Philip Glass Ensemble

Glass, P: Einstein on the Beach

Glass, P: Einstein on the Beach

(complete opera)

Glass, P: Koyaanisqatsi (Soundtrack)

Glass, P: Book of Longing

premiere recording

An eagerly awaited new work by Philip Glass based on the deeply personal and sometimes provocative poetry of Leonard Cohen, Book of Longing is a two-disc set of the complete song cycle written for ensemble, singers, spoken word and imagery. It is the culmination of years of mutual admiration between two of America’s most celebrated and uncompromising artists: “Leonard and I first began talking about a poetry-and-music collaboration nine years ago,” says Philip Glass. “We met in Los Angeles, and he had with him a manuscript that became the basis of the collection of poetry now published as the Book of Longing. I found it intensely beautiful, personal, and inspiring. On the spot, I proposed an evening-length work of poetry, music, and image based on it. For me, this is both a departure from past work and a fulfilment of an artistic dream.”

Glass, P: Monsters of Grace

Philip Glass/Robert Wilson music theatre work

Premiere recording of an unusual music theatre piece, “a digital opera in three dimensions for ensemble and soloists” that used animated visuals designed by Robert Wilson (viewed by the audience through 3-D glasses) and a transcendent score by Philip Glass which marries exotic sounds to the 13th century Sufi mystic poet Jelaluddin Rumi’s meditations on the range of human experience.

Glass, P: Orion

Orion, a remarkable new concert work was commissioned by the Cultural Olympiad 2001-2004.· Michael Reisman conducted the premiere in Athens in June 2004, just prior to the Olympic Games, and this is its first recording.

Glass, P: Thin Blue Line (Soundtrack)

Glass, P: Music in 12 Parts

Glass, P: La Belle Et La Bęte (The Beauty and the Beast)

(complete opera - film soundtrack)

Glass, P: Einstein on the Beach (Hignlights)