Glass: Music in Twelve Parts

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Artist: Philip Glass
Composer: Philip Glass
Conductor: Philip Glass
Performer: Philip Glass
Orchestra: Philip Glass Ensemble
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Import
CD Release Date: 2008-07-21
Music Label: Orange Mountain Music
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Part 1
  2. Part 2
  3. Part 3
Music CD 2
  1. Part 4
  2. Part 5
  3. Part 6
Music CD 3
  1. Part 7
  2. Part 8
  3. Part 9
Music CD 4
  1. Part 10
  2. Part 11
  3. Part 12

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Free Music Review: excellent version
Hit: 5 Stars

Now I have 3 different recordings of "Music in Twelve Parts". The work itself as a whole is huge, sprawling, monumental in scope, unfolding slowly and deliberately through all kinds of variations and formulations. To me it is akin to some huge, ecstatically delightful, Bach-like expanded auditory hallucination engine, captured and realized and notated and reproduced for us mere mortals, to experience merely at the push of the "Play" button. If you want to exercise all the "mental/perceptual muscles" involved in appreciating music, this is certainly one of the best ways to do it. You'll be amazed and delighted at what you discover -- in the music, and consequently in yourself as the listener/perceiver.

The original recording from the 1980's is taken at the fastest tempo of the 3, I think, which makes certain parts stand out (especially towards the end), but makes other parts less interesting (especially towards the beginning). I think the highest voices (not just the vocal line; the flute, sax etc. instrumental lines) are emphasized the most, in the original recording.

The Nonesuch version from the 1990's is slower than the 80's version, and is a slightly cleaner recording, so certain parts stand out (especially the beginning), DIFFERENT than the ones which stand out in the 80's version.

And now this newest live version is taken at the slowest tempo of all 3 recordings, and is live, so again, certain parts stand out, DIFFERENT than the ones which stand out in the other 2 earlier recordings. I think the middle voices (instrumental lines, I mean) are most prominent in this version.

Last week I went and listened to all 3 versions; I still like them all. This one in this review (the live one from 2008/2009) is certainly a worthy addition to the collection.

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