Philip Glass: The Orphee Suite

Classical | EAC, FLAC, CUE, Log | 1 CD | 208 MB CD Date: June 6, 2003 | Orange Mountain Filevelocity - - Filefactory

“As with so many of life's most significant encounters, I met Philip Glass purely by accident in 1995 on a plane flying out of Lincoln Nebraska after a grueling job interview at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music. That plane trip marked the beginning of an artistic collaboration the fruit of which is represented on this recording. Glass introduced me to a transcription of Satyagraha made by his music director Michael Riesman and thus began my fascination with the art of transcribing the theatre music of Philip Glass. It has been my privilege to work personally with Glass on repertoire ideas as well as musical ideas throughout the entire transcription process. In all I have transcribed eleven movements from various theatre works. The first three were published by Chester Music as the Trilogy Sonata, and all eleven make their recording debut on this CD.”

Music by Philip Glass Paul Barnes, piano TRACKS: ORPHÉE SUITE FOR PIANO 01. I. The Cafe 4:31 02. II. Orphée's Bedroom 1:39 03. III. Journey to the Underworld 3:28 04. IV. Orphée and the Princess 4:37 05. V. Return to Orphée's House 2:46 06. VI. Orphée's Return 7:47 07. VII. Orphée's Bedroom-Reprise 3:28 TRILOGY SONATA 08. I. Knee Play No. 4 from Einstein on the Beach 6:10 09. II. Act III Conclusion from Satyagraha 7:24 10. III. Dance from Act II Scene III of Akhnaten 5:11 EPILOGUE from MONSTERS OF GRACE 11. Epilogue from Monsters of Grace 3:28

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