Philip Glass / Robert Wilson "Einstein On The Beach" 1979 NM/MINT Vinyl Box-Set
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Description
Philip Glass / Robert Wilson – Einstein On The Beach
Stock Image Label: Tomato – TOM-4-2901 Format: 4 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Box Set Country: US Released: 1979 Genre: Classical Style: Contemporary, OperaTracklist
Hide Credits A1 Knee Play 1 A2 Act I, Scene 1: Train B Act I, Scene 2: Trial C1 Knee Play 2 C2 Act II, Scene 1: Dance 1 (Field With Spaceship) D1 Act II, Scene 2: Night Train D2 Knee Play 3 E Act III, Scene 1: Trial/Prison F1 Act III, Scene 2: Dance 2 (Field With Spaceship) F2 Knee Play 4 Bass Vocals [Small Chorus] – Sean Barker Tenor Vocals [Small Chorus] – Phillip Gavin Smith Bass Vocals [Small Chorus] – Sean Barker Tenor Vocals [Small Chorus] – Phillip Gavin Smith G1 Act IV, Scene 1: Building/Train G2 Act IV, Scene 2: Bed H1 Act IV, Scene 3: Spaceship H2 Knee Play 5Condition Description & Other Information
## 'Einstein On The Beach' was praised by The Washington Post as "one of the seminal artworks of the century"!! Phillip Glass is Beyond famous in his field... & in my own words, "he was adored by David Bowie & Brian Eno, & his music transcends the Progressive Rock Genre & takes it to another place hitherto unimagined!" Henry Butler Copyright 2024 (tada) ##
Parts 1 and 2 of Another Look at Harmony were included in a collaboration with Robert Wilson, a piece of musical theater later designated by Glass as the first opera of his portrait opera trilogy: Einstein on the Beach. Composed in spring to fall of 1975 in close collaboration with Wilson, Glass's first opera was first premiered in summer 1976 at the Festival d'Avignon, and in November of the same year to a mixed and partly enthusiastic reaction from the audience at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Scored for the Philip Glass Ensemble, solo violin, chorus, and featuring actors (reciting texts by Christopher Knowles, Lucinda Childs and Samuel M. Johnson), Glass's and Wilson's essentially plotless opera was conceived as a "metaphorical look at Albert Einstein: scientist, humanist, amateur musician—and the man whose theories ... led to the splitting of the atom", evoking nuclear holocaust in the climactic scene, as critic Tim Page pointed out. As with Another Look at Harmony, "Einstein added a new functional harmony that set it apart from the early conceptual works". Composer Tom Johnson came to the same conclusion, comparing the solo violin music to Johann Sebastian Bach, and the "organ figures ... to those Alberti basses Mozart loved so much. The piece was praised by The Washington Post as "one of the seminal artworks of the century".
Condition Report
All 4 x Vinyl LP's are described as Near Mint to Mint & almost certainly Unplayed. No signs of play. A couple of the Vinyl's have 1 to 2 faint feathery sleeve marks but not from play. No spindle marks. The Vinyl has retained nearly all of its rich waxy lustre. The Inner Protective Sleeves are original & Amazingly Beautiful, & I have described as Excellent. The 24 x Page Inner Booklet is described as Near Mint & looks as if it's never been opened prior to my photos... just a couple of extremely tiny spots of foxing. The Box itself is in great shape & I have described as VG+. There is some visible edge/spine & corner-wear. There are some fine cracks to its spine & edges with associated wrinkles. A couple of small corner tears. There are colour as well as outer paper losses to front & back as well as edges & spine. There are some areas of foxing to the inner parts of the box. Couple of stains here & there. Please see attached photos...
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