Philip Glass – 1987 - Akhnaten(2CD)(Contemporary,Minimal)(ArsNova)
Philip Glass – 1987 - Akhnaten(2CD)(Contemporary,Minimal)(ArsNova)
Act I: Year 1 Of Akhnaten's Reign. Thebes
1-1 Prelude: Refrain, Verse 1, Verse 2 10:44
1-2 Prelude: Verse 3 0:40
1-3 Scene 1: Funeral Of Amenhotep III 9:00
1-4 Scene 2: The Coronation Of Akhnaten 17:14
1-5 Scene 3: The Window Of Appearances 9:12
Act II: Year 5 To 15. Thebes And Akhenaten
1-6 Scene 1: The Temple 12:47
1-7 Scene 2: Akhnaten & Nefertiti 10:11
2-1 Scene 3: The City. Dance (Beginning) 2:30
2-2 Scene 3: The City. Dance (Conclusion) 5:10
2-3 Scene 4: Hymn 13:44
Act III: Year 17 And The Present. Akhenaten
2-4 Scene 1: The Family 11:45
2-5 Scene 2: Attack & Fall 7:43
2-6 Scene 3: The Ruins 7:29
2-7 Scene 4: Epilogue 10:37
Licensed From – РАО
Choir – The Stuttgart State Opera Chorus*
Chorus Master – Ulrich Eistert
Composed By – Philip Glass
Conductor – Dennis Russell Davies
Conductor [Assistant] – Anton Zapf
Engineer – Carlos Albrecht, Johannes Wohlleben, Martin Wieland
Engineer [Nyc] – Don Christensen, Miles Green
Orchestra – The Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra
Producer – Kurt Munkacsi, Michael Riesman
Voice [Akhnaten] – Paul Esswood
Voice [Amon High Priest] – Helmut Holzapfel
Voice [Aye] – Cornelius Hauptmann
Voice [Horemhab] – Tero Hannula
Voice [Neferetiti] – Milagro Vargas
Voice [Queen Tyre] – Melinda Liebermann
Voice [Scribe] – David Warrilow
Voice [The Daughters Of Akhnaten] – Angelika Schwarz, Christina Wächtler, Geraldine Rose, Lynne Wilhelm-Könige, Maria Koupilová-Ticha, Victoria Schneider
Written-By [Libretto Assistance] – Richard Riddell, Robert Israel, Shalom Goldman
Written-By [Libretto] – Philip Glass
An opera in three acts for orchestra, chorus and soloists. Music composed by Philip Glass. Libretto by Philip Glass in association with Shalom Goldman, Robert Israel and Richard Riddell. Vocal text drawn from original sources by Shalom Goldman.
Recorded at Karlshohe Church & Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Packaged in a double jewel case with 4-page booklet.