The Essential Philip Glass

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Annotation

The catalog number SK 64133 is printed on the CD itself and on the back of the booklet.
Made in Austria

Annotation last modified on 2020-09-25 22:52 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Lightning
additional assistant engineer:
Sharon Rice (Los Angeles sound engineer)
additional engineer:
George Massenburg
engineer:
Don Christensen and Dan Dryden
producer:
Kurt Munkacsi
alto saxophone:
Richard Peck
flute:
Jack Kripl
soprano saxophone:
Jon Gibson (flautist, saxophonist, composer)
vocals:
Janice Pendarvis
orchestra:
The Philip Glass Ensemble (US musical group by composer Philip Glass)
conductor:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
performer:
Philip Glass Ensemble (US musical group by composer Philip Glass)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Living Room (Philip Glass' studio) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Songs from Liquid Days: II. Lightning
lyricist:
Suzanne Vega (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
part of:
Songs from Liquid Days
46:46
2Changing Opinion
additional assistant engineer:
Sharon Rice (Los Angeles sound engineer)
additional engineer:
George Massenburg
engineer:
Don Christensen and Dan Dryden
producer:
Kurt Munkacsi
flute:
Paul Lustig Dunkel (flutist)
piano:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
vocals:
Bernard Fowler (American musician)
orchestra:
The Philip Glass Ensemble (US musical group by composer Philip Glass)
conductor:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Living Room (Philip Glass' studio) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Songs from Liquid Days: I. Changing Opinion
lyricist:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
part of:
Songs from Liquid Days
510:01
3Facades
engineer:
Kurt Munkacsi and Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
producer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) and Kurt Munkacsi
cello:
Jonathan Abramowitz, Seymour Barab and Frederick Zlotkin (cellist)
French horn:
Sharon Moe and Larry Wechsler
keyboard:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
piccolo and soprano saxophone:
Jack Kripl
tenor saxophone:
Richard Peck
viola:
Julien Barber, Alfred Brown (viola), Maureen Gallagher (violist), Lois Martin (American violist) and Linda Moss
conductor:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist) (in 1981)
performer:
Philip Glass Ensemble (US musical group by composer Philip Glass) (in 1981)
arranger:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Glassworks: V. Façades (in 1981)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (until 1981, in 1981)
part of:
Glasspieces
part of:
Glassworks
57:23
4A Gentleman’s Honor
assistant engineer:
Dan Dryden
engineer:
Kurt Munkacsi and Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
producer:
Kurt Munkacsi
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute and soprano saxophone:
Jack Kripl
electronic organ:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
French horn:
Bob Carlisle (french hornist) and Ron Sell
keyboard, piano and synthesizer:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
strings:
Marin Alsop (conductor), Lewis Eley, Maureen Gallagher (violist), Judy Geist, Jean Ingraham (violinist), Theodore Israel, Jill Jaffe and Carol Pool (violin)
trombone:
James Pugh (US trombonist) and Alan Raph
trumpet:
Edward Carroll (trumpet player) and Lew Soloff
violin:
Paul Zukofsky (American violinist and conductor)
choir vocals:
Adrienne Albert (Soprano and composer), Betty Baisch, Mary Sue Berry, Rose Marie Jun, Dora Ohrenstein, Maeretha Stewart and Marlene VerPlanck
lead vocals:
Dora Ohrenstein
conductor:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
performer:
Philip Glass Ensemble (US musical group by composer Philip Glass)
concertmaster:
Marin Alsop (conductor)
recorded at:
Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Photographer: "A Gentleman's Honor"
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
part of:
The Photographer
3:21
5The Kuru Field of Justice
producer:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
baritone vocals:
Robert McFarland (baritone) (in 1984)
choir vocals:
New York City Opera Chorus
tenor vocals:
Douglas Perry (tenor vocalist) (in 1984)
orchestra:
New York City Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Christopher Keene (in 1984)
performer:
New York City Opera (in 1984)
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (in 1984)
partial recording of:
Satyagraha: Act I, Scene I. On the Kuru Field of Justice (in 1984)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (in 1980)
librettist:
Constance DeJong (in 1980) and Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (in 1980)
part of:
Satyagraha
6:09
6Protest
producer:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
choir vocals:
New York City Opera Chorus (in 1984)
tenor vocals:
Douglas Perry (tenor vocalist) (in 1984)
orchestra:
New York City Opera Orchestra (in 1984)
conductor:
Christopher Keene (in 1984)
recording of:
Satyagraha: Act II, Scene III. Protest (1908) (in 1984)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (in 1980)
librettist:
Constance DeJong (in 1980) and Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (in 1980)
part of:
Satyagraha
4:22
7Evening Song
producer:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
choir vocals:
New York City Opera Chorus (in 1984)
tenor vocals:
Douglas Perry (tenor vocalist) (in 1984)
orchestra:
New York City Opera Orchestra (in 1984)
conductor:
Christopher Keene (in 1984)
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (in 1984)
recording of:
Evening Song (originally from “Satyagraha”, adapted and compiled in "Songs from the Trilogy") (in 1984)
writer:
Vyasa (author of the Hindu epic Mahabharata)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
4:11
8Hymn to the Sun
producer:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
choir vocals:
Chor der Staatsoper Stuttgart (in 1987)
countertenor 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 II, Scene IV. Hymn (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 II: Years 5 to 15 · Thebes and Akhetaten
6:19
9Window of Appearances
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
4:29
10Bed
producer:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
organ:
George Andoniadis (in 1978)
soprano vocals:
Iris Hiskey (in 1978)
conductor:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist) (in 1978)
performer:
Philip Glass Ensemble (US musical group by composer Philip Glass) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Big Apple Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States (in 1978)
recording of:
Einstein on the Beach: Act Four: Scene 2: Bed (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
part of:
Einstein on the Beach: Act Four
3:44
11Dance 8
engineer:
Don Christensen and Kurt Munkacsi
producer:
Kurt Munkacsi
clarinet:
Jerry Kirkbride
flute:
Paul Lustig Dunkel (flutist) and Jack Kripl
piano and synthesizer:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
soprano saxophone:
Jon Gibson (flautist, saxophonist, composer)
tenor saxophone:
Richard Peck
trumpet:
William Rohdin and Wilmer Wise (trumpetist)
viola:
Sol Greitzer (violist)
violin:
Anahid Ajemian (American violinist), Sanford Allen, Jill Jaffe, Carol Pool (violin) and Elliot Rosoff
vocals:
Dora Ohrenstein
conductor:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
performer:
Philip Glass Ensemble (US musical group by composer Philip Glass)
arranger:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
recording of:
In the Upper Room: Dance VIII
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (until 1986)
part of:
In the Upper Room (dance suite)
5:02
12Metamorphosis Four
miscellaneous support:
Martin Goldray (task: musical supervisor)
assistant engineer:
Blaise Dupuy
engineer:
Miles Green (engineer)
executive producer:
Rory Johnston (executive producer)
producer:
Kurt Munkacsi
piano:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (in 1989)
recorded at:
The Living Room (Philip Glass' studio) in New York, New York, United States (in 1989)
recording of:
Metamorphosis IV (in 1989)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (in 1988)
part of:
Metamorphosis
7:06
13Closing
engineer:
Kurt Munkacsi and Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
producer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) and Kurt Munkacsi
conductor:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist) (in 1981)
performer:
Philip Glass Ensemble (US musical group by composer Philip Glass) (in 1981)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Glassworks: VI. Closing (in 1981)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (in 1981)
part of:
Glassworks
55:59

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Release

copyrighted (©) by:Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH & Co. KG (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, existed from 2001/06/08–2004/09/23) (in 2002)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:SME Inc. (in 1979, in 1982, in 1987, in 1989)
SME UK (in 1993)
ASIN:DE: B0000AL313 [info]