Philip Glass – Lavinia Meijer: Metamorphosis; The Hours (2012)
Classical, Instrumental, Harp | SACD ISO: DSD64 2.0, DST64 5.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Artwork | 3.34 GB
Label: Channel Classics | Release Year: 2012
You can see what Philip Glass liked about the harp in his music. On one hand, it’s a close substitute for a piano, which is involved in the originals of all three of these transcriptions. The excerpts from The Hours (tracks 7-12) were transcribed from a piano version of the original Nicole Kidman film soundtrack score, and unsurprisingly Meijer said that of the three works, that one gave her the most trouble. But the harp is not equivalent to the piano in Glass’ textures. Instead, with its greater variety of sonorities and attacks, it adds a slight elaboration to Glass’ basic structures. And this is where the sound must have caught the composer’s attention: the kind of details Meijer adds to the music is the same as what Glass himself has added to his music over the years. The result is an unusually satisfying way to encounter the music of Philip Glass, even though he, unlike Arvo Pärt, has rarely been subject to transcription. Audiophiles may have their own reasons for acquiring this release; Channel Classics’ Super Audio recording (sampled here on a good conventional stereo) does an astonishingly good job in capturing the tonal subtleties of the harp.
Tracklist:
01.Opening Piece From Glassworks 06:17
02.Metamorphosis One: Moderate 06:31
03.Metamorphosis Two: Flowing 07:35
04.Metamorphosis Three: Moderately Fast 03:19
05.Metamorphosis Four: Flowing 06:48
06.Metamorphosis Five: Moderate 05:37
07.The Poet Acts 03:55
08.Something She Has to Do 03:00
09.I’m Going to Make a Cake 03:35
10.An Unwelcome Friend 04:19
11.Choosing Life 03:48
12.The Hours 07:12
SACD ISO
mqs.link_PhilipGlassLaviniaMeijerMetamrphsisTheHurs2012SACDIS.part1.rar
mqs.link_PhilipGlassLaviniaMeijerMetamrphsisTheHurs2012SACDIS.part2.rar
mqs.link_PhilipGlassLaviniaMeijerMetamrphsisTheHurs2012SACDIS.part3.rar
mqs.link_PhilipGlassLaviniaMeijerMetamrphsisTheHurs2012SACDIS.part4.rar