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The Essential Philip Glass
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Track Listing
- Lightning
- Changing opinion
- Facades
- Gentleman's honor
- Kuru field of justice (extract)
- Protest
- Evening song
- Hymn to the sun
- Window of appearences
- Bed
- Dance no 8
- Metamorphosis four
- Closing
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #18334 in Music
- Released on: 2002-10-07
- Number of discs: 1
- Dimensions: .21 pounds
- Running time: 75 minutes
Customer Reviews
Glass at his most approachable
If you have never listened to minimalist music this should be your point of departure. I have played this CD to the unsuspecting, as background music, and in the process won over the even the most ardent sceptics.
More like mixed bag
This album is a mixed selection of Glasses works. I loved everything after the second track. The first two tracks sound to me like it was wrote for some 1970's experimental modern dance production and for me I really want to skip past them to get to the far more timeless compositions which compose the remaining tracks. I really dont think I could recommend this album as an introduction to Glass and minimalist compositions.
A far better option is Minimalist, which also features other composers in the genre (Adams, Reich and Heath).
Not really Essential
While the CD does contain some great Glass compositions, it is by no means essential. Glass Works may be a better purchase to get an idea of Philip Glass' work.
