{"product_id":"philip-glass-dancepieces-mov","title":"Philip Glass — Dancepieces [Vinyl LP · 180g]","description":"\u003c!--StartFragment--\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePhilip Glass — Dancepieces [Vinyl LP · 180g]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl LP, Album Reissue, 180g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e MOVCL054\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8719262014305\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Classical \/ Minimalism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Music On Vinyl \/ Sony Classical\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1987\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180g audiophile LP reissue on Music On Vinyl, pressed at Record Industry in the Netherlands (2020)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New \u0026amp; Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDancepieces\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of Philip Glass's work for the dance stage, released by CBS Masterworks in 1987 and drawing on two major collaborations: the music Glass wrote for Twyla Tharp's \u003cem\u003eIn The Upper Room\u003c\/em\u003e and three \"Glasspieces\" that sit around Jerome Robbins' New York City Ballet production \u003cem\u003eGlass Pieces\u003c\/em\u003e and the opera \u003cem\u003eAkhnaten\u003c\/em\u003e. It remains one of the most approachable entry points into Glass's catalogue, capturing the moment his music crossed fully from downtown minimalism into the classical and operatic mainstream.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide one holds the five \u003cem\u003eIn The Upper Room\u003c\/em\u003e dances — I, II, V, VIII and IX — all propulsive arpeggios, interlocking synth lines and stacked woodwinds. Side two presents the three \u003cem\u003eGlasspieces\u003c\/em\u003e: the patient block-chord \u003cstrong\u003eRubric\u003c\/strong\u003e, the cycling soprano-saxophone-over-strings of \u003cstrong\u003eFacades\u003c\/strong\u003e (one of Glass's most widely recognised pieces), and the \u003cstrong\u003eFuneral\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cem\u003eAkhnaten\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Music On Vinyl 180g LP reissue restores the album to vinyl in a high-quality pressing, released in 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A — In The Upper Room\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDance I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDance II\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDance V\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDance VIII\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDance IX\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B — Glasspieces\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlasspiece #1 (\"Rubric\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlasspiece #2 (\"Facades\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlasspiece #3 (\"Funeral\" from Akhnaten)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCredits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhilip Glass — Composer, Keyboards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhilip Glass Ensemble — Performers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMichael Riesman — Conductor, Music Director\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Beal — Bass (In The Upper Room)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFred Zlotkin, Seymour Barab, John Abramowitz — Cello (Glasspieces)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChoreography: Jerome Robbins, Twyla Tharp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecorded at The Living Room and Greene St. Recording; mastered at Masterdisk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginally released on CBS Masterworks, 1987\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g LP reissue on Music On Vinyl \/ Sony Classical (2020)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!--EndFragment--\u003e","brand":"Philip Glass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57800873476483,"sku":"MOVCL054","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/files\/philip-glass-dancepieces-MOVCL054.webp?v=1776433876","url":"https:\/\/vikingrecords.co.uk\/products\/philip-glass-dancepieces-mov","provider":"Viking Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}