Philip Glass: Book of Longing - Philip Glass

Philip Glass: Book of Longing

Philip Glass

  • Genre: Classical
  • Release Date: 2007-10-16
  • Explicitness: notExplicit
  • Country: USA
  • Track Count: 22

  • ℗ 2007 Orange Mountain Music
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Tracks

Title Artist Time
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Book of Longing: Prologue - I 3:09 USD 0.99
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Book of Longing: I Came Down f 2:58 USD 0.99
3
Book of Longing: A Sip of Wine 8:40 USD 0.99
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Book of Longing: Want to Fly 2:09 USD 0.99
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Book of Longing: The Light Cam 4:10 USD 0.99
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Book of Longing: Puppet Time 2:38 USD 0.99
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Book of Longing: G-d Opened My 2:35 USD 0.99
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Book of Longing: You Go Your W 0:07 USD 0.99
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Book of Longing: I Was Doing S 4:19 USD 0.99
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Book of Longing: Not a Jew 3:02 USD 0.99
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Book of Longing: How Much I Lo 3:52 USD 0.99
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Book of Longing: Babylon 5:46 USD 0.99
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Book of Longing: I Enjoyed the 1:49 USD 0.99
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Book of Longing: This Morning 5:15 USD 0.99
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Book of Longing: I Want to Lov 5:56 USD 0.99
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Book of Longing: Don't Have th 2:44 USD 0.99
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Book of Longing: The Night of 5:09 USD 0.99
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Book of Longing: Mother Mother 3:44 USD 0.99
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Book of Longing: You Came to M 10:27 USD Album Only
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Book of Longing: I Am Now Able 3:20 USD 0.99
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Book of Longing: Roshi's Very 2:38 USD 0.99
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Book of Longing: Epilogue - Me 3:54 USD 0.99
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Reviews

  • Beautiful and Amazing
    5
    By pbrie
    I saw the second performance ever of this at the Spoleto USA Festival last summer. The music is simply amazing. I have never seen or heard anything like it before and probably never will again. The music is so moving that it actually took my breath away--I literally had to gasp for air. Hearing it again is like hearing it again for the first time. Everyone should experience the majesty of Philip Glass and Leonard Cohen.
  • really?
    1
    By gonzo84d
    really? five stars? have you listened to "Puppet Time"? It belongs in a Christopher Guest movie, and this is coming from a fan of both Glass and Cohen.
  • A Masterpiece!
    5
    By reviewer034
    I was lucky enough to see this performed live in concert. This is the best concert I have ever seen and should not even be deemed a concert, but performance art. I was thrilled to download the piece, as it takes me right back to listening to the live performance. Excellent! It is definitely Philip Glass in all his glory. I Can't Make the Mountain is chilling to the core, there is more variety in this collection then many other by Mr. Glass.
  • Superb - and I expected to hate it...
    5
    By Baltiquatious
    Saw this piece performed on a whim at the Barbican in London. I have not been so moved by a concert in years. I was never much of a Leonard Cohen fan, and have always found Glass's dramatic work inconsistent. This piece simply blew me away. A sometimes tender, sometimes powerful treatment of images that resonate on a deeply human level. Cohen's texts have a forwardness and a simplistic quality that is so enriched by Glass's subtle musical inflections that it is hard to imagine a better collaborator for either artist. Unforgettable. Unfortnately, this recording leaves a bit to be desired (cello mic placed too close, vocal performances not as good as those in London), and the instrumental arrangements are different from what I heard as well - the percussion in this version is more elaborate, and often distracting as a result. Also the microtonal gong in this version interrupts the texture in a way that does not seem fitting. One listens for a few minutes, though, and the brilliance of the composition overwhelms the technical gripes - always a good sign. I hope a DVD will be released, since the physical performances and the projected images add an essential element. Either way, a must-hear.
  • simply remarkable
    5
    By greenfusefilms
    from the rare depth and emotion of Glass and L Cohen. this is something so moving. . . . so entirely and wholly moving.