Philip Glass:

Philip Glass: "Low" Symphony (From the Music of David Bowie & Brian Eno)

by Philip Glass
Philip Glass:

Philip Glass: "Low" Symphony (From the Music of David Bowie & Brian Eno)

by Philip Glass

Vinyl LP(Long Playing Record - Dutch Import)

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Overview

When Philip Glass announced his next work would be based on works from the classic Brian Eno/David Bowie album Low, critics assumed that Glass was running out of ideas and that he'd just run some of his patented major-scale runs underneath some recognizable pop music, another example of that darned modern music trying to be cool like rock. But Low Symphony actually works (and haven't classical composers always copped melodies from popular tunes?), with Glass focusing on three pieces and exploring and expanding on the ideas within. The opening, "Subterraneans," maintains the meandering but tense feel of the original. When percussion builds in the mix, it suggests a resolution, but none comes. The middle movement is more of a revelation, based on a bonus track, "Some Are," that only made it to the Rykodisc pressings of Low. The original was more of a sketch, a half-whispered song backed by minimal piano and atmospherics. Glass resurrects this song and whips it into a forceful, stirring number that makes the pulse race. Listeners unfamiliar with Bowie's album may think it started out as an anthem. Finally, "Warszawa" returns to replicating the original track, transcribing Bowie's vocal for cello, bringing out a melody similar to Prokofiev. Highly listenable compositions that do not pander to either side of the pop/classical divide. ~ Ted Mills

Product Details

Release Date: 06/17/2014
Label: Music On Vinyl
UPC: 0028948201068
Rank: 52372

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Philip Glass   Primary Artist
Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra   Primary Artist,Ensemble,Orchestra
Dennis Russell Davies   Conductor

Technical Credits

Kurt Munkasci   Producer,Executive Producer
Michael Riesman   Producer
David Bowie   Writer,Composer
Brian Eno   Writer,Composer
Philip Glass   Composer,Performer,Liner Notes
Margery Greenspan   Artwork,Art Direction
Phil Yarnall   Design
Elane Rooney   Assistant Engineer
Rory Johnston   Executive Producer
Joe Perera   Assistant Engineer
Dante de Sole   Engineer
Andrew Eccles   Photography
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