New York, NY ( PROPHECIES: Anton Batagov Plays Philip Glass)
PROPHECIES: Anton Batagov Plays Philip Glass
By Art Against Humanity Inc.
Dec 15 from 8pm to 9:30pm EST
Overview
Music by Philip Glass from Einstein on the Beach, Koyaanisqatsi, and The Hours, arranged for piano by pianist and composer Anton Batagov
A unique performance at a unique space!
Music by Philip Glass from Einstein on the Beach, Koyaanisqatsi, and The Hours, arranged for piano by renowned pianist and composer Anton Batagov, the only musician in the world to play a solo piano version of these works, plus Distant Figure, a composition written for and premiered by Batagov.
An exquisite, intimate space with a restored late 1800s Steinway.
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Prophecies (1982). The main theme from Koyaanisqatsi, a film directed by Godfrey Reggio
Distant Figure (Passacaglia for piano) (2017). A composition written for Anton Batagov
The Hours (2002). Music from The Hours, a film directed by Stephen DaldryThe Poet Acts
Morning Passages
Something She Has to Do
I’m Going to Make a Cake
Dead Things
Why Does Someone Have to Die?
Tearing Herself Away
Escape!
The Hours
Night Train (1975)
Knee 5 (1975)
Two scenes from Einstein on the Beach, an opera created by Philip Glass, Robert Wilson, and Lucinda Childs
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Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
No intermission