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Philip Glass; Steve Reich Music 4 Hands | 
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| Creators: Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Dennis Russell Davies, Maki Namekawa
Label: Orange Mountain Music
Category: Music
List Price: $17.99
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 225341
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 801837002225
EAN: 0801837002225
ASIN: B000BIT9XK
Release Date: October 11, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | Piano Phase | | • | Overture | | • | The bedroom | | • | Paul Sleepwalking | | • | Snow Falling in the Playground | | • | Elizabeth Choose a Career | | • | Death of the Twins/Finale |
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Album Description
The Orange Mountain Music release "Music 4 Hands" is a collection of new recordings on dual pianos performed by Dennis Russell Davies and Maki Namekawa. The compositions are "Six Scenes from Les Enfants Terribles" for two pianos based on the original opera by Philip Glass as well as a Steve Reich's "Piano Phase". "Music 4 Hands" debuts these new arrangements by Dennis Russell Davies and Maki Namekawa. Philip and Steve Reich were leaders of a new music revolution in New York City in the 1960 s and 70 s that included Terry Riley, Lamonte Young, and Meredith Monk. In the years since then their careers and music have greatly diverged, and it is rewarding to find a new record that celebrates them both. Maki Namekawa is one of the young musicians who is introducing new works into the mainstream of German concert activity. As a soloist and a chamber musician equally at home in classical music and contemporary repertoire, Ms. Namekawa appears regularly at major concert venues in Japan and Europe. Dennis Russell Davies is the chief conductor of the Bruckner Orchestra Linz and the Landestheater Linz, as well as chief conductor of the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. His range of activities include conductor, pianist, and chamber musician. All Davies' talents are characterized by a very broad repertoire ranging from Baroque to very modern, all with an intense commitment to the composers of our time.
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| Customer Reviews:
ADORE IT! April 22, 2006
Milan Simich
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I LOVE the opera recording, so I was afraid that the 2 piano arrangement might be a little too sparse...but I ADORE this version. All the inner voices of Glass' music are brought out and in the end, just like with the opera, I am very moved. Glass is a Romatic at heart, and this version like the opera recording shows it. .
Another Great CD February 1, 2006
R. Guerin (Brooklyn, NY)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I disagree with the previous reviewers comments in that there are NO STRINGS on this CD.
It features two seminal works by two important composers of our day: Philip Glass and Steve Reich.
This recording of Reich's Piano Phase is poignant! The performances are flawless and the recording is wonderful.
The transcription of a suite of instrumental music from Glass' LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES is wonderful. Davies and Namekawa, the pianists, have made an effective transcription of the original 3 piano-part Glass opera, to 2 piano/4 hand instrumental suite.
It's really wonderful, especially the Sleepwalking music.
Just FANTASTIC!
Glass on piano is always good November 27, 2005
roland (Idaho)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you like Philip Glass and the sound of pure piano then this recording is worth listening to - its that simple. Davies is a well known conductor and pianist in most classical music circles, and he plays with the central pianist in his own orchestra - so they both understand each other very well.
This makes the dual piano approach work out in the end, and Reichs piano phase gets the treatment it demands and frankly deserves.
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