Glass: Einstein on the Beach (1993 Recording)

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	Artist(s):	Robert Wilson Michael Riesman Philip Glass Philip Glass Robert Wilson Michael Riesman
	Music by:	Nonesuch
	Sales Rank:	34901

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Creators:
Robert Wilson (Composer)

Recording label: Nonesuch
EAN: 0075597932324
Binding: Audio CD
Format: Box set,
Release Date: 2012-01-17
Universal product code (UPC): 075597932324
Number of discs: 3

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Amazon.com essential recording
Although Einstein on the Beach is by definition an opera, Philip Glass's most famous work also transcends traditional music categories. Glass avoided all vestiges of plot in the piece and dug deep into his quiver of repetitions to create an artfully unnerving five hours of brilliance. The instrumental ensemble never exceeds five members, playing electric keyboards, saxophones, flutes, and a single violin. Furthermore, the music congregates around the upper registers, often darting through its loops at seemingly incredible paces. The chorus bears huge chops, creating a dense, if silkenly staccato, series of juts, and a powerful array of higher-register annunciations that ring with the aural power of leaping, blurring filaments. This 1993 version of Einstein truly supersedes its predecessors, stretching to around 190 minutes over three CDs. There is a strong current of postmodern collage throughout the piece, with rafts of pop culture references. But Einstein, after all, is indeed based loosely on Albert Einstein and ends with booming allusions to nuclear annihilation and mathematics. --Andrew Bartlett

Language: English (Unknown)

Disc 1 Tracks:
1. Einstein On The Beach: Knee 1
2. Einstein On The Beach: Train 1
3. Einstein On The Beach: Trial 1: Entrance
4. Einstein On The Beach: Trial 1: 'Mr. Bojangles'
5. Einstein On The Beach: Trial 1: 'All Men Are Equal'
6. Einstein On The Beach: Knee 2

Disc 2 Tracks:
1. Einstein On The Beach: Dance 1
2. Einstein On The Beach: Night Train
3. Einstein On The Beach: Knee 3
4. Einstein On The Beach: Trial 2 - Prison: 'Prematurely Air-Conditioned Supermarket'
5. Einstein On The Beach: Trial 2 - Prison: Ensemble
6. Einstein On The Beach: Trial 2 - Prison: 'I Feel The Earth Move'

Disc 3 Tracks:
1. Einstein On The Beach: Dance 2
2. Einstein On The Beach: Knee 4
3. Einstein On The Beach: Building
4. Einstein On The Beach: Bed: Cadenza
5. Einstein On The Beach: Bed: Prelude
6. Einstein On The Beach: Bed: Aria
7. Einstein On The Beach: Spaceship
8. Einstein On The Beach: Knee 5

Publishers: Nonesuch