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

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Philip Glass, Robert Wilson's "Einstein on the Beach" Makes West Coast Debut with Three Sold-Out Berkeley Performances

Philip Glass and Robert Wilson's groundbreaking opera Einstein on the Beach receives its West Coast premiere, nearly four decades after it was first performed, with three sold-out performances at Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall this weekend. PBS Newshour marked the occasion with a look at this groundbreaking work and the career of its composer, which you can watch here. This weekend's performances of Einstein on the Beach are part of a major international tour that heads next to Mexico City, Amsterdam, and Hong Kong.
Friday, September 14, 2012

Philip Glass, Robert Wilson's "Einstein on the Beach" Returns to NYC with Eight Performances at BAM

Philip Glass and Robert Wilson's Einstein on the Beach, widely credited as one of the greatest artistic achievements of the 20th century, launched its creators to international success when it was first produced in Avignon, France, in 1976. Now, 20 years since its last production, as part of an international tour, Einstein on the Beach returns to New York with eight performances at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), tonight through September 23.

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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