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Glass: Book of Longing

2 CD / Orange Mountain Music / 2007-12-11

Works: Philip Glass: Book of Longing
Performers: Cohen, Leonard; Erat, Will; Fain, Tim; Glass, Philip; Hugo, Tara; Keeling, Daniel; Marolf, Megan; Oppenheim, Eleonore; Plaisant, Dominique; Riesman, Michael; Rossi, Mick; St. John, Kate; Sterman, And...
Conductors: Riesman, Michael

A new work by Philip Glass based on the poetry of Leonard Cohen, Book of Longing is a song cycle composed for ensemble, singers, spoken...continue...

American Classics - Milken Archive - Psalms of Joy & Sorrow

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: George Rochberg: Psalms (3) for Unaccompanied Choir; Jacob Druckman: Sabbath Eve Service "Shir shel yakov"; Ursula Mamlok: Cantata "Blessed is the man"; Yehudi Wyner: Friday Evening Service; Miriam G...
Performers: Bikel, Theodore; Bischof, Justin; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Evans, Joseph [Tenor]; Finkelstein, Meir; Leonard, Sarah; Mason, Patrick; Miller, Aaron David; Mizrahi, Alberto; Potton, Hugh
Conductors: Brewer, Michael; Adler, Samuel; Itai, Avner; Corp, Ronald; Rickenbacher, Karl Anton; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Gardner, Patrick; Levin, Neil
Ensemble: Barcelona Symphony Orchestra; BBC Singers; Carmina Choir; Laudibus; London Chorus; New York Cantorial Choir; Rochester Singers; Rutgers Kirkpatrick Choir; Schola Hebraeica; Slovak Radio Symphony Orch...

Unique among liturgies in their singular blend of majestic grandeur, loft sentiments, and poignant simplicity, the Psalms embrace virtually every basic human emotion and mood,...continue...

Songs from the Trilogy

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1989-08-22

Works: Philip Glass: MEDLEY; Akhnaten; Einstein on the Beach
Performers: Andoniadis, George; Childs, Lucinda; Cummings, Claudia; Esswood, Paul; Gibson, Jon [Avant-Garde]; Glass, Philip; Hiskey, Iris; Johnson, Samuel [Reggae]; Landry, Richard; Liss, Rhonda; McFarland, Robe...
Conductors: Keene, Christopher; Davies, Dennis R.; Riesman, Michael
Ensemble: New York City Opera Chorus; New York City Opera Orchestra; Philip Glass Ensemble; Stuttgart State Opera Chorus; Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra; Stuttgart State Orchestra

Personnel: Philip Glass (organ); Iris Hiskey, Claudia Cummings, Sheryl Woods (soprano); Paul Esswood, Douglas Perry (tenor); Paul Zukofsky (violin); Richard Landry (bass clarinet); Jon Gibson (sopra...continue...