Philip Glass
La Belle et la Bête

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Track Listing

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1.01	Ouverture (Overture)	3:31
1.02	Les Sœurs (The Sisters)	3:47
1.03	La Demande en Marriage d'Avenant (Avenant Proposes)	3:37
1.04	Le Voyage du Père (The Father's Journey)	5:22
1.05	Le Donaine de la Bête (The Beast's Domain)	7:39
1.06	Le Retour du Père (The Father Returns)	2:18
1.07	La Belle va ua Château (Beauty goes to the Chateau)	8:12
1.08	Le Dîner (Dinner with the Beast)	3:43
1.09	Les Tourments de la Bête (The Beast's Anguish)	4:50
2.01	Promenade dans le Jardin (Promenade in the Garden)	10:10
2.02	La Saisie des Meubles (The Furniture is Seized)	1:33
2.03	La Confiance de la Bête en la Belle	4:59
2.04	Belle retourne Chez son Père (Beauty's Return Home)	1:57
2.05	Belle raconte son Histoire (Beauty Tells Her Story)	3:54
2.06	Le Plan (The Plan)	3:32
2.07	La Passion d'Avenant (Avenant's Passion)	4:06
2.08	Le Magnifique apparaît (Magnificent Appears)	3:10
2.09	Le Miroir (The Mirror)	4:26
2.10	Le Pavillon (The Pavilion)	3:44
2.11	La Métamorphose (The Transformation)	4:10

News & Reviews

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Philip Glass to Celebrate 75th Birthday at Carnegie Hall; Composer "Changed the Landscape of American Music," Says NPR

Nonesuch Records wishes Philip Glass a very happy 75th birthday today. The composer celebrates with the US premiere of his Ninth Symphony by the American Composers Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. He previews the performance on WNYC's Soundcheck today at 2 PM ET. He was the subject of a feature profile on NPR's Morning Edition earlier today. "Composer Philip Glass changed the landscape of American music," says NPR. "Glass came up with a new way to make music, and with it, brought a new audience to the concert halls."
Friday, January 20, 2012

"Einstein on the Beach" Launches World Tour in Ann Arbor; "Classical Music Event of the Year" (Detroit Free Press)

Robert Wilson and Philip Glass's Einstein on the Beach returns for the first time in 20 years with the launch of a major international tour, starting with preview performances at the Power Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this weekend. These mark the first North American presentations ever held outside of New York City. "It's only January, but the classical music event of the year is already upon us," exclaims the Detroit Free Press. "Glass and Wilson strip down the fundamentals of movement, image, text and music to essentials and then elevate their essence to operatic grandeur ... It's hard to overestimate the impact of Einstein on American music, art and culture."

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About this Album

Glass created this groundbreaking "opera for ensemble and film," to be performed live in tandem with Jean Cocteau's movie classic. Even so, this two-disc recording, says the Washington Post, "proves that the music stands remarkably well on its own."

Credits

MUSICIANS
The Philip Glass Ensemble:
Philip Glass, keyboards
Michael Reisman, musical director, keyboards, sound design
Jon Gibson, soprano saxophone, flute
Martin Goldray, keyboards
Richard Peck, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
Eleanor Sandresky, keyboards
Andrew Sterman, flute, piccolo, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet

Cast:
La Belle: Janice Felty
La Bête, Officiel du Port, Avenant, Ardent: Gregory Purnhagen
Le Père, L’Usurier: John Kuether
Fêlicie: Ana Mara Martinez
Adélaïde: Hallie Neill
Ludovic: Zheng Zhou

Guest Musicians:
Sanford Allen, Tim Baker, Regis Iandiorio, Karen Karlsrud, Jenny Koo, Jan Mullen, Linda Quan, Sergiu Schwartz, violin
Alfred Brown, John Dexter, Stephanie Fricker, viola
Seymour Barab, Semyon Fridman, Beverly Lauridsen, cello
Charles McCracken, bassoon
Sharon Moe, French horn
James Pugh, trombone
Alan Raph, bass trombone, tuba

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Kurt Munkacsi
Recorded and mixed at The Looking Glass Studios, New York, NY
Engineers: Anne Pope, Rich Costey
Assistant engineers: Leonardo Heiblum, James Law, Dave Porter, Amanda Reisman
Mixed by Michael Reisman
Synthesizer programming assistance: MacDonald Quayle, John Witte
Sound effect design: James Law, MacDonald Quayle, Jonathan Ducket
Production coordinator: Sharon Ainsberg

Graphic Design: John Gall
Photograph of La Belle et la Bête, a film by Jean Cocteau, by G. R. Aldo