by Philip Glass
Release Date: 21 March 2025
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Music On Vinyl
£19.99
Philip Glass "Heroes" Symphony Limited Numbered White 180gram Vinyl LP
Overview:
'Heroes Symphony' is a symphony (also known as Symphony No. 4 'Heroes') composed by American composer Philip Glass in 1996 based on the album 'Heroes' by David Bowie. Glass also based his earlier 'Low Symphony' on the David Bowie album, 'Low'. The symphony is scored for 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 3 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, percussion, harp, piano, celesta and strings. The album includes the 'Heroes' Symphony performed by American Composers Orchestra directed by Michael Riesman and conducted by Dennis Russell Davies. Like 'Low' before it, 'Heroes' was one of David Bowie's most experimental and avant-garde records, so it made sense that Philip Glass would follow the 'Low Symphony' with the 'Heroes' Symphony, adapting Bowie and Brian Eno's original, minimalistic synthesized sketches for full orchestra. Surprisingly, Glass' arrangements and orchestrations emphasize the icy allure of the original compositions, and the shimmering, glassy textures sound coldly beautiful. It's an intriguing listen throughout. Also available on 180 gm vinyl: Glassworks / Low Symphony / The Photographer / Solo Piano
Featured Tracks:
1. Heroes
2. Abdulmajid
3. Sense of Doubt
4. Sons of the Silent Age
5. Neuköln
6. V2 Schneider
Release Date: 26 June 2023
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
£34.99 £23.49
Release Date: 26 May 2023
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Music On Vinyl Classical
£21.99
Release Date: 30 September 2022
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Nonesuch
£34.99
Release Date: 11 December 2020
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Music On Vinyl Classical
£22.99
