The Essential Philip Glass

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Tracklist

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1Lightning
additional assistant engineer:
Sharon Rice (Los Angeles sound engineer)
additional engineer:
George Massenburg
engineer:
Don Christensen and Dan Dryden
producer:
Kurt Munkacsi
alto saxophone:
Richard Peck
flute:
Jack Kripl
soprano saxophone:
Jon Gibson (flautist, saxophonist, composer)
vocals:
Janice Pendarvis
orchestra:
The Philip Glass Ensemble (US musical group by composer Philip Glass)
conductor:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
performer:
Philip Glass Ensemble (US musical group by composer Philip Glass)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Living Room (Philip Glass' studio) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Songs from Liquid Days: II. Lightning
lyricist:
Suzanne Vega (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
part of:
Songs from Liquid Days
Philip Glass Ensemble with Janice Pendarvis46:47
2Facades
engineer:
Kurt Munkacsi and Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
producer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) and Kurt Munkacsi
cello:
Jonathan Abramowitz, Seymour Barab and Frederick Zlotkin (cellist)
French horn:
Sharon Moe and Larry Wechsler
keyboard:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
piccolo and soprano saxophone:
Jack Kripl
tenor saxophone:
Richard Peck
viola:
Julien Barber, Alfred Brown (viola), Maureen Gallagher (violist), Lois Martin (American violist) and Linda Moss
conductor:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist) (in 1981)
performer:
Philip Glass Ensemble (US musical group by composer Philip Glass) (in 1981)
arranger:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Glassworks: V. Façades (in 1981)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (until 1981, in 1981)
part of:
Glasspieces
part of:
Glassworks
Philip Glass Ensemble57:23
3The Photographer: "A Gentleman's Honor"
assistant engineer:
Dan Dryden
engineer:
Kurt Munkacsi and Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
producer:
Kurt Munkacsi
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute and soprano saxophone:
Jack Kripl
electronic organ:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
French horn:
Bob Carlisle (french hornist) and Ron Sell
keyboard, piano and synthesizer:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
strings:
Marin Alsop (conductor), Lewis Eley, Maureen Gallagher (violist), Judy Geist, Jean Ingraham (violinist), Theodore Israel, Jill Jaffe and Carol Pool (violin)
trombone:
James Pugh (US trombonist) and Alan Raph
trumpet:
Edward Carroll (trumpet player) and Lew Soloff
violin:
Paul Zukofsky (American violinist and conductor)
choir vocals:
Adrienne Albert (Soprano and composer), Betty Baisch, Mary Sue Berry, Rose Marie Jun, Dora Ohrenstein, Maeretha Stewart and Marlene VerPlanck
lead vocals:
Dora Ohrenstein
conductor:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
performer:
Philip Glass Ensemble (US musical group by composer Philip Glass)
concertmaster:
Marin Alsop (conductor)
recorded at:
Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Photographer: "A Gentleman's Honor"
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
part of:
The Photographer
Philip Glass Ensemble3:18
4Primacy of Number
recording of:
Primacy of Number
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
part of:
Naqoyqatsi
Philip Glass Ensemble with Yo‐Yo Ma6:52
5Metamorphosis Four
miscellaneous support:
Martin Goldray (task: musical supervisor)
assistant engineer:
Blaise Dupuy
engineer:
Miles Green (engineer)
executive producer:
Rory Johnston (executive producer)
producer:
Kurt Munkacsi
piano:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (in 1989)
recorded at:
The Living Room (Philip Glass' studio) in New York, New York, United States (in 1989)
recording of:
Metamorphosis IV (in 1989)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (in 1988)
part of:
Metamorphosis
Philip Glass7:03
6Open The Kingdom (Liquid Days, Part II)
recording of:
Songs from Liquid Days: V. Open the Kingdom
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
part of:
Songs from Liquid Days
Philip Glass Ensemble7:02
7In the Upper Room: Dance II
recording of:
In the Upper Room: Dance II
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (until 1986)
part of:
In the Upper Room (dance suite)
Philip Glass Ensemble5:45
8In the Upper Room: Dance VIII
engineer:
Don Christensen and Kurt Munkacsi
producer:
Kurt Munkacsi
clarinet:
Jerry Kirkbride
flute:
Paul Lustig Dunkel (flutist) and Jack Kripl
piano and synthesizer:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
soprano saxophone:
Jon Gibson (flautist, saxophonist, composer)
tenor saxophone:
Richard Peck
trumpet:
William Rohdin and Wilmer Wise (trumpetist)
viola:
Sol Greitzer (violist)
violin:
Anahid Ajemian (American violinist), Sanford Allen, Jill Jaffe, Carol Pool (violin) and Elliot Rosoff
vocals:
Dora Ohrenstein
conductor:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
performer:
Philip Glass Ensemble (US musical group by composer Philip Glass)
arranger:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
recording of:
In the Upper Room: Dance VIII
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (until 1986)
part of:
In the Upper Room (dance suite)
Philip Glass Ensemble5:01
9Glasspiece #1 ("Rubric" from Glassworks)
engineer:
Kurt Munkacsi and Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
producer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) and Kurt Munkacsi
cello:
Jonathan Abramowitz, Seymour Barab and Frederick Zlotkin (cellist)
French horn:
Sharon Moe and Larry Wechsler
keyboard:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
piccolo:
Jack Kripl
soprano saxophone:
Jon Gibson (flautist, saxophonist, composer) (in 1981)
tenor saxophone:
Richard Peck
viola:
Julien Barber, Alfred Brown (viola), Maureen Gallagher (violist), Lois Martin (American violist) and Linda Moss
conductor:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist) (in 1981)
arranger:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Glassworks: IV. Rubric (in 1981)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (until 1981, in 1981)
part of:
Glasspieces
part of:
Glassworks
Philip Glass Ensemble with Michael Riesman46:06
10Changing Opinion
additional assistant engineer:
Sharon Rice (Los Angeles sound engineer)
additional engineer:
George Massenburg
engineer:
Don Christensen and Dan Dryden
producer:
Kurt Munkacsi
flute:
Paul Lustig Dunkel (flutist)
piano:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
vocals:
Bernard Fowler (American musician)
orchestra:
The Philip Glass Ensemble (US musical group by composer Philip Glass)
conductor:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Living Room (Philip Glass' studio) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Songs from Liquid Days: I. Changing Opinion
lyricist:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
part of:
Songs from Liquid Days
Philip Glass Ensemble with Paul Dunkel, Bernard Fowler & Michael Riesman510:01
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