Since you are interested in Symphony No 8, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Glass: The Concerto Project Volume III: Concerto for Saxophone Quartet Raschr Saxophone Quartet / The Beethoven Orchester Bonn / Dennis Russell Davies [ Orange Mountain Music / CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] The Concerto Project Vol. III represents the third release in a series of four albums to be released by Orange Mountain Music documenting the eight Glass concertos. Volume III includes Glass' "Concerto Grosso" Each movement of the "Concerto Grosso"... |
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Orion Philip Glass Ensemble with Mark Atkins (didgeridoo), Wu Man (pipa), Foday Musa Suso (kora), UAKTI (multi-instrumentalists) etc [ Orange Mountain Music / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] Orion, a new concert work for the Philip Glass Ensemble and world musicians, was commissioned by the Cultural Olympiad 2001-2004 and premiered in Athens in June 2004, preceding the Olympic Games. |
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Reflections Cello Octet Conjunto Iberico [ Orange Mountain Music / CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] "Highlights both the compositional prowess of Glass and the virtuosity of the players" (MusicWeb March 2008) |
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From the Philip Glass Archive Vol. 2: Orchestral Music The Relache Ensemble / Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra [ Orange Mountain Music / CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] From the Philip Glass Archive - Vol. 2: Orchestral Music represents the second release in a series discs to be released on Orange Mountain Music from the vast archive of recordings made in the last 40 years of Philip Glass' incredible recording career. |
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Book Of Longing: A Song Cycle based on the Poetry and Images of Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen (spoken text) Dominique Plaisant (soprano) Tara Hugo (mezzo) Will Erat (tenor) Daniel Keeling (bass-baritone) Philip Glass (keyboard) [ Orange Mountain Music / 2 CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] "For me, this work is both a departure from past work and a fulfillment of an artistic dream." -Philip Glass |
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Les Enfants Terribles [Children of the Game] Philip Glass Ensemble / Michael Riesman [ Orange Mountain Music / 2 CD - released 10/Mar/2008 ] Les Enfants Terribles, Jean Cocteau's novel (written in 1929 and was later made into both a play and a film) forms the basis of the third installment of the trilogy of music/theater works of Philip Glass. |
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Theater Music Vol. 1 Peter Rejto (cello) and ensemble [ Orange Mountain Music / CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] Theater Music Vol. 1 represents the first release in a series of 10 discs to be released on Orange Mountain Music from the vast archive of recordings made in the last 40 years of Philip Glass' incredible recording career. |
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The Juniper Tree (an opera in two acts) Jayne West (soprano) Sanford Sylvan (baritone) Lynne Torgrove (soprano) Valerie Walters (mezzo) / The Juniper Tree Opera Orchestra / Michael Riesman [ Orange Mountain / CD - released 20/Apr/2009 ] An opera co-composed by Philip Glass and Robert Moran, libretto by Arthur Yorinks based on the tale by the Brothers Grimm |
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The Voyage (complete opera) Soloists / Landestheater Linz / Bruckner Orchester Linz / Dennis Russell Davies [ Orange Mountain Music / 2 CD - released 12/Oct/2006 ] "The Voyage combines the eccentricity of 'Einstein on the Beach' and the monumentality of 'Satyagraha'." (New York Times) |