GLASS, Philip The Essential 

The Philip Glass Ensemble, New York City Opera Orchestra & Stuttgart State Orchestra, Paul Esswood & Janice Pendarvis etc

 

Songs from Liquid Days: No. 2, Lightning  6:43

             Philip Glass, Philip Glass Ensemble, Janice Pendarvis (vocal), Jack Kripl (flute), Richard Peck (alto saxophone), Jon Gibson (soprano saxophone) Michael Riesman

Changing Opinion  10:38

            Philip Glass, Bernard Fowler (vocal), Philip Glass Ensemble, Janice Pendarvis, Paul Dunkel (flute) Michael Riesman

Glassworks: V. Façades  7:21

            Philip Glass Ensemble, Philip Glass (organ), Michael Riesman (keyboards), Linda Moss (viola), Lois Martin (viola), Julian Barber (viola), Al Brown (viola), Maureen Gallagher (viola), Seymour Barab (cello), John Abramowitz (cello), Fred Zlotkin (cello), Richard Peck (tenor saxophone), Jack Kripl (bass clarinet), Jack Kripl (clarinet), Jack Kripl (piccolo), Jack Kripl (soprano saxophone), Jon Gibson (soprano saxophone), Sharon Moe (french horn), Larry Wechsler (french horn), Michael Riesman

The Photographer  Act I, A Gentleman’s Honor  3:17

           Philip Glass Ensemble, Paul Zukofsky (violin), Maeretha Stewart (soprano), Dora Ohrenstein Michael Riesman

from Satyagraha

The Kuru Field Of Justice  6:09

Protest  4:19

Evening Song (from Satyagraha) 4:07

           New York City Opera Chorus, Douglas Perry, New York City Opera Orchestra, Christopher Keene

from Akhnaten

Hymn To The Sun  6:16

Window of Appearances  4:22

           Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Paul Esswood, Milagro Vargas, Melinda Liebermann, Tero Hannula, Helmut Holzapfel, Cornelius Hauptmann Staatsopernchor Stuttgart, Dennis Russell Davies

Bed (from Einstein on the Beach)  3:40

           Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Reisman (director)

In the Upper Room – Dance VIII  4:58

           Philip Glass Ensemble Michael Riesman

Metamorphosis Four  7:01

           Philip Glass (piano)

Glassworks: VI. Closing  5:59

           Philip Glass Ensemble, Philip Glass (organ), Michael Riesman (keyboards), Linda Moss (viola), Lois Martin (viola), Julian Barber (viola), Al Brown (viola), Maureen Gallagher (viola), Seymour Barab (cello), John Abramowitz (cello), Fred Zlotkin (cello), Richard Peck (tenor saxophone), Jack Kripl (bass clarinet), Jack Kripl (clarinet), Jack Kripl (piccolo), Jack Kripl (soprano saxophone), Jon Gibson (soprano saxophone), Sharon Moe (french horn), Larry Wechsler (french horn), Michael Riesman – direction

TT 74:48

Sony Music 2009