Symphony No. 6, Plutonian Ode
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Composer: Philip GlassConductor: Dennis Russell Davies
Orchestra: Bruckner Orchester Linz
Performer: Lauren Flanigan
Performer: Aleen Ginsberg
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2005-11-07
Music Label: Orange Mountain Music
Soundtracks:
- Movement I
- Movement II
- Movement III
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Free Music Review: Best of the Worst, perhaps?
Hit: 3 Stars
Let me make this short and sweet (since other reviewers have already espoused the pros and mostly cons of this piece):
This definitely is not a work which Glass will not be remembered for 10, 20, even 100 years from now when conservatories look back on the accomplishments of Philip Glass. At best, this symphony will serve as a footnote to some literary critic's discussion of Ginsberg's poem, "Plutonian Ode." While it's not Glass's worst composition to date, it definitely isn't a masterpiece; however, while it isn't a masterpiece, it isn't unlistenable. In fact, it's quite listenable -- at least, more listenable than Glass's other Ginsberg project, "Hydrogen Jukebox" -- and it's quite "user friendly," but it fails as a symphony in almost every way. Each successive movement sounds so similar to the previous movements prior that any flourishes of originality which Glass tries to incorporate here and there are totally lost. I actually found myself nodding off to sleep the first time I heard it...which is sad considering I truly love alot (in fact, most) of Glass's output.
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