organ, with my favorite modern composer, Philip Glass. This is one of my favorite CD's, and this is coming from someone that loves metal, punk, classic rock, and classical, and ca... |
