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The Minimalists - Adams, Glass, Reich, Heath / Christopher Warren-Green, London CO

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: John Adams: Shaker Loops; Philip Glass: Facades; Quartet for Strings no 2 ("Company"); Steve Reich: Eight Lines; David C. Heath: The Frontier, for double-bass & orchestra
Performers: Haram, Simon; Harle, John; Lawrence, Chris [Bass]
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher
Ensemble: ; London Chamber Orchestra

The 1960's saw the arrival of a new musical style from America: minimalism fascinated classical and op musician alike. The music on this CD is...continue...
Recording information: All Saints Church, Petersham (03/1990)....continue...

Brooklyn Rider Plays Philip Glass

2 CD / Orange Mountain Music / 2011-05-10

Works: Philip Glass: Bent, film score suite for string quartet; Quartet for Strings no 3 ("Mishima"); Quartet for Strings no 1; Quartet for Strings no 4 ("Buczak"); Quartet for Strings no 2 ("Company"); Qua...

On this new set from Orange Mountain, the fast-rising New York-based ensemble Brooklyn Rider performs the complete works for string quartet by Philip Glass. The...continue...

Glass: String Quartets Nos. 1-4

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-06-29

Works: Philip Glass: Quartet for Strings no 2 ("Company"); Quartet for Strings no 3 ("Mishima"); Quartet for Strings no 1; Quartet for Strings no 4 ("Buczak")

Although Philip Glass came late to the string quartet, his contribution to the genre has since become a significant one. This disc features the first...continue...
Recording information: Holy Innocents Church, Highnam, Gloucestershire, UK (12/08/2008-12/10/2008)....continue...

Glass: Portait / Angèle Dubeau, La Pietà

1 CD / Analekta / 2008-10-14

Works: Philip Glass: La Belle et la Bête, opera; The Hours; Quartet for Strings no 3 "Mishima"; The Secret Agent; Echorus; Quartet for Strings no 2 ("Company"); Closing
Performers: Baril, Louise-Andree; Breault, Josianne; Bresse, Arianne; Charlebois-Deschamps, Mariane; Cousineau, Yu; Drobac, Ana; Dubeau, Angele; Gadbois, Annie; Gagne, Martine; Giugariu, Andra; Lizotte, Caroline...
Conductors:
Ensemble: La Pietà (Orchestra)

Award winning violinist Angele Dubeau & La Pieta performs the music of Philip Glass written for strings. This recording has been approved by Glassworks, Philip...continue...

Glass Box - Philip Glass Nonesuch Retrospective

10 CD / Nonesuch / 2008-09-30

Works: Philip Glass: Contrary Motion; Music with Changing Parts; Music in Similar Motion; Music in 12 parts; Einstein on the Beach; Closing; North Star; Dressed like an Egg; Mad Rush; MEDLEY; Koyaanisqatsi;...
Performers: Allen, Sanford; Anderer, Joseph; Arner, Leonard; Baker, Timothy; Balm, Neil; Barab, Seymour; Bargen, Karl; Bauch, Ethan; Beckenstein, Marion; Benary, Barbara; Benincasa, Rex; Bielawa, Lisa; Bielecki,...
Conductors: Riesman, Michael; Keene, Christopher; ; Davies, Dennis R.; Goldray, Martin; Ingman, Nick
Ensemble: ; American Composers Orchestra; Bruckner Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Kronos Quartet; Lyric Quartet; New York City Opera Orchestra; Philip Glass Ensemble; Quena Ensemble; String Orchestra; S...

This elegantly packaged 10-disc retrospective surveys four decades of work by Philip Glass, from his earliest solo pieces to his world-renowned operas to his Oscar-nominated...continue...

American Classics - Four American Quartets - Evans, Glass, Antheil, Herrmann / Fine Arts String Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-07-29

Works: Ralph Evans: Quartet for Strings no 1; Philip Glass: Quartet for Strings no 2 ("Company"); George Antheil: Quartet for Strings no 3; Bernard Herrmann: Echoes

This recording gathers four string quartets by American composers who are widely divergent in style and manner, and who have made a distinctive and personal...continue...

Glass: Complete String Quartets / The Smith Quartet

2 CD / Signum UK / 2008-04-05

Works: Philip Glass: Quartet for Strings no 3 ("Mishima"); Quartet for Strings no 2 ("Company"); Quartet for Strings no 4 ("Buczak"); Quartet for Strings no 1; Quartet for Strings no 5

Following the critically acclaimed albums, 'Different Trains' and 'Ghost Stories', Signum is pleased to announce the release of The Smith Quartet's latest album, the complete...continue...

25 Years: Retrospective

10 CD / Nonesuch Import / 1998-10-20

Works: John Adams: John's Book of Alleged Dances, for string quartet; Arvo Pärt: Fratres; Psalom, for string quartet; Summa; Missa sillabica, for chorus; Ken Benshoof: Traveling Music no 4, for string ...
Performers: Brosnan, Michael; Hargis, Ellen; Hillier, Paul; Krakauer, David; Kronos Quartet; Nolan, Mark; Piazzolla, Astor; Rogers, Neal; Takahashi, Aki

The 20th century has not been kind to most standard classical music forms. The piano sonata, the concerto, the symphony -- none of them have disappeared entirely, but none remain in a state that could...continue...