[2016-10-28] Philip Glass "The Complete Sony Recordings" limited edition 24CD box set (Sony Classical)

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Sep 14, 2016 6:29 pm

Description
This limited edition boxed set, Philip Glass – The Complete Sony Recordings, assembled in honor of Glass’s 80th, brings together essential recordings from the composer’s catalog, including the original version of the landmark opera Einstein on the Beach. This collection begins with the 1982 Glassworks, the first album Glass made after signing with CBS Records. For that period in Glass’s career, it was a startlingly concise piece in six movements that was intended, as Glass himself put it, “to introduce my music to a more general audience than had been familiar with it up to then.” Since then, the music of Philip Glass has not only filled concert halls and opera houses, but it’s been the soundtrack to Hollywood films and Broadway dramas. “Floe,” from Glassworks, even underscored a rather elegant advertisement broadcast during America’s 2012 Super Bowl game. Glass’s recordings have been remixed by the likes of Beck, Amon Tobin, Tyondai Braxton and Jóhann Jóhannsson; he’s been imitated, emulated and parodied, most famously – and with clear affection – by the creators of the cartoon series South Park. One can hear, or maybe simply feel, the music of Philip Glass in the rush of modern life, on our urban streets and superhighways, and, equally, in those rare serene moments away from it all, when the only sound might be the hypnotic ebb and flow of waves or the slow and steady transit of wind through trees.

1. DISC 1: FM 37265 - Glassworks
2. DISC 2: FMT 37265 - 2
3. DISC 3: Interview with Selections from Glassworks + Rubic (Short Version)
4. DISC 4: FM 37849 - The Photographer
5. DISC 5 - 8: M4 38875
6. DISC 9 - 11: I3M 39672
7. DISC 12: FM 39564 - Songs from Liquid Days
8. DISC 13: FM 39539 - Dance Pieces
9. DISC 14 - 15: M3 42457
10. DISC 16 - 17: F2M 44765
11. DISC 18: FM 45576 - Solo Piano
12. DISC 19: FM 45580 - Songs from the Trilogy [Authorized compilation]
13. DISC 20: SK 46352 - Itaipu / The Canyon
14. DISC 21: 09026618252 - Organ Works
15. DISC 22: SK 87709 - Naqoyqatsi (OST) (with Yo-Yo Ma)
16. DISC 23: 2074 - 2
17. DISC 24: Recent Recordings [New compilation]

[tracklisting][CD1]
1. Opening - Philip Glass Ensemble
2. Floe - Philip Glass Ensemble
3. Islands - Philip Glass Ensemble
4. Rubric - Philip Glass Ensemble
5. Facades - Philip Glass Ensemble
6. Closing - Philip Glass Ensemble

[CD2]
1. Opening (Remix) - Philip Glass Ensemble
2. Floe (Remix) - Philip Glass Ensemble
3. Islands (Remix) - Philip Glass Ensemble
4. Rubric (Remix) - Philip Glass Ensemble
5. Facades (Remix) - Philip Glass Ensemble
6. Closing (Remix) - Philip Glass Ensemble

[CD3]
1. Introduction - Philip Glass
2. Part I - Philip Glass
3. Part II - Philip Glass
4. Part III - Philip Glass
5. Part IV - Philip Glass
6. Part V - Philip Glass
7. Credits - Philip Glass
8. Rubric (Short Version) - Philip Glass Ensemble

[CD4]
1. Act I: "A Gentleman's Honor" - Philip Glass Ensemble
2. Act II - Philip Glass Ensemble
3. A Gentleman's Honor - Philip Glass Ensemble
4. Act III - Philip Glass Ensemble

[CD5]
1. Knee Play 1 - Philip Glass Ensemble
2. Act I, Scene 1 - Train - Philip Glass Ensemble
3. Act I, Scene 2 - Trail - Philip Glass Ensemble

[CD6]
1. Knee Play 2 - Philip Glass Ensemble
2. Act II, Scene 1 - Dance 1 "Field with Spaceship" - Philip Glass Ensemble
3. Act II, Scene 2 - Night Train - Philip Glass Ensemble
4. Knee Play 3 - Philip Glass Ensemble

[CD7]
1. Act III, Scene 1 - Trail / Prison - Philip Glass Ensemble
2. Act III, Scene 2 - Dance 2 "Field with Spaceship" - Philip Glass Ensemble
3. Knee Play 4 - Philip Glass Ensemble

[CD8]
1. Act IV, Scene 1 - Building - Philip Glass Ensemble
2. Act IV, Scene 2 - Bed - Philip Glass Ensemble
3. Act IV, Scene 3 - Spaceship - Philip Glass Ensemble
4. Knee Play 5 - Philip Glass Ensemble

[CD9]
1. Act I - Tolstoy - Scene 1 - New York City Opera Orchestra & Chorus
2. Act I - Tolstoy - Scene 2 - New York City Opera Orchestra & Chorus
3. Act I - Tolstoy - Scene 3 - New York City Opera Orchestra & Chorus

[CD10]
1. Act II - Tagore - Scene 1 - New York City Opera Orchestra & Chorus
2. Act II - Tagore - Scene 2 - New York City Opera Orchestra & Chorus
3. Act II - Tagore - Scene 3 - New York City Opera Orchestra & Chorus

[CD11]
1. Act III - King - Part 1 - New York City Opera Orchestra & Chorus
2. Act III - King - Part 2 - New York City Opera Orchestra & Chorus
3. Act III - King - Part 3 - New York City Opera Orchestra & Chorus

[CD12]
1. Changing Opinion - Philip Glass Ensemble
2. Lightning - Philip Glass Ensemble
3. Freezing - Philip Glass Ensemble
4. Liquid Days (Part I) - Philip Glass Ensemble
5. Open The Kingdom (Liquid Days, Part II) - Philip Glass Ensemble
6. Forgetting - Philip Glass Ensemble

[CD13]
1. Dance I - Philip Glass Ensemble
2. Dance II - Philip Glass Ensemble
3. Dance V - Philip Glass Ensemble
4. Dance VIII - Philip Glass Ensemble
5. Dance IX - Philip Glass Ensemble
6. Glasspiece No. 1 ("Rubric" from Glassworks) - Philip Glass Ensemble
7. Glasspiece No. 2 ("Facades" from Glassworks) - Philip Glass Ensemble
8. Glasspiece No. 3 ("Funeral" from Akhnaten) - Philip Glass Ensemble

[CD14]
1. Act I, Prelude - Refrain, Verse 1, Verse 2 - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus
2. Act I, Prelude - Verse 3 - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus
3. Act I, Scene 1 - Funeral of Amenhotep III - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus
4. Act I, Scene 2 - Coronation of Akhnaten - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus
5. Act I, Scene 3 - Window of Appearances - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus
6. Act II, Scene 1 - Temple - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus
7. Act II, Scene 2 - Akhnaten and Nefertiti - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus

[CD15]
1. Act II, Scene 3 - The City, Dance - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus
2. Act II, Scene 3 - Dance - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus
3. Act II, Scene 4 - Hymn - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus
4. Act III, Scene 1 - The Family - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus
5. Act III, Scene 2 - Attack and Fall - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus
6. Act III, Scene 3 - The Ruins - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus
7. Act III, Scene 4 - Epilogue - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus

[CD16]
1. Dance No. 1 - Philip Glass
2. Dance No. 2 - Michael Reisman

[CD17]
1. Dance No. 3 - Philip Glass
2. Dance No. 4 - Philip Glass
3. Dance No. 5 - Dora Ohrenstein

[CD18]
1. Metamorphosis One - Philip Glass
2. Metamorphosis Two - Philip Glass
3. Metamorphosis Three - Philip Glass
4. Metamorphosis Four - Philip Glass
5. Metamorphosis Five - Philip Glass
6. Mad Rush - Philip Glass
7. Wichita Sutra Vortex - Philip Glass

[CD19]
1. Protest (from "Satyagraha") - Douglas Perry
2. Evening Song (from "Satyagraha") - Douglas Perry
3. Hymn To The Sun (from "Akhnaten") - Paul Esswood
4. Trial / Prison (from "Einstein on the Beach") - Philip Glass Ensemble
5. Akhnaten and Nefertiti (from "Akhnaten") - Paul Esswood
6. Kuru Field of Justice (from "Satyagraha") - Douglas Perry
7. Knee Play 1 (from "Einstein on the Beach") - Philip Glass Ensemble
8. Tolstoy Farm (from "Satyagraha") - Douglas Perry
9. Window of Appearances (from "Akhnaten") - Paul Esswood
10. Bed (from "Einstein on the Beach") - Philip Glass Ensemble
11. Epilogue (from "Akhnaten") - Paul Esswood
12. Knee Play 5 (from "Einstein on the Beach") - Philip Glass Ensemble

[CD20]
1. I. Mato Grosso - Robert Shaw
2. II. The Lake - Robert Shaw
3. III. The Dam - Robert Shaw
4. IV. To the Sea - Robert Shaw
5. The Canyon - Robert Shaw

[CD21]
1. Dance No. 4 - Donald Joyce
2. Mad Rush - Donald Joyce
3. Dance No. 2 - Donald Joyce
4. Contrary Motion - Donald Joyce
5. Satyagraha, Act III - King: Part 3 - Donald Joyce

[CD22]
1. Naqoyqatsi - Yo-Yo Ma
2. Primacy of Number - Yo-Yo Ma
3. Massman - Yo-Yo Ma
4. New World - Yo-Yo Ma
5. Religion - Yo-Yo Ma
6. Media Weather - Yo-Yo Ma
7. Old World - Yo-Yo Ma
8. Intensive Time - Yo-Yo Ma
9. Point Blank - Yo-Yo Ma
10. The Vivid Unknown - Yo-Yo Ma
11. Definition - Yo-Yo Ma

[CD23]
1. Offering - Ravi Shankar
2. Sadhanipa - Ravi Shankar
3. Channels and Winds - Ravi Shankar
4. Ragas in Minor Scale - Ravi Shankar
5. Meetings Along the Edge - Ravi Shankar
6. Prashanti - Ravi Shankar

[CD24]
1. I. Crotchet = 104 - Amy Dickson
2. II. Crotchet = 108 - Amy Dickson
3. III. Crotchet = 150 - Amy Dickson
4. Dreaming of Fiji (From "The Truman Show") - See Siang Wong
5. The Poet Acts (From "The Hours") - See Siang Wong
6. Melody for Saxophone No. 10 - Lautten Compagney
7. Glassworks: I. Opening - Lautten Compagney
8. The Windcatcher, Pt. III - Lautten Compagney
9. Glassworks: V. Facades - Lautten Compagney
10. The Windcatcher, Pt. I - Lautten Compagney
11. Melody for Saxophone No. 12 - Lautten Compagney
12. Melody for Saxophone No. 5 - Lautten Compagney
13. Video Dream - Lautten Compagney
14. The Olympian: Lighting of the Torch and Closing - Philip Glass[/tracklisting]

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Tricky Kid · **Joined:** 23 Sep 2007 **Posts:** 8297

Any word on whether the included titles have been remastered?

Ocean Doot · 25 Oct 2007

That is one big-Glass box.

JohnG · 03 Aug 2006

A must own for me!

JohnG · 03 Aug 2006

My copy is shipping!

JohnG · 03 Aug 2006

This Glass box set is gorgeous and the music......exquisite.

It's been quite a weekend for me, seeing Brand X reunited in NYC (one of my favorite 70s progressive bands) and now this box set. Even have Marillion coming up in 9 days.

Linda · **Posted:** Mon Nov 07, 2016 5:30 pm

The American price for the box has dropped a further $14, now down to $88.59:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HIGPXAU/?tag=imwan-20

JohnG · 03 Aug 2006

Just ordered the Blu-Ray production of a live Einstein On The Beach from Opus Arte' which I did not know had been released. tsk tsk.

JohnG · 03 Aug 2006

Happy Birthday Phillip Glass.....80 years young!

[2016-10-28] Philip Glass "The Complete Sony Recordings" limited edition 24CD box set (Sony Classical)

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