Philip Glass
Dance Pieces
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“Glasspieces” was originally performed in 1983, “In The Upper Room” suite premiered in 1986, and both accompanied a ballet performance. This is the only place you can find the ensemble version of the “Funeral” from ‘Akhenaten’, which was a show-stopper from Glass's ensemble concerts of the mid-80s. There are a number of musicians on both pieces and “In the Upper Room” includes conductor Michael Riesman on piano and synthesizers. In addition to the keyboardist, there are a number of string, brass, and woodwind players. Although nearly all instrumental music, the additional voice (Dora Ohrenstein) on both pieces gives this works a very nice touch.
| In The Upper Room | |||
| 1 | Dance I | 1:10 | |
| 2 | Dance II | 5:42 | |
| 3 | Dance V | 3:21 | |
| 4 | Dance VIII | 4:58 | |
| 5 | Dance IX | 8:08 | |
| Glasspieces | |||
| 6 | Glasspiece #1 ("Rubric" From Glassworks) | 6:03 | |
| 7 | Glasspiece #2 ("Facades" From Glassworks) | 7:20 | |
| 8 | Glasspiece #3 ("Funeral" From Akhnaten) | 8:52 | |
- John Beal
- Bass (1 to 5)
- Fred Zlotkin
- Cello
- John Abramowitz
- Cello (6 to 8)
- Seymour Barab
- Cello (6 to 8)
- Jerome Robbins
- Choreography (6 to 8)
- Twyla Tharp
- Choreography (1 to 5)
- Jerry Kirkbride
- Clarinet (1 to 5)
- Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation
- Commissioned By (1 to 5)
- Philip Glass
- Composed By, Arranged By [All Music]
- Michael Riesman
- Conductor, Keyboards (6 to 8), Piano, Synthesizer [Synthesizers] (1 to 5)
- Roland Demus
- Design
- Don Christensen
- Drums (6 to 8), Engineer (1 to 5)
- Kurt Munkacsi
- Engineer, Producer
- Jack Kripl
- Flute (1 to 5), Flute, Piccolo Flute (6 to 9), Soprano Saxophone (7)
- Paul Dunkel
- Flute (1 to 5)
- Robert Carlisle
- French Horn (1 to 5)
- Joseph Anderer
- French Horn (1 to 5)
- Larry Wechsler
- French Horn (6 to 8)
- Sharon Moe
- French Horn
- Emu Lator
- Percussion (1 to 5)
- Chris Christodoulou
- Photography By ['Lights']
- Jon Gibson
- Soprano Saxophone (1 to 5, 7)
- Richard Peck
- Tenor Saxophone
- Alan Raph
- Trombone (1 to 5)
- Robert Smith
- Trombone (1 to 5)
- Dennis Elliot
- Trombone (1 to 5)
- William Rohdin
- Trumpet (1 to 5)
- William Rueckenwald
- Trumpet (1 to 5)
- Wilmer Wise
- Trumpet (1 to 5)
- Al Brown
- Viola (6 to 8)
- Harold Colleta
- Viola (1 to 5)
- Jill Jaffe
- Viola (1 to 5), Violin (1 to 5)
- Julien Barber
- Viola (6 to 8)
- Linda Moss
- Viola (6 to 8)
- Lois Martin
- Viola (6 to 8)
- Maureen Gallagher
- Viola (6 to 8)
- Sol Greitzer
- Viola (1 to 5)
- Anahid Ajemian
- Violin (1 to 5)
- Carol Pool
- Violin (1 to 5)
- Elliot Rosoff
- Violin (1 to 5)
- Mayuki Fukuhara
- Violin (1 to 5)
- Sanford Allen
- Violin (1 to 5)
- Dora Ohrenstein
- Voice
