| Description |
3 audio discs (201 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
032040 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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digital recording |
| Note |
Elektra Nonesuch: 79323-2 (on outer container: 9 79323-2) |
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Opera in 4 acts; music and lyrics by Philip Glass; design and direction by Robert Wilson. |
| Performer |
Philip Glass Ensemble ; Michael Riesman, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded Jan.-June, 1993, Looking Glass Studios, New York City. |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
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Edition performed: Dunvagen Music. |
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Notes by the composer and Tim Page, libretto, and full credits ([84] p. : ill., music) included. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: Knee 1 (8:04) -- Train 1 (21:25) -- Trial 1: Entrance (5:42) - "Mr. Bojangles" (16:29) - "All men are equal" (4:30) -- Knee 2 (6:07). |
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Disc 2: Dance 1 (15:53) -- Night train (20:09) -- Knee 2 (6:30) --Trial 2/Prison: "Prematurely air conditioned supermarket" (12:17) - Ensemble (6:38) - "I feel the earth move" (4:08). |
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Disc 3: Dance 2 (19:58) -- Knee 4 (7:05) -- Building (10:21) -- Bed: Cadenza (1:53) - Prelude (4:23) - Aria (8:12) -- Spaceship (12:51) -- Knee 5 (8:04). |
| Credits |
Produced by Kurt Munkacsi and Michael Riesman. |
| Language |
Sung in English. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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| Subject |
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 -- Drama.
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Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 -- Théâtre. |
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Opéras. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Wilson, Robert, 1941-
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Riesman, Michael, conductor.
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Philip Glass Ensemble, performer.
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| Standard No. |
7559793232 |
| Music No. |
79323-2 Elektra Nonesuch |
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9 79323-2 Elektra Nonesuch |
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