Philip.Glass--The.Essential.Philip.Glass-(2002)-diss

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      a r t i s t : Philip Glass
        t i t l e : The Essential Philip Glass
          d a t e : 2002
        l a b e l : Sony
        g e n r e : Ambient
  r l s.  d a t e : Dec-2002
      t r a c k s : 13
    b i t r a t e : 192kbps
          s i z e : 102,8 MB

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     As a short collection of Philip Glass' most moving and most
     animated pieces, The Essential Philip Glass suffices to a
     certain extent. The 13 tracks that make up this compilation
     contain some of his most famous movements and compositions,
     like the hovering angelic vocals that cascade through "Bed,"
     from Einstein on the Beach, or the mixture of modern
     synthesizers and pastoral choir singing from "Window of
     Appearances" involving the Stuttgart State Opera, Orchestra &
     Chorus off of the Akhnaten album. While these tracks and many
     others represent Glass' sometimes gothic, sometimes beautifully
     enlightening style of minimalist instrumentation and keyboard
     work, it should be known that his material stretches way beyond
     this baker's dozen. With over 15 studio albums spanning from
     1974, Philip Glass' career is much too illustrious to label
     this collection essential. If regarded for its sustenance
     rather than its efforts at representing his broad spectrum of
     material, the album itself makes a good listen. "Lightening"
     takes on the form of a Tangerine Dream track with its pulsating
     synth work, but is then elevated by Janice Pendarvis' rich
     vocal candor, and "Changing Opinion" blends flute, piano, and
     the voice of Bernard Fowler into its subtle yet gripping
     intricacies. The tracks from The Essential Philip Glass do
     exhibit some but not all types of his peculiar ingeniousness
     and musical eccentricities.



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      01-Lightning                                              [06:46]
      02-Changing Opinion                                       [10:01]
      03-Facades                                                [07:23]
      04-A Gentleman's Honor                                    [03:20]
      05-The Kuru Field Of Justice                              [06:09]
      06-Protest                                                [04:21]
      07-Evening Song                                           [04:11]
      08-Hymn To The Sun                                        [06:18]
      09-Window Of Appearances                                  [04:28]
      10-Bed                                                    [03:44]
      11-Dance 8                                                [05:01]
      12-Metamorphosis Four                                     [07:06]
      13-Closing                                                [05:58]
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                                                                 74:46 min
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