11′ Music by Philip Glass. Published Dunvagen Music Publishers. flute and piano The Windcatcher began as a flute and piano piece composed in 1992 for a uncompleted short film project. It was transcribed for saxophone sextet by Nico Muhly with the express intent that the veteran Philip Glass Ensemble woodwind players would be represented on this CD. Messrs. Gibson, Peck…
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When The Dragon Swallowed The Sun
Directed by Dirk Simon. Original theme by Philip Glass. From director Dirk Simon, When The Dragon Swallowed The Sun is a groundbreaking documentary that examines issues relating to Tibet in a quest to understand why the world is still dealing with unsettled issues like the Tibetan cause, and what can really be done to eradicate these issues. Seven years in…
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Voyage
155′ Music by Philip Glass. Libretto by David Henry Hwang, based on a story by Philip Glass. Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers. 2S, 2Mz, T, B-Bar, 2B; SATB chorus 2.pic.2.2.bcl.2/ 4.3.2btbn.1/ timp. 4 perc (timp, SD, TD, BD, glsp, tgl, maracas, chimes, tpl.bl, wdbl, tamb, cym, finger cyms, cast, tam-t, cel)/ hp/ epf/ str October 12, 1992 at the Metropolitan…
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Waiting For The Barbarians
135′ Music by Philip Glass. Libretto by Christopher Hampton based on the novel by John M. Coetzee. Principal Soloists: 2 soprano, 2 baritone, 2 bass; Secondary: 4 tenor, 2 baritone, 1 child; Orchestration: 2+pic.2.2(Clarinet in A)+cbcl(bcl).2/4.3.2+btbn.1/5perc/hp.pf(cel)/str(12.10.8.6.4) September 10, 2005 at Erfurt Theater in Erfurt (Germany), directed by Guy Montavon, and music conducted by Dennis Russell Davies. Commissioned by the Erfurt…
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Visitors
Music by Philip Glass. Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers. Visitors is the film by acclaimed director Godfrey Reggio with an original score by Philip Glass performed by the Bruckner Orchester Linz conducted by Dennis Russell Davies. Toronto International Film Festival, with the Toronto Symphony conducted by Michael Riesman on September 8, 2013. Glass and Reggio have a collaborative relationship dating…
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Sonata for Violin & Piano
25′ Music by Philip Glass. Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers. violin & piano Violinist Maria Bachmann and pianist Jon Klibanoff premiered Philip Glass’ three-movement work “Sonata for Violin and Piano” February 28, 2009 at Whitaker Center in Harrisburg Pennsylvania. The piece was commissioned by retired architect Martin Murray to commemorate the 70th birthday of his wife, Lucy Miller Murray. Sonata…
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Voices For Organ, Didgeridoo & Narrator
35′ 58″ Music by Philip Glass. Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers. Organ, speaker, two didgeridoos 25 May 2001 with organist Dr. Calvin Bowman, speaker Joy Murphy, and Mark Atkins on didgeridoo. Commissioned by the City of Melbourne to relaunch the Melbourne Town Organ. Voices for Didgeridoo, Organ and Narrator was composed at the invitation of the City of Melbourne. Initially…
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Two Movements for Four Pianos
Music by Philip Glass. Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers. 4 pianos Premiered on June 28, 2013 at the Düsseldorf Museum Kunst Palast Robert-Schumann-Saal by pianists Katia Labéque, Marielle Labéque, Maki Namekawa and Dennis Russell Davies. Two Movements for Four Pianos is a follow up to Glass’ 2009 composition for the Piano Festival Ruhr called Four Movements for Two Pianos. RECORDINGS:…
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Two Pages
18′ Music by Philip Glass. Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers. Piano or electric keyboard, later PGE Two Pages at Wise Music Classical Two Pages for Piano at MusicRoom.com RECORDINGS: Early Keyboard Music on MDG Two Pages / Contrary Motion / Music In Fifths / Music In Similar Motion on Nonesuch
Undertow
Composed by Philip Glass. Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers. voice, vln, accordian, percussion Undertow at Wise Music Classical RECORDINGS: The Music of Undertow on Orange Mountain Music FILMS: Undertow by David Gordon Green
