Planctus with Natalie Merchant
And "Opening" on VH1
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- 2009 ReleasesOMM Releases: A Madrigal Opera; Symphony No.7 "Toltec";Koyaanisqatsi; Glass Piano Music (DRD); The Secret Agent, The Juniper Tree; "GLASS: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts"; "In the Upper Room" (complete) Other Releases: The Watchmen Original Soundtrack, Towers of Power (Timp Cto.); Sentieri Selvaggi performs Philip Glass (Facades) & Gavin Bryars; Amstel Quartet (Glass Saxophone Qt); Suite en Duo (Open the Kingdom)
- 2008 ReleasesOMM: WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS; Archive Disc IV: "Neverwas"; (2007/08 Book of Longing); Wendy Sutter - Songs and Poems for Solo Cello; Paul Barnes - The American Virtuoso; Animals in Love, Concerto Project Vol. III; Archive Disc III: "Jenipapo"; the Smith Quartet - Glass; Music in 12 Parts Live; Naxos: from Beauty and Light: The Music of Philip Glass; The GLASS BOX (Nonesuch); Portrait (Angele Dubeau & La Pieta); Four American Quartets (Naxos (Company)); Michael Riesman - Philip Glass Soundtracks (OMM); Another Look at Harmony, Part IV (Somm)
- Other 2007 ReleasesHealing the Divide (CD/DVD), Marin Alsop conducts Glass "Heroes" Symphony and "The Light" on Naxos, Minimal Piano Collection, John Lenehan "Glass Piano Music", Roving Mars on DVD, Neverwas on DVD
- 2007 Releases on OMMDracula (solo piano); Icebreaker plays Music with Changing Parts; Alter Ego performs Philip Glass; From the Philip Glass Recording Archive Vol. I: THEATER MUSIC, Vol. II "Orchestral Music"
- 2006 Recording Highlights1. The Witches of Venice 2. Notes on a Scandal 3. Symphony No.8 4. The Illusionist 5. The Voyage
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interesting story on Glass & the Nonesuch label--
Posted by: smp | June 23, 2009 at 12:57 PM
Love the Planctus. Thanks!
Marv
Posted by: Marvin Cohodas | June 26, 2009 at 02:17 PM
Love both of these pieces, but they do suggest to me that Glass isn't the best performer of his own solo piano work. Of course, the fact that you're hearning and seeing the composer playing his own music has its own kind of magic.
Posted by: Willo the Wisp | July 01, 2009 at 07:54 PM
Once again, I have to disagree. I have never seen or heard anyone peforms Glass's music better than Glass himself (and I say this as someone who was both priviliged to see him play in person and owns a dozen of CDs of his piano music performed by other players).
I am being objective. No one comes close. While many of them have great technique they don't quite understand the correct tempo in which this pieces should be played. Magic, and even technique aside, I just LOVE the way Glass speeds up and slows down, and puts accents in his works. Nobody else does it quite the same way.
P.S. As far as I know neither Michael Riesman nor Paul Barnes ever recorded their version of, say, Metamorphosis. I really admire them and have no doubt that their renditions would be excellent though.
Posted by: Proman | July 02, 2009 at 04:32 PM
No, you're being subjective, like I was.
Anyway, I certainly agree that nobody does it quite the same way - you got that right!
Posted by: Willo the Wisp | July 02, 2009 at 08:31 PM
Haha :) . By the way Wilo, could you please name one pianist whose interoretation of Glass's work you like? I'm really curious.
Posted by: Proman | July 03, 2009 at 05:41 PM
Michael Riesman. not just a great pianist, but a marvellous arranger and orchestrator.
Posted by: Willo the Wisp | July 03, 2009 at 08:59 PM
Ooh, I've always loved Planctus. Silly question maybe, but any word if it'll ever get a commercial release?
Posted by: Dan Johnson | July 04, 2009 at 08:48 AM