Philip Glass: North Star
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Composer: Philip GlassPerformer: Philip Glass
Performer: Gene Rickard
Performer: Joan La Barbara
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 1995-05-05
Music Label: EMI Gold Imports
Soundtracks:
- Etoile Polaire (North Star)
- Victor's Lament
- River Run
- Mon Pere, Mon Pere
- Are Years What? (For Marianne Moore)
- Lady Day
- Ange Des Orages
- Ave
- IK-OOK
- Montage
Music reviews of Philip Glass: North Star
Music Review: Great Music; Absolutely Abysmal Execution
Rating: 2 Stars
For a long time, I've had a deep appreciation for Philip Glass's music. Particularly, I like the early stuff such as "Music in Twelve Parts," "Two Pages," and "Einstein on the Beach." It stands to reason that I should be listening to this disc much more than I do. So why don't I?
While I absolutely love the pieces on this disc, the performances of them are absolutely horrendous! Vocalists frequently slip off pitch; instruments attack a hair late here and a hair early there. Even the odd-meter stuff that Glass and his ensemble became so good at making sound natural often sounded akward and stilted. Quite simply, the polished precision that Glass has become known for is nowhwere - I mean nowhere - to be found!
My two stars are purely for the ideas contained on this disc; the missing three are all for such a poor execution, it is somewhat embarrasing to listen to. I sincerely hope that at some point either Glass or an outside party (preferebly the former) rerecords these absolutely thrilling pieces because if you like early Glass, they are to die for. Until that day, I will grudgingly settle for this version and leave to my imagination what North Star would sound like if performed well.
(Three of the pieces, actually, ARE available in a very good all-piano version. They are found on a disc of Glass's piano pieces played by Arturo Salteri called "Circles.")
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Description of Philip Glass: North Star
M usic for people who get sculpture (you know who you are). This music was originally conceived for a film on sculptor Mark Di Suvero, and later remixed and released as North Star. As one of Philip Glass? early works, the album helped introduce his idiosyncratic style to listeners (although I bought it based on the post-Einstein buzz). EMI. 2003.Classic Rock CDs
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