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Philip Glass [original film soundtrack]
Koyaanisqatsi [ Island / CD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] Parodied more than once, derided, blessed, hailed as a wonder, and decried as a travesty, this (abbreviated) soundtrack is capable of generating fascination and annoyance, often simultaneously. The truth is that this isn't merely minimalism -- it's... |
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MOZART / DONIZETTI / SCHULZ / etc
Music for Glass Harmonica Thomas Bloch (Glass Harmonica) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] "If you have a keen interest in the glass harmonica you may wish to investigate a Naxos issue of performances by Thomas Bloch. Playing time is generous (70:56) and price is budget...a fascinating listening experience." - R.E.B. Classical CD Review... |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 and other works Truls Mørk (cello) Louis Lortie (piano), Hélène Mercier (piano) & Alasdair Malloy (glass harmonica) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Neeme Järvi [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Jan/2016 ] "This is one of those recordings where it seems invidious to look for faults and which just encourages you to sit back, relax, listen and wallow. Mørk brings his characteristic incisiveness and mountain-spring tone to the concertos" (Gramophone) |
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Glass Animals
I Love You So F***king Much [ Polydor / CD - released 19/Jul/2024 ] The follow-up to 2020's critically revered Dreamland, which sold over 12M copies globally and gave life to 'Heat Waves', the record-breaking song that became the biggest international hit from a British band in almost 30 years. It was the first song... |
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Glass Animals
I Love You So F***king Much (LP) [ Polydor / LP - released 19/Jul/2024 ] The follow-up to 2020's critically revered Dreamland, which sold over 12M copies globally and gave life to 'Heat Waves', the record-breaking song that became the biggest international hit from a British band in almost 30 years. It was the first song... |
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Glass Beams
Mahal (LP) [ Ninja Tune / LP - released 17/May/2024 ] The genesis for the Melbourne-based trio, which formed around founding member Rajan Silva, was through the rekindling of childhood memories relating to his father, who emigrated to Melbourne from India in the late 1970's. |
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Glass Vaults
The New Happy [ Melodic CD / CD - released 12/May/2017 ] This is the fifth release (and second album) from Wellington-born psych-pop outfit Glass Vaults. The New Happy is an exploration of the euphoric sensations associated with Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR). ASMR, otherwise known as a... |
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STEVE REICH
Reich: Four Organs / Phase Patterns (LP) Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Art Murphy, Steve Chambers [ Superior Viaduct / LP - released 26/Feb/2016 ] Steve Reich remains one of the most important figures in 20th century music. Though he studied at the prestigious arts institutions Julliard and Mills College, by the mid-1960s Reich set about dismantling the very orthodoxy that he had been trained... |
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Glass Animals
Zaba [ Caroline / CD - released 6/Jun/2014 ] Zaba is Oxfordshire quartet Glass Animals' debut album. As one of the first signings to Paul Epworth's Wolf Tone label, Glass Animals have polished their pulsing indie electronica-by-way-of-RnB under the production of the band's vocalist and... |
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Philip Glass Ensemble / Michael Riesman
Koyaanisqatsi :-Original Soundtrack [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 27/Oct/1998 ] A brand new re-recording of the soundtrack classic! |
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PHILIP GLASS
Orion Philip Glass Ensemble with Mark Atkins (didgeridoo), Wu Man (pipa), Foday Musa Suso (kora), UAKTI (multi-instrumentalists) etc [ Orange Mountain Music / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] Orion, a new concert work for the Philip Glass Ensemble and world musicians, was commissioned by the Cultural Olympiad 2001-2004 and premiered in Athens in June 2004, preceding the Olympic Games. |
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PHILIP GLASS
Glass Box (10 CD set incls Koyaanisqatsi, Satyagraha & Hydrogen Jukebox) various artists, including the Kronos Quartet, Bruckner Orchester Linz, Lyric Quartet, Douglas Perry (tenor), Philip Glass Ensemble [ Nonesuch Records / 10 CD Box Set - released 1/Mar/2009 ] A deluxe 10-CD compilation taken from Glass' extensive catalog and ranging from 1969 to 2005.e Godfather of minimalism Philip Glass |
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Paul Moravec
Paul Moravec: Useful Knowledge Cecilia Brauer (glass harmonica), Randall Scarlata, Amy Burton, Simon Mulligan (piano), La Fenice & Trio Solisti [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2012 ] Moravec's tribute to Benjamin Franklin, Useful Knowledge, is a soliloquy-come-fantasy that celebrates Franklin's pioneering rationality with music of dextrous imagination. |
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PHILIP GLASS
Philip Glass: The Complete Sony Recordings Douglas Perry, Paul Esswood, Claudia Cummings, Yo Yo Ma / New York City Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Christopher Keene / The Philip Glass Ensemble [ Sony Opera House / 24 CD Box Set - released 17/Dec/2016 ] This Ltd, deluxe x24 CD box set see's the first ever release of the complete Philip Glass recordings on Sony Classical. The release coincides with the occasion of the composer's 80th Birthday celebrations on 31st January 2017. |
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Glass Animals
Dreamland [ Polydor / CD - released 7/Aug/2020 ] Dreamland finds the British group taking a nostalgic and deeply personal turn. The frontman Dave Bayley revealed that Dreamland "goes through many of the most confusing moments in my life. It's about growing up, from my first memories as a little... |
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Glass Animals
Dreamland: Real Life Edition [ Universal / CD - released 12/Aug/2022 ] To celebrate the two year anniversary of critically acclaimed third album 'Dreamland', record breaking BRIT and GRAMMY Award nominated global sensations Glass Animals will release their special 'Dreamland: Real Life Edition'. Remaining on the Global... |
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Glass Animals
Dreamland (Coloured LP) [ Universal / LP - released 12/Aug/2022 ] To celebrate the two year anniversary of critically acclaimed third album 'Dreamland', record breaking BRIT and GRAMMY Award nominated global sensations Glass Animals will release their special 'Dreamland: Real Life Edition'. Remaining on the Global... |
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GLASS / SCHOENBERG
Symphony No. 3 (arranged for string sextet) / Verklaerte Nacht Op. 4 Glass Chamber Players [ Orange Mountain Music / CD - released 12/Oct/2010 ] This first recording by the group combines Schoenberg's 1899 masterpiece Verklärte Nacht for string sextet with Glass' four-movement Symphony No.3 transcribed for string sextet. The ensemble give a subtle reading of the Schoenberg and demonstrate... |
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Glass Cloud
The Royal Thousand [ UNFD / CD - released 13/Jul/2012 ] Glass Cloud's remarkable calibre of musical proficiency and creativity shines on their debut full-length album 'The Royal Thousand'. |
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The Glass Hours
The Glass Hours [ Cornelius Chapel / CD - released 8/Mar/2024 ] The Glass Hours are American songwriters Brad Armstrong and Megan Barbera. Their music blurs between Sunday afternoon country-folk and the Golden Age of the 1970s. With the exception of Sue Westcott on fiddle (Chet Atkins, Tom Jones), the album... |