Philip Glass - Akhnaten
Label:
Catalog#:
M2K 42457
Format:
2 x CD, Album
Country:
US
Released:
1987
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Modern Classical,
Minimal
Tracklist
| Act I: Year 1 Of Akhnaten's Reign. Thebes | ||||
| 1-1 | Prelude: Refrain, Verse 1, Verse 2 | 10:44 | ||
| 1-2 | Prelude: Verse 3 | 0:40 | ||
| 1-3 | Scene 1: Funeral Of Amenhotep III | 9:00 | ||
| 1-4 | Scene 2: The Coronation Of Akhnaten | 17:14 | ||
| 1-5 | Scene 3: The Window Of Appearances | 9:12 | ||
| Act II: Year 5 To 15. Thebes And Akhenaten | ||||
| 1-6 | Scene 1: The Temple | 12:47 | ||
| 1-7 | Scene 2: Akhnaten & Nefertiti | 10:11 | ||
| 2-1 | Scene 3: The City. Dance (Beginning) | 2:30 | ||
| 2-2 | Scene 3: The City. Dance (Conclusion) | 5:10 | ||
| 2-3 | Scene 4: Hymn | 13:44 | ||
| Act III: Year 17 And The Present. Akhenaten | ||||
| 2-4 | Scene 1: The Family | 11:45 | ||
| 2-5 | Scene 2: Attack & Fall | 7:43 | ||
| 2-6 | Scene 3: The Ruins | 7:29 | ||
| 2-7 | Scene 4: Epilogue | 10:37 | ||
Credits
Choir -
Stuttgart State Opera Chorus, The
Chorus Master - Ulrich Eistert
Composed By - Philip Glass
Conductor - Dennis Russell Davies
Conductor [Assistant] - Anton Zapf
Engineer - Carlos Albrecht , Johannes Wohlleben , Martin Wieland
Engineer [Nyc] - Don Christensen , Miles Green
Orchestra - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra, The
Producer - Kurt Munkacsi , Michael Riesman
Voice [Akhnaten] - Paul Esswood
Voice [Amon High Priest] - Helmut Holzapfel
Voice [Aye] - Cornelius Hauptmann
Voice [Horemhab] - Tero Hannula
Voice [Neferetiti] - Milagro Vargas
Voice [Queen Tyre] - Melinda Liebermann
Voice [Scribe] - David Warrilow
Voice [The Daughters Of Akhnaten] - Angelika Schwarz , Christina Wächtler , Geraldine Rose , Lynne Wilhelm-Könige , Maria Koupilová-Ticha , Victoria Schneider
Written By [Libretto Assistance] - Richard Riddell , Robert Israel , Shalom Goldman
Written By [Libretto] - Philip Glass
Chorus Master - Ulrich Eistert
Composed By - Philip Glass
Conductor - Dennis Russell Davies
Conductor [Assistant] - Anton Zapf
Engineer - Carlos Albrecht , Johannes Wohlleben , Martin Wieland
Engineer [Nyc] - Don Christensen , Miles Green
Orchestra - Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra, The
Producer - Kurt Munkacsi , Michael Riesman
Voice [Akhnaten] - Paul Esswood
Voice [Amon High Priest] - Helmut Holzapfel
Voice [Aye] - Cornelius Hauptmann
Voice [Horemhab] - Tero Hannula
Voice [Neferetiti] - Milagro Vargas
Voice [Queen Tyre] - Melinda Liebermann
Voice [Scribe] - David Warrilow
Voice [The Daughters Of Akhnaten] - Angelika Schwarz , Christina Wächtler , Geraldine Rose , Lynne Wilhelm-Könige , Maria Koupilová-Ticha , Victoria Schneider
Written By [Libretto Assistance] - Richard Riddell , Robert Israel , Shalom Goldman
Written By [Libretto] - Philip Glass
Notes
An opera in three acts for orchestra, chorus and soloists. Music composed by Philip Glass. Libretto by Philip Glass in association with Shalom Goldman, Robert Israel and Richard Riddell. Vocal text drawn from original sources by Shalom Goldman.
Recorded at Karlshohe Church & Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Recorded at Karlshohe Church & Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
