PHILIP GLASS — Naqoyqatsi : Life as War -Original Motion Picture Soundtrack- (2002) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

It is always impressive to hear an ensemble that plays well together, not only in terms of tonality, but also in tempo, and with sensitivity to other aspects of performance. While that is expected of professional musicians, it's surprising how often this is not the case on CDs. Members of the Philip Glass Ensemble had been working with each other and with the composer for a while and, therefore, perform Glass' music quite competently. The pick-up orchestra members employed on the Naqoyqatsi soundtrack should also get excellent marks. For that matter, so should conductor Michael Riesman, who has worked on all three Qatsi films. Even listeners who do not like Glass' music will admire the skill it takes to clearly execute keep those repetive rhythms and tones. The soloists, too, deserve praise. Ma plays in his usual musically sensitive way: on one track, it is interesting to hear the vocal soloist match timbre with the cello, sparking brief flashes where the two sound like one. Although recording the parts separately and then tweaking and mixing them back together could have "artificially" produced some of the cohesion (in which case credit should go to the engineers and editors), the musicians still deserve a lot of credit. Patsy Morita  
 Tracklist :
1 Naqoyqatsi 7:56
Bass Vocals – Al De Ruiter
2 Primacy Of Number 6:52
3 Massman 9:48
4 New World 3:04
5 Religion 9:01
Instruments [Mallet Instruments] – Sean McCaul
6 Media Weather 7:54
7 Old World 3:08
8 Intensive Time 8:09
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Alexandra Montano
9 Point Blank 11:17
Didgeridoo – Mark Atkins
10 The Vivid Unknown 7:08
11 Definition 2:50
Bass Vocals – Al De Ruiter
Credits :
Baritone Vocals – Paul Houghtaling
Bass Clarinet – Virgil Blackwell
Bass Trombone – Alan Raph
Bassoon – Frank Morelli
Cello – David Calhoun, Gregory Hesselink, Marisol Espada, Richard Locker, Semyon Fridman
Cello, Soloist – Yo-Yo Ma
Clarinet – John Moses
Composed By, Arranged By, Liner Notes – Philip Glass
Conductor, Keyboards – Michael Riesman
Double Bass – Gail Kruvand-Moye, Joseph Bongiorno
Flute, Clarinet, Piccolo Flute – Andrew Sterman
Flute, Piccolo Flute – David Wechsler, Timothy Malosh
French Horn – Peter Gordon (8), Ronald Seli, Sharon Moe
Harp – Susan Jolles
Horns – Melanie Carp, Shelley Woodworth
Keyboards – Nico Muhly
Percussion – Frank Cassara, Sean McCaul
Performer [Members Of] – Philip Glass Ensemble
Soprano Saxophone – Jon Gibson
Soprano Vocals – Lisa Bielawa
Tenor Saxophone – Richard Peck
Tenor Vocals – Tony Bouttè
Trombone – Dan Levine, Dean Plank, James Pugh, Keith O'Quinn
Trumpet – Francis Bonny, Lorraine Cohen, William Rohdin
Tuba – Andrew Rodgers
Viola – Alfred Brown, Jill Jaffe, Linda Moss, Lois Martin, Masako Yanagita, Stephanie Fricker-Baer
Violin – Anahid Ajemian, Jan Mullen, Joyce Hammann, Julianne Klopotic, Leonid Levin, Leszek Barnat, Linda Quan, Marti Sweet, Nancy McAlhany, Regis Iandiorio, Timothy Baker

PHILIP GLASS — Powaqqatsi (1998) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

In 2002, Philip Glass toured in support of the four-disc set Glass on Film, culled from his movie scores. It was good to see that the Philip Glass Ensemble performed the long-underrated Powaqqatsi among his other collaborations with filmmaker Godfrey Reggio, because those electric keyboard works have outlasted the symphonic stuff. Back in the '80s, Glass didn't seem to think so. He aimed to become the thinking filmmaker's response to John Williams by turning his minimalist background to astringent, stately symphonic movie scores for Mishima, Hamburger Hill, and The Thin Blue Line. It's understandable how Powaqqatsi's music was overlooked: The synthesizers and the orchestra and booming percussion were uncomfortably cluttered and showbizzy. Even today, Powaqqatsi's Anthem sounds like a naked attempt at an instrumental hit like Vangelis' theme for Chariots of Fire. On the other hand, the melodic and textural similarities of the symphonic scores, plus the snatches cribbed from them for other movies, have deadened their appeal. Powaqqatsi is straight-up loud. Instead of Koyanisqqatsi's somber organ prelude (as in a Baptist service), Serra Pelada provides the mightiest track in Glass' career: a gamelan ensemble marching with a drum-and-bugle corp behind the voices of the Latin American Children's Ensemble (set off with a coach's whistle). Almost everywhere, the synthesizers and orchestra work and play together, while the tunes are actually memorable on their own. The three-part New Cities in Ancient Lands, set in China, Africa, and India, features woodwinds and keyboards from the Philip Glass Ensemble, with kalimbas and balafons strewn among the orchestra. Video Dream is simple lyricism, like the English horn that unrolls the Arabic melody of That Place. The ponderous Caught and two of the three Anthem reprises are mere clutter, but somehow Glass makes room for everything, even Foday Musa Suso's kora and vocals on Mr. Suso #1 and Mr. Suso #2 With Reflection. It adds up for a bright world music symphony. John Young  
Tracklist :
1 Serra Pelada 5:02
2 The Title 0:23
3 Anthem (Part 1) 6:22
4 That Place 4:41
5 Anthem (Part 2) 3:48
6 Mosque And Temple 4:42
7 Anthem (Part 3) 8:11
8 Train To São Paulo 3:04
9 Video Dream 2:14
10 New Cities In Ancient Lands, China 2:47
11 New Cities In Ancient Lands, Africa 2:56
12 New Cities In Ancient Lands, India 4:42
13 The Unutterable 7:02
14 CAUGHT! 7:20
15 Mr. Suso #1 1:08
16 From Egypt 3:23
17 Mr. Suso #2 With Reflection 1:18
18 Powaqqatsi 4:35
Credits :
Bass Vocals [Bass Voice] – Al DeRuiter
Bassoon – Ethan Bauch, Lauren Goldstein, Mike Finn
Cello – Seymour Barab
Choir – Hispanic Young People's Chorus
Clarinet – John Moses, Laura Flax, Steve Hartman
Conductor – Michael Riesman
Directed By [Choir Musical Director] – Angélica Rosa Sepúlveda
Double Bass – Barbara Wilson
Effects [Ambient Sound Effects], Recorded By [Additional Recording] – Bob Bielecki, Connie Kieltyka
Flute, Piccolo Flute – Diva Goodfriend-Koven, Michael Parloff
Flute, Piccolo Flute, Saxophone – Jack Kripl
French Horn – Ann Yarbrough, Joe Anderer, Alan Spanger, Sharon Moe, Tony Miranda
Keyboards – Lee Curreri, Martin Goldray, Michael Riesman, Paul Rice
Keyboards, Programmed By [Synthesizer Programming], Sounds [Sound Design] – Jeffrey Rona
Kora, Balafon, Harp [Dousongoni], Violin [Nyanyer] – Foday Musa Suso
Lyrics By [For Children's Choir] – Bernardo Palumbo
Other [Children's Choir Executive Director] – Hector Carrasquillo
Other [Digital Tape Machines Supplied By] – Sid Zimet
Other [Technical Adviser And Consultant For African Music] – Foday Musa Suso
Other [Technical Adviser And Consultant For South American Music] – Bernardo Palumbo
Percussion, Ensemble – Joe Passaro, Roger Squitero, Sue Evans, Valerie Naranjo
Quena, Ensemble – Jefe Ronda, Jorge Joven, Miguel Grande
Saxophone – Steve Elson
Saxophone, Didgeridoo – Jon Gibson
Soloist, Vocals – Shaikh Fathy Mady
Sounds [Sound Effects Design] – Gary Summers
Tambura [Tanpura] – Frank Menusan
Trombone – James Pugh, Keith Oquinn
Trombone, Tuba – Alan Raph
Trumpet – Bill Rhodin, Lorraine Cohen, Neil Balm, Wilmer Wise
Viola – Jack Rosenberg, Jill Jaffe, Karl Bargen, Lois Martin
Violin – Carol Pool, Elliot Rosoff, Karen Karlsrud, Linda Quan, Richard Sortomme, Sanford Allen, Sergiu Schwartz

PHILIP GLASS — Koyaanisqatsi (1983) Four Version | APE + FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

 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 expressive minimalism, with some impressive nuances. Given the space to breathe, the music here is breathtaking, and becomes even more so when properly linked, in its full form, with the film's visuals. The later Powaqqatsi did not live up to the first film in either a visual or musical respect. Steven McDonald
Tracklist :
1 Koyaanisqatsi 3:28

2 Organic 7:43
3 Cloudscape 4:34
4 Resource 6:39
5 Vessels 8:05
6 Pruit Igoe 7:53
7 The Grid 21:23
8 Prophecies 13:36
Credits :
Baritone Vocals [The Western Wind Ensemble: Baritone] – Elliott Z. Levine
Bass Trombone – Alan Raph
Bass Vocals [Bass Vocal] – Albert De Ruiter
Cello – E. Zoe Hasmann, Garfield Moore, Joseph Kimura, Marisol Espada, Matthias D. Naegele, Richard Sher, Sarah Carter, Seymour Barab
Conductor – Michael Riesman
Countertenor Vocals [The Western Wind Ensemble: Countertenor] – William Zukof
Ensemble – Members Of The Philip Glass Ensemble, The Western Wind Ensemble
Flute [The Philip Glass Ensemble], Piccolo Flute [The Philip Glass Ensemble: Piccolo], Bass Clarinet [The Philip Glass Ensemble] – Andrew Sterman
French Horn – Robert Carlisle, Peter Gordon
Keyboards [The Philip Glass Ensemble] – Michael Riesman
Soprano Saxophone [The Philip Glass Ensemble], Clarinet [The Philip Glass Ensemble], Flute [The Philip Glass Ensemble] – Jon Gibson
Soprano Saxophone [The Philip Glass Ensemble], Tenor Saxophone [The Philip Glass Ensemble] – Richard E. Peck, Jr.
Soprano Vocals [The Western Wind Ensemble: Soprano] – Kathy Theil, Phyllis Elaine Clarke
Tenor Vocals [The Western Wind Ensemble: Tenor] – Neil Farrell
Trombone – Dennis Elliot, James Pugh
Trumpet – Lorraine Cohen-Moses, Philip Ruecktenwald, Wilmer Wise
Tuba – Kyle Turner
Viola – Kathleen Foster, Lois Martin, Martha Mooke, Masako Yanagita, Richard Sortomme, Stephanie Fricker

DENNIS JOHNSON | PHILIP GLASS | TOM JOHNSON | PETER GARLAND | TERRY RILEY | HAROLD BUDD | LA MONTE YOUNG (Jeroen van Veen) – Minimal Piano Collection Volume XXI-XXVIII (2017) 8CD | FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Who is the true father of Minimalism? When the movement originated in the early 1960s, it sprang up organically – some composers played by the rules (even if they were rules of their own invention), while others experimented freely, unaware or unconcerned about how music 'should' be composed. One of those young mavericks was Dennis Johnson, who has now faded into almost complete obscurity after he gave up his musical ambitions for a career in mathematics. But his 1959 composition November can be considered one of the first, if not the first, properly minimalist work. It later went on to inspire La Monte Young (Johnson's class mate at UCLA) to write his prolific Well-Tuned Piano. Complete recordings are few and far between, and this new recording by Jeroen van Veen is the perfect introduction for anyone looking to get back to the roots of Minimalism.

Jeroen van Veen is one of the Netherlands' most prominent recording artists. This collection of Minimal Piano Music follows two previous successful albums, available on Brilliant Classics (BC8551 and BC9171). The last album provided a snapshot into the extensive scene of minimalist music today; this one takes us back to how it all began. Featuring several famous pieces from the original minimalist canon – including Philip Glass's Music in Contrary Motion and Terry Riley's Keyboard Studies – there are hours of beautifully relaxing and inspiring music here to enjoy.

This 8CD set bring the listener back to the roots of Minimalism, all works were written in the seventies of the 20th century, a time when the new aesthetics and perception of music, sound, repetition and time experience were creating a new chapter in music history. The longest piece is the 5 hour “November” by Dennis Johnson, a work in which the player is free to build the intervals and chords according to his own timing and spacing. The other composers in this set are Philip Glass, Tom Johnson, Peter Garland, Terry Riley, Harold Budd and La Monte Young. Recorded in his own studio by the most important protagonist of Minimalism today, Dutch pianist Jeroen van Veen. Van Veen has a myriad of recordings to his name, notably the multi CD boxes Minimal Piano Collection 1 and 2, complete Satie, Einaudi, Tiersen, Jacob ter Veldhuis, Simeon ten Holt and many more.
Van Veen wrote his own personal and illuminating liner notes for this set. brilliantclassics.
Tracklist:
CD1    Dennis Johnson: November I/IV: Part 1 to 6
CD2    Dennis Johnson: November I/IV: Part 7 to 12
CD3    Dennis Johnson: November I/IV: Part 13 to 18
CD4    Dennis Johnson: November I/IV: Part 19 to 24
CD5 Philip Glass : Two Pages / Music in Fifths / Music in Contrary Motion
CD6 Tom Johnson
CD7 Peter Garland
CD8 Teodoro Cottrau | Harold Budd | La Monte Young
Artist : Jeroen van Veen piano

RAVI SHANKAR and PHILIP GLASS — Passages (1990) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

A collaboration between an avant-garde modern classical composer and a traditional Indian/Hindi composer/performer seems as unlikely as ice hockey on the River Styx. However, Passages is a collaboration between Philip Glass and Ravi Shankar and it works quite well. Shankar's smooth style fits nicely with Glass' dissonant orchestrations. There is a great deal of technical data involved here. Both of these artists have long taken intellectual approaches to music. Thus, the liner notes are a bit heavy-handed. The music is brilliant. The symphony dominates the soundscapes, but Shankar's atmospheres are integral to the success of this project. This CD will appeal to fans of John Cage, Terry Riley, and Steve Reich. Jim Brenholts
Tracklist :
1. Offering [09:46]
2. Sadhanipa [08:36]
3. Channels and Winds [08:00]
4. Ragas in Minor Scale [07:36]
5. Meetings Along the Edge [08:10]
6. Prashanti [13:38]
All Credits :

THE LONDON GABRIELI BRASS ENSEMBLE - From the Steeples and the Mountains (1992) FLAC (tracks), lossless

‘Fascinating … the most interesting and enterprising brass collection I have yet encountered … first rate, and very realistic recording … the brass playing throughout is vividly expert and the recording is splendidly real’ (Gramophone)

‘From the very opening track the London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble demands close attention. All say something that makes you want to listen’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘A real gem of a disc. The performances are excellent … This was both an education and an entertainment’ (Classic CD)

‘Performances are ideal. The British have given us a thoroughly American disc of extraordinary beauty; for which, many thanks!’ (Fanfare, USA)
Reviews

Charles Ives–    From The Steeples And The Mountains 4:24
Samuel Barber–    Mutations From Bach (For Brass Choir And Timpani) 5:41
Roy Harris–    Chorale For Organ And Brass 12:49
Virgil Thomson    Family Portrait (For Brass Quintet)(11:29)
Henry Cowell–    Grinnell Fanfare 3:05
Henry Cowell–    Tall Tale 4:19
Henry Cowell    Hymn And Fuguing Tune No 12 (For Three Horns) (4:27)
Henry Cowell–    Rondo 4:45
Philip Glass    Brass Sextet (7:27)
Carl Ruggles–    Angels (For Muted Brass)3:06
Elliott Carter–    A Fantasy About Purcell's Fantasia Upon One Note 3:15
Charles Ives–    Processional: Let There Be Light 2:42

Ensemble – The London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble
Conductor – Christopher Larkin

KRONOS QUARTET - 25 Years : Retrospective (1998) 10CD BOX-SET / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The 20th century has not been kind to most standard classical music forms. The piano sonata, the concerto, the symphony -- none of them have disappeared entirely, but none remain in a state that could be called even remotely healthy. The same was true of the string quartet until 1973, when violinist David Harrington got some friends together to play contemporary music and offered his old high-school composition teacher a bag of donuts if he'd write a piece for them. The resulting composition was the first of over 400 works that have been written for the Kronos Quartet over the course of the following 25 years, a period which has seen the revitalization of the previously moribund string quartet format. But Kronos has done more than simply triple the size of the string quartet repertoire; by focusing on living composers, by cultivating a somewhat rebellious image, and by playing with impeccable professionalism and skill, Kronos has brought a new and primarily young audience to classical music. This massive ten-disc retrospective includes performances of 31 major compositions, most previously released, but some in new recordings. There are none of the miniature works that fill so many of Kronos' individual albums; these are all long-form compositions, all but one presented in their entirety. They include two string quartets by Henryk Gorecki, Terry Riley's post-minimalist Cadenza on the Night Plain, Morton Feldman's Piano and String Quartet, three quartets by Philip Glass, and many others, but the highlights of the collection are the tremendously moving Different Trains by Steve Reich (who combined train sounds, multi-tracked string quartet, and the recorded voices of concentration camp survivors and Pullman porters to create a powerful and deeply personal statement on the Holocaust) and Alfred Schnittke's exquisite Collected Songs Where Every Verse Is Filled With Grief. The packaging is excellent as well, and includes a booklet packed with photos, essays, and notes on the individual composers and compositions. by Rick Anderson  
Tracklist 1 :
John's Book Of Alleged Dances, for string quartet    (33:16)
1-1    Judah To Ocean 2:22
Composed By – John Adams
1-2    Toot Nipple 1:13
Composed By – John Adams
1-3    Dogjam 2:30
Composed By – John Adams
1-4    Pavane: She's So Fine 6:29
Composed By – John Adams
1-5    Rag The Bone 2:59
Composed By – John Adams
1-6    Habanera 4:46
Composed By – John Adams
1-7    Stubble Crotchet 2:39
Composed By – John Adams
1-8    Hammer & Chisel 1:11
Composed By – John Adams
1-9    Alligator Escalator 3:50
Composed By – John Adams
1-10    Ständchen: The Little Serenade 4:52
Composed By – John Adams
1-11    Judah To Ocean (Reprise) 2:20
Composed By – John Adams
1-12    Fratres 9:25
Composed By – Arvo Pärt
1-13    Psalom 2:00
Composed By – Arvo Pärt
1-14    Summa 5:11
Composed By – Arvo Pärt
Missa Syllabica, for chorus    (12:38)
1-15    Kyrie 2:06
Composed By – Arvo Pärt
1-16    Gloria 2:45
Composed By – Arvo Pärt
1-17    Credo 4:27
Composed By – Arvo Pärt
1-18    Sanctus 0:55
Composed By – Arvo Pärt
1-19    Agnes Dei 1:45
Composed By – Arvo Pärt
1-20    Ite, Missa Est 0:25
Composed By – Arvo Pärt
Tracklist 2 :
Traveling Music No. 4, for string quartet     (18:57)
2-1    I. Gentle, Easy 2:15
Composed By – Ken Benshoof
2-2    II. Moderate 8:19
Composed By – Ken Benshoof
2-3    III. Driving 8:19
Composed By – Ken Benshoof
2-4    Song Of Twenty Shadows 11:17
Composed By – Ken Benshoof
Five Tango Sensations, for bandoneón & string quartet (abridgement and arrangement of Sette sequenze)   (26:46)
2-5    Asleep 5:23
Composed By, Bandoneon – Astor Piazzolla
2-6    Loving 6:11
Composed By, Bandoneon – Astor Piazzolla
2-7    Anxiety 4:52
Composed By, Bandoneon – Astor Piazzolla
2-8    Despertar 6:03
Composed By, Bandoneon – Astor Piazzolla
2-9    Fear 4:00
Composed By, Bandoneon – Astor Piazzolla
2-10    Four for Tango, for string quartet 3:58
Composed By – Astor Piazzolla
Tracklist 3 :
3-1        Piano And String Quartet 1:19:33
Composed By – Morton Feldman
Piano – Aki Takahashi
Tracklist 4 :
Quartet No. 4 (Buczak)    23:04
4-1    I 7:54
Composed By – Philip Glass
4-2    II 6:18
Composed By – Philip Glass
4-3    III 8:38
Composed By – Philip Glass
Mishima Quartet, Quartet No. 3    15:29
4-4    1957 - Award Montage 3:27
Composed By – Philip Glass
4-5    November 25 - Ichigaya 1:19
Composed By – Philip Glass
4-6    1934 - Grandmother And Kimitake 2:40
Composed By – Philip Glass
4-7    1962 - Body Building 1:39
Composed By – Philip Glass
4-8    Blood Oath 3:11
Composed By – Philip Glass
4-9    Mishima/Closing 2:56
Composed By – Philip Glass
Company, Quartet No. 2    7:23
4-10    I 2:09
Composed By – Philip Glass
4-11    II 1:34
Composed By – Philip Glass
4-12    III 1:28
Composed By – Philip Glass
4-13    IV 2:04
Composed By – Philip Glass
Quartet No. 5    (21:53)
4-14    I 1:11
Composed By – Philip Glass
4-15    II 2:59
Composed By – Philip Glass
4-16    III 5:28
Composed By – Philip Glass
4-17    IV 4:39
Composed By – Philip Glass
4-18    V 7:37
Composed By – Philip Glass
Tracklist 5 :
The Dreams And Prayers Of Isaac The Blind    (32:05)
5-1    Prelude: Calmo, Sospeso 3:14
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Basset Horn – David Krakauer
Composed By – Osvaldo Golijov
5-2    I. Agitato - Con Fuoco - Maestoso - Senza Misura, Oscilante 8:33
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Basset Horn – David Krakauer
Composed By – Osvaldo Golijov
5-3    II. Teneramente - Ruvido - Presto 10:34
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Basset Horn – David Krakauer
Composed By – Osvaldo Golijov
5-4    III. Calmo, Sospeso - Allegro Pesante 7:07
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Basset Horn – David Krakauer
Composed By – Osvaldo Golijov
5-5    Postlude: Lento, Liberamente 2:20
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Basset Horn – David Krakauer
Composed By – Osvaldo Golijov
5-6    Quartet No.4 11:47
Composed By – Sofia Gubaidulina
5-7    Mugam Sayagi 21:27
Composed By – Franghiz Ali-Zadeh
Tracklist 6 :
Quasi Una Fantasia, Quartet No. 2, Op. 64    (31:54)
6-1    I. Largo (Sostenuto - Mesto) 8:08
Composed By – Henryk Górecki
6-2    II. Deciso - Energico (Marcatissimo Sempre) 6:45
Composed By – Henryk Górecki
6-3    III. Arioso: Adagio Cantabile 7:23
Composed By – Henryk Górecki
6-4    IV. Allegro (Sempre Con Grande Passione E Molto Marcato) 9:31
Composed By – Henryk Górecki
6-5    Already It Is Dusk, Quartet No. 1, Op. 62 13:58
Composed By – Henryk Górecki
Tracklist 7 :
Different Trains, for double string quartet & tape    26:50
7-1    America - Before The War 8:59
Composed By – Steve Reich
7-2    Europe - During The War 7:31
Composed By – Steve Reich
7-3    After The War 10:19
Composed By – Steve Reich
Black Angels (Images I), for electric string quartet    18:16
7-4    I. Departure 5:26
Composed By – George Crumb
7-5    II. Absence 5:25
Composed By – George Crumb
7-6    III: Return 7:13
Composed By – George Crumb
Tracklist 8 :

Cadenza On The Night Plain    (30:39)
8-1    Introduction 2:21
Composed By – Terry Riley
8-2    Cadenza: Violin I 2:33
Composed By – Terry Riley
8-3    Where Was Wisdom When We Went West? 3:07
Composed By – Terry Riley
8-4    Cadenza: Viola 2:24
Composed By – Terry Riley
8-5    March Of The Old Timers Reefer Division 2:14
Composed By – Terry Riley
8-6    Cadenza: Violin II 2:06
Composed By – Terry Riley
8-7    Tuning To Rolling Thunder 4:53
Composed By – Terry Riley
8-8    The Night Cry Of Black Buffalo Woman 2:53
Composed By – Terry Riley
8-9    Cadenza: Cello 1:08
Composed By – Terry Riley
8-10    Gathering Of The Spiral Clan 5:25
Composed By – Terry Riley
8-11    Captain Jack Has The Last Word 1:35
Composed By – Terry Riley
8-12    Terry Riley: G Song 9:36
Composed By – Terry Riley
From Salome Dances For Peace, pieces (5) for string quartet    (29:00)
8-13    Echoes Of Primordial Time 11:15
Composed By – Terry Riley
8-14    Mongolian Winds 4:10
Composed By – Terry Riley
8-15    Good Medicine Dance 13:29
Composed By – Terry Riley
Tracklist 9 :
String Quartet No. 2    (21:51)
9-1    I. Moderato 3:12
Composed By – Alfred Schnittke
9-2    II. Agitato 5:36
Composed By – Alfred Schnittke
9-3    III. Mesto 6:41
Composed By – Alfred Schnittke
9-4    IV. Moderato 6:22
Composed By – Alfred Schnittke
String Quartet No. 4    (34:41)
9-5    I. Lento 9:01
Composed By – Alfred Schnittke
9-6    II. Allegro 7:00
Composed By – Alfred Schnittke
9-7    III. Lento 5:57
Composed By – Alfred Schnittke
9-8    IV. Vivace 3:21
Composed By – Alfred Schnittke
9-9    V. Lento 9:16
Composed By – Alfred Schnittke
Concerto for choir (Concerto for soprano & chorus)   
9-10    Collected Songs Where Every Verse Is Filled With Grief 8:13
Composed By – Alfred Schnittke
Tracklist 10 :
Jabiru Dreaming, String Quartet No. 11    (12:32)
10-1    I. Deciso 5:03
Composed By – Peter Sculthorpe
10-2    II. Amaroso 7:30
Composed By – Peter Sculthorpe
String Quartet No. 8    (11:54)
10-3    I. Con Dolore 2:03
Composed By – Peter Sculthorpe
10-4    II. Risoluto; Calmo 3:14
Composed By – Peter Sculthorpe
10-5    III. Con Dolore 3:02
Composed By – Peter Sculthorpe
10-6    IV. Con Precisione 1:35
Composed By – Peter Sculthorpe
10-7    V. Con Dolore 1:50
Composed By – Peter Sculthorpe
10-8    From Ubirr 11:12
Composed By – Peter Sculthorpe
Didgeridoo – Mark Nolan, Michael Brosnan
Memoirs of a Lost Soul, for string quartet
10-9    Tragedy At The Opera 6:29
Composed By – P. Q. Phan
White Man Sleeps, String Quartet No. 1    (22:20)
10-10    First Dance 4:03
Composed By – Kevin Volans
10-11    Second Dance 5:05
Composed By – Kevin Volans
10-12    Third Dance 3:23
Composed By – Kevin Volans
10-13    Fourth Dance 6:16
Composed By – Kevin Volans
10-14    Fifth Dance 3:20
Composed By – Kevin Volans
Credits :
Cello – Joan Jeanrenaud
Viola – Hank Dutt
Violin – David Harrington, John Sherba

PHILIP GLASS : Glassworlds • 1 : Piano Works and Transcriptions (Nicolas Horvath) (2015) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

PHILIP GLASS : Glassworlds • 2 : Complete Etudes Nºs 1-20 (Nicolas Horvath) (2015) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

PHILIP GLASS : Glassworlds • 3 : Metamorphosis (Nicolas Horvath) (2016) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

PHILIP GLASS : Glassworlds • 4 : On Love (Nicolas Horvath) (2016) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

PHILIP GLASS : Glassworlds • 5 : Enlightenment (Nicolas Horvath) (2016) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

PHILIP GLASS : Glassworlds • 6 : America (Nicolas Horvath) (2019) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

PAUL BARNES - The American Virtuoso (2008) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

The jury is still out on Philip Glass' transformation of minimalism into a radically populist language, but his later works continue to be widely performed, and, perhaps more important, to inspire innovative programming strategies. This disc by American pianist and Glass specialist Paul Barnes, released on the Glass-oriented Orange Mountain Music label, avoids the tendency to program Glass with his fellow minimalists. Instead he is juxtaposed with two very different composers, neither of whom has much to do with minimalism -- and it turns out that he fits quite well with both. The opening work, Glass' Piano Concerto No. 2 (After Lewis and Clark), has been transcribed for solo piano by Barnes himself. The transcription arguably improves the work, adding a layer of contrasts to the splashy, high-energy tonal color fields of its outer movements. But the real news is that the program places Glass more firmly within the American tradition. Barnes moves smoothly from Glass to the music of twentieth century American music's great conservative, Samuel Barber, with muscular performances of two short pieces and the Beethovenian Piano Sonata, Op. 26; he emphasizes the big blocks of sound in Barber's music and seems to suggest that Barber avoided atavism through an injection of the kind of pure kinetic force that would eventually fascinate Glass. The finale, consisting of a pair of short pieces by Joan Tower, goes in a different direction, focusing on the fact that Tower and Glass share a predilection for the use of small musical cells and a liking for organic metaphors, even if their attitudes toward simplicity and complexity are very different. More broadly, Barnes' disc is one of a group of recent releases that attempts to imagine programs of contemporary, and often specifically contemporary American, music that would please general classical audiences anywhere, something that is more likely to be achieved through imaginative retrospectives that make sense than by wholesale attempts to invent a new musical language. Barnes' big, Lisztian sound adds something to the proceedings on its own. Especially recommended not only to Glass fans, but also to those involved in any way with concert programming, and not only for the piano. by James Manheim  

DELTA SAXOPHONE QUARTET — Minimal Tendencies (1998) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

An excellent, crystal-clear recording of some of the finest pieces in the so-called minimalist genre, Minimal Tendencies features work by Terry Riley, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Gavin Bryars, and Michael Nyman. All pieces but one are performed with four saxophones, whether originally scored for them or not. An excerpt from Glass' Mishima film score appears here, originally scored for string quartet. Reich's "New York Counterpoint" was originally scored for clarinets and tape. The performances are flawless and beautiful -- the quartet is a well-oiled machine. Bryars' "Alaric I or II" explores the extended playing techniques of the saxophone itself, notably multiphonics, circular breathing, and playing in the extreme harmonic registers. And it's beautiful music, transcending its potential status as merely a clever exercise. Of particular interest on this recording is Riley's "Tread on the Trail," composed in the mid-'60s but previously unreleased on any recording. For this piece, the quartet followed Riley's directions for the piece, but overdubbed two "quartet" versions of it to make one "octet" piece. This one is by far the most adventurous in terms of tonality -- and it is refreshing to hear his work performed since few of his pieces seem to see the light of recording tape. For aficionados of the minimal genre, this recording is a must-have, for these performers are able to take the music and bring it to a whole new level. For aficionados of the saxophone, this disc is also required listening; this is a satisfying listen on all fronts. Mark Allender 
–Steve Reich New York Counterpoint
1 – Part 1 4:54
2 – Part 2 2:38
3 – Part 3 3:32
–Philip Glass Mishima
4 – Part 1 3:56
5 – Part 2 1:47
6 – Part 3 2:49
7 – Part 4 1:54
8 – Part 5 3:23
9 – Part 6 2:49
10 –Gavin Bryars Alaric I or II 14:32
–Michael Nyman Songs For Tony
11 – Part 1 3:04
12 – Part 2 3:51
13 – Part 3 5:41
14 – Part 4 4:47
15 –Terry Riley Tread On the Trail 7:29

Credits

Alto Saxophone – Peter Whyman, Stephen Cottrell (tracks: 14)
Baritone Saxophone – Chris Caldwell, Peter Whyman (tracks: 13)
Performer – Delta Saxophone Quartet
Soprano Saxophone – Gareth Brady (tracks: 10)
Soprano Saxophone, Liner Notes – Stephen Cottrell
Tenor Saxophone – Gareth Brady