by Philip Glass
Release Date: 11 December 2020
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Music On Vinyl Classical
£22.99
PHILIP GLASS SONGS FROM LIQUID DAYS Limited Deluxe 180gram Audiophile Vinyl LP
Overview:
Songs from Liquid Days is a collection of songs composed by composer Philip Glass with lyrics by Paul Simon, Suzanne Vega, David Byrne and Laurie Anderson. Glass began the project scoring lyrics by Byrne and then thought to collaborate with additional songwriters.
On the project, Glass said: The words come first. From these I fashioned a set of six songs which, together, form a cycle of themes ranging from reflections on nature to classic romantic settings. After the music was written, I - along with producer Kurt Munkacsi and conductor Michael Riesman - began the long and difficult process of 'casting' singers for the individual songs. We felt that the interpretation a singer brings to a song is an immense contribution to its character - contributing their own personality to the work perhaps more than any other performer.
Songs from Liquid Days has brought together quite an astonishing assortment of people, from the progressive Kronos String Quartet to singers Linda Ronstadt, Doug Perry and Janice Pendarvis and Bernard Fowler. Among them, they cover a fair range of the contemporary music practiced in our time, from experimental to rock to opera. AllMusic wrote that Songs From Liquid Days became Philip Glass' most popular and successful recording, and concluded that Songs From Liquid Days may be his single greatest achievement. This legendary album includes an 8-page booklet with info on the Philip Glass series on MOV, coming in 2020 / 2021.
Deluxe sleeve with soft-touch finish
PVC Jacket
Includes lyrics sheet
All songs composed by Philip Glass with lyrics by Paul Simon, Suzanne Vega, David Byrne and Laurie Anderson
Performances by Linda Ronstadt, Bernard Fowler, Janice Pendarvis, The Kronos Quartet, The Roches and Douglas Perry
“Songs From Liquid Days became Philip Glass' most popular and successful recording,” (Allmusic)
Includes Philip Glass catalogue with info on the Philip Glass series on MOV, coming in 2020 / 2021
Featured Tracks:
SIDE A
1. CHANGING OPINION
2. LIGHTNING
3. FREEZING
SIDE B
1. LIQUID DAYS (PART I)
2. OPEN THE KINGDOM
3. FORGETTING
Release Date: 27 September 2024
Format: LP Triple Vinyl
Label: Music On Vinyl Classical
£49.99
Release Date: 01 March 2024
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Music On Vinyl Classical
£32.99
Release Date: 26 January 2024
Format: Box Set Vinyl
Label: Music On Vinyl
£59.99
Release Date: 26 June 2023
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
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