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Portraits - Bruce Levingston | 
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| Creators: Philip Glass, Olivier Messiaen, Maurice Ravel, Erik Satie, Bruce Levingston
Label: Orange Mountain Music
Category: Music
List Price: $17.99
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 201788
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 801837002522
EAN: 0801837002522
ASIN: B000EQIEJ4
Release Date: February 28, 2006
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| Tracks:
| • | Movement I | | • | Movement II | | • | La vallee des cloches | | • | Alborada del gracioso | | • | L'echange | | • | Regard de la Vierge | | • | L'Alouette Lulu | | • | Sarabande No. 2 | | • | Gynossienne No. 4 | | • | Gymnopedie No. 1 |
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Product Description
Philip Glass A Musical Portrait of Chuck Close is the culmination of many years of friendship between two of the most important artists of our time. Pianist Bruce Levingston s performance serves as a tribute to the profound influences Philip Glass and Chuck Close have had upon one another s work. Since meeting in the 1960 s in the Soho Artists community in New York, Close has continually created portraits of Glass. The piece, written for solo piano, is a depiction of the spirit of Close and a tribute to the integrity his process of creating art. This recording also showcases musical portraits by three French masters, Ravel, Messiaen, and Satie, whose work s influenced generations of composers and which are played with rich delicacy and Mr. Levingston s graceful touch.
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| Customer Reviews:
A Musical Portrait of Beauty March 24, 2006
R. Guerin (Brooklyn, NY)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
This new piece by Glass, performed lushly by Levingston, is simply stunning. There's is enough of the conventional Glass "sound" in the piece to make any fan happy, however, this piece presents something new. Glass has connsistently experimented with new sounds in his symphonies, operas, piano work and film scores. In this piece, a refined beauty and innovation strikes you almost immediately. Truly wonderful.
What Further enhances the experiences are the other musical portraits on the disc. From the lovely serious playfulness of the Ravel, so the inventiveness of the Messiaen, to the somber richness from the father of Minimalism Erik Satie, Levingston plays it all with the touch of a master and the grace of an artist decicated to every note of this music. Fantastic.
lyrical piano virtuousity March 23, 2006
lilt (nyc usa)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
the glass-close portrait is achingly beautifully played. a discrete and warm miracle
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