Symphony No. 4 (Glass)

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Symphony No. 4
Studio album by Philip Glass
Released 1996
Recorded Looking Glass Studios, New York City, 1996
Genre Classical
Length 44:11
Label Point Music
Producer Kurt Munkacsi, Michael Riesman

"Heroes" Symphony is a symphony (also known as Symphony No. 4 "Heroes") composed by American composer Philip Glass in 1996 based on the album "Heroes" by David Bowie and Brian Eno. Glass also based his earlier Low Symphony on the David Bowie album, Low.

Contents

[edit] The symphony

The symphony is scored for 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 3 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, percussion, harp, piano, celesta and strings.

The symphony is in 6 movements:

  1. Heroes
  2. Abdulmajid
  3. Sense of Doubt
  4. Sons of the Silent Age
  5. Neuköln
  6. V2 Schneider

[edit] The album

The album "Heroes" Symphony includes only the "Heroes" Symphony performed by American Composers Orchestra directed by Michael Riesman and Dennis Russell Davies.

[edit] Track listing

  1. Heroes (5:53)
  2. Abdulmajid (8:53)
  3. Sense of Doubt (7:20)
  4. Sons of the Silent Age (8:18)
  5. Neuköln (6:41)
  6. V2 Schneider (6:48)

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