Itaipu
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Composer: Philip GlassConductor: Robert Shaw
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording reissued
CD Release Date: 1993-06-29
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Itaipu: I. Mato Grosso
- Itaipu: II. The Lake
- Itaipu: III. The Dam
- Itaipu: IV. To The Sea
- The Canyon
Free Music Notes for Itaipu
Free Music Review: See, Glass can write choral works too!
Hit: 5 Stars
There are those who might scoff at Philip Glass trying to combine
Orffs' "Carmina Burana", Mahlers' "Resurrection" symphony, and
Elgars' "Dream of Gerontius", but Robert Shaw, the Atlanta Symphony and
Chorus show that yes, Glass can do it, and moreover, make it his own
in the process! The percussion battery is exploited to the fullest in
both "Itaipu" and "Canyon", but there is some interesting spotlighting
of other instruments concurrent with that. Although the text in "Itaipu"
is somewhat nontraditional and murky, the chorus shows no fear whatsoever
and really give it their all. Glass proves that great choral works are
not just for those who say "O Fortuna", "Urlicht", or "Jesu, Maria-I am
near to death."
Itaipu Poster
Itaipu (1989) is something of a cantata-cum-symphony-cum-oratorio with no clear text. Its topic is the world's largest hydroelectric dam, built on the Rarana River between Paraguay and Brazil, and the piece--in Glass's trademark punctuating minimalism--is filled with distinct South American instrumentation, particularly in the percussion. The music itself is noble, conjuring the human endeavor to build the five-mile-wide dam near the town of Itaipu. The Canyon (1988) is about no canyon in particular but tonally suggests the mystery of canyons in general. Both these compositions are among Glass's better works. --Paul CookClassical Music CDs
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