A Descent into the Maelström [Import]
Track Listings
| 1. Vertigo | ||
| 2. He is Coerced to Look | ||
| 3. Engagement | ||
| 4. The Naming | ||
| 5. Tranquility | ||
| 6. The Beggin | ||
| 7. The Strategem | ||
| 8. On My Watch and Caught | ||
| 9. The Hurricane and Recognition of Death | ||
| 10. The Entrance of the Moon | ||
| 11. The Sighting | ||
| 12. They Enter the Stream | ||
| 13. Abandonment | ||
| 14. The Brother Becomes a Maniac | ||
| 15. The First Mad Rush | ||
| 16. Second Perception of Light, Moon, Mist, and Rainbow | ||
| 17. The Maelström | ||
| 18. Hour of the Slack and Escape |
Editorial Reviews This compelling, propulsive piece of music premiered in March, 1986 at the Adelaide Festival of Arts and was only performed by the Philip Glass Ensemble during the week of the festival in Australia. Consequently, it has had very little exposure to Philip Glass' audience. In the spring of 1986 after the Ensemble returned to New York it was discovered that the 24 track live recordings that were made of the performances were distorted, noisy and mostly unusable. At that point PGE musical director, Michael Riesman, Kurt Munkacsi and the Ensemble members set about replacing their parts on the recording. The newly recorded tracks had to be kept in sync with the live recording because the resulting mix would be used for a television broadcast of the performances. The finished recording is a studio/live hybrid. It is very similar to the mix that was made in 1986 for the video, but we've remixed the material taking advantage of the digital recording technology that is available today! . This little known recording of this powerful piece of classic Glass music was made when the Philip Glass Ensemble was at one of its peaks. It was also done in possibly one of the best settings for Philip Glass and his musicians– musical theatre. It will be available for shipping July 19th, 2002
Album Description
In continuing with their ongoing program of releasing vital recordings from the archive of Philip Glass recorded material, Orange Mountain Music is pleased to release "A Descent into the Maelström". In 1986 Mr. Glass was commissioned to create and bring a piece to the Adelaide Festival of Arts in Adelaide, Australia. He chose to write a piece based on the Edgar Allan Poe short story "A Descent into the Maelström" and invited collaborators dancer/choreographer Molissa Fenley, set designer Eamon D’Arcy and theatre director Mathew McGuire to participate. They transformed Edgar Allan Poe's vertiginous short story of being swept into a huge and terrible whirlpool by a raging hurricane that "the oldest seaman in Norway never experienced" into a Musical/Dance/Theatre extravganza.
A Descent into the Maelström, Music, Philip Glass, The Philip Glass Ensemble [Woodwinds], 20th/21st Century Ballet, Ballet, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music
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A Descent Into the Maelstrom
Manufacturer: Master Musicians Col ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  Percussion
| Instruments
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Chamber Music
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B000004AFZ Release Date: 1995-12-13 |
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