Description: 3 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Other Title: Works. Selections

Notes:

• Compact discs.
• Opera excerpts, songs, and instrumental music.
• Consists of previously released material (p1979-p2002).
• Philip Glass, piano ; various soloists and ensembles, including Yo-Yo Ma, cello [disc 2, 4th work] ; Linda Ronstadt, The Roches, Kronos Quartet [disc 2, 6th work]. Principally: The Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman, conductor [on various tracks].
• Recorded in various locations between 1978 and 1989.

Contents:

• Disc 1. Songs from liquid days. Lightning ; Changing opinion
• Glassworks. Fac̦ades
• The photographer. A gentleman's honor
• Naqoyqatsi. Primacy of number
• Metamorphosis IV
• Liquid days, pt. 2. Open the kingdom
• In the upper room. Dance II ; Dance VIII
• Glassworks. Glasspiece #1

• Disc 2. Glassworks. Opening ; Floe
• Akhnaten. Funeral of Amenhotep III
• Naqoyqatsi. Point blank ; Definition
• Wichita vortex sutra
• Songs from liquid days. Forgetting
• In the upper room. Dance IX
• Itaipu. The dam

• Disc 3. Satyagraha. Protest ; Evening song ; Kuru field of justice ; Tolstoy farm
• Akhnaten. Hymn to the sun ; Akhnaten and Nefertiti ; Window of appearances ; Epilogue
• Einstein on the beach. Trial - prison ; Knee play 1 ; Bed ; Knee play 5.

Publisher or Distributor Number: 88691917202

Control Number: 918167

UPC: 886919172027

Subjects:

• Cello with instrumental ensemble.
• Electronic music.
• Instrumental ensembles.
• Minimal music.
• Operas -- Excerpts.
• Piano music.
• Song cycles -- Excerpts.
• Songs with instrumental ensemble.

Other Authors:

• Kronos Quartet.
• Ma, Yo-Yo, 1955-
• Philip Glass Ensemble.
• Riesman, Michael.
• Roches (Musical group)
• Ronstadt, Linda.