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References
- Nonesuch Records 79519 special limited edition 2-CD set including Koyaanisqatsi soundtrack and Glass Jukebox as a bonus CD with Philip Glass's favorite recordings from his Nonesuch catalogue.
- Nonesuch Records PRCD8991 (1999, For promotional use only, not for sale).
Credits
- Music composed by Philip Glass.
- All tracks produced by Kurt Munkacsi for Euphorbia Productions, Ltd., except where otherwise indicated.
- Dunvagen Music Publishers, Inc. (ASCAP).
- Compilation produced by Philip Glass, Kurt Munkacsi and Michael Riesman for Euphorbia Productions, Ltd.
- Photo of Philip Glass by Jack Mitchell.
- Design by Rex Bonomelli/Red Herring Design.
- © 1998 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Tracks
- Secret Agent and Roast Beef (5:59).
- (From Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent)
.- Michael Riesman, conductor.
- The English Chamber Orchestra, Harry Rabinowitz, conductor.
- From Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent (Nonesuch 7559-79442) © 1996.
- Interlude (2:28).
- (From Orphée Act II, Scene 5)
.- Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra.
- Dennis russell Davies, conductor.
- Producer: Michael Riesman.
- From Symphony No. 2 (Nonesuch 7559-79496) © 1998.
- Living Waters (3:53).
- (From Anima Mundi)
.- Michael Riesman, conductor.
- From Anima Mundi (Nonesuch 7559-79329) © 1993.
- Runaway Horses, excerpt (6:42).
- (From Mishima)
.- Michael Riesman, conductor.
- With the Kronos Quartet.
- From Mishima (Nonesuch 7559-79113) © 1985.
- Knee 3, excerpt (3:57).
- (From Einstein on the Beach)
.- The Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman, conductor.
- Producers: Kurt Munkacsi and Michael Riesman.
- From Einstein on the Beach (Nonesuch 7559-79323) © 1993.
- Trust (3:44).
- (From Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent)
.- Michael Riesman, conductor.
- The English Chamber Orchestra, Harry Rabinowitz, conductor.
- From Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent (Nonesuch 7559-79442) © 1996.
- New Cities in Ancient Lands, Africa and New Cities in Ancient Lands, India (6:21).
- (From Powaqqatsi)
.- Michael Riesman, conductor.
- From Powaqqatsi (Nonesuch 7559-79192) © 1988.
- Mishima/Closing (2:59).
- (From Mishima)
.- Michael Riesman, conductor.
- With the Kronos Quartet.
- From Mishima (Nonesuch 7559-79113) © 1985.
- The Unutterable, excerpt (4:59).
- (From Powaqqatsi)
.- Michael Riesman, conductor.
- From Powaqqatsi (Nonesuch 7559-79192) © 1988.
- Osamu's Theme: Kyoko's House (3:02).
- (From Mishima)
.- Michael Riesman, conductor.
- With the Kronos Quartet.
- From Mishima (Nonesuch 7559-79113) © 1985.
- Dance 2, excerpt (6:31).
- (From Einstein on the Beach)
.- The Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman, conductor.
- Producers: Kurt Munkacsi and Michael Riesman.
- From Einstein on the Beach (Nonesuch 7559-79323) © 1993.
- Promenade dans le Jardin, excerpt (8:44).
- (From La Belle et la Bête)
.- The Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman, conductor.
- Janice Felty, mezzo-soprano, Gregory Purnhagen, baritone.
- From La Belle et la Bête (Nonesuch 7559-79347) © 1995.
- Part 2, excerpt (4:40).
- (From Music in 12 Parts)
.- The Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman, musical director.
- Producers: Kurt Munkacsi and Michael Riesman.
- From Music in 12 Parts (Nonesuch 7559-79324) © 1996.
- Movement V, excerpt (4:22).
- (From String Quartet No. 5)
.- Kronos Quartet.
- Producers: Judith Sherman, Kurt Munkacsi and Philip Glass.
- From Kronos Quartet performs Philip Glass (Nonesuch 7559-79356) © 1995.
- Song #15, Father Death Blues (from Don't Grow Old) (5:14).
- (From Hydrogen Jukebox)
.- Libretto by Allen Ginsberg.
- Elizabeth Futral, soprano; Michele Eaton, soprano;
- Mary Ann Hart, mezzo-soprano; Richard Fracker, tenor;
- Gregory Purnhagen, baritone; Nathaniel Watson, baritone;
- Martin Goldray, conductor.
- Producers: Kurt Munkacsi and Michael Riesman.
- From Hydrogen Jukebox (Nonesuch 7559-79286) © 1993.
Total Time 1:13:33.
Notes
Glass on Nonesuch.
Koyaanisqatsi
79519, 1998: Koyaanisqatsi / Glass Jukebox limited edition 2-CD set.
79506, 1998: Koyaanisqatsi.A new recording of Glass's score for the film by Godfrey Reggio. Includes previously unreleased music.
Symphony No. 2; Interlude from Orphée; Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra
79496, 1998"The grandeur of the scoring creates a dramatic monumentalism and an appealing lyricism."
- The New York Times
Kundun
79460, 1997"A glittering historical pageant infused with gorgeous, pulsing music by Philip Glass. Mr. Glass's ethereal electronic score gathers force and energy and the music and pictures achieve a sublime synergy."
- The New York Times
Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent
Original Soundtrack Recording
79442, 1996"Mining a mysterious, darkly lyrical vein, Glass has fashioned for the soundtrack some of his most alluring, involving music."
- Billboard
Music in Twelve Parts
79324, 1996 (3 CDs)"Music in 12 Parts' is one of Minimalism's first masterpieces."
- The Los Angeles Times
La Belle et la Bête
Music written for the film by Jean Cocteau
79347, 1995 (2 CDs)"This is Glass's best work in years...exhilarating and original...the best version of the story yet."
- Time Magazine
Kronos Quartet performs Philip Glass
String Quartets 2,3,4,5
79356, 1995"...undeniably beautiful...superbly played by the Konos Quartet."
- The Guardian
Two Pages; Contrary Motion; Music in Fifths; Music in Similar Motion
79326, 1994"Like some ecstatic devotional ritual, the music aims to transcend, to open the mind to new states of consciousness. The whirling melodies are constantly changing in length, and the colors are dancing like a ghostly aurora."
- Rolling Stone
Music with Changing Parts
79325, 1994"Both David Bowie and Brian Eno saw this being performed in London in the early 1970s. The rest is history."
- Classic CD
Einstein on the Beach
79323, 1993 (3 CDs)"An extraordinary achievement, supplanting in every way the previous recording."
- Los Angeles Weekly
Anima Mundi
A Film directed by Godfrey Reggio
Original Soundtrack Recording
79329, 1993 (CD single)"A wonderfully evocative score...poetic and even epic."
- The Buffalo News
Hydrogen Jukebox
Libretto by Allen Ginsberg
79286, 1993"May be numbered among the composer's masterworks."
- USA Today
The Thin Blue Line
An Errol Morris Film
Original Music Composed by Philip Glass
79209, 1989"Of critical importance is Philip Glass's rushing score, which bestows the drama with a relentless propulsiveness."
- Variety Magazine
Powaqqatsi
A Film directed by Godfrey Reggio
Original Music Composed by Philip Glass
79192, 1988"Mr. Glass's score brings to the film a convincing grandeur...may be Glass's best work of the decade."
- The New York Times
Mishima
A Film by Paul Schrader
Original Music Composed by Philip Glass
79113, 1985"...among the best CD's ever made-period. The performance is powerful, and the digital recording is flawless. Practically every emotion known to man is evoked by the music of Mishima."
- Stereo Review: 1986 Record of the Year
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