Book of Longing CD available on iTunes; street date Dec 11

[tomsakic]

http://philipglass.typepad.com/glass_no ... f-lon.html

[tomsakic]

Also: http://www.philipglass.com/music/record ... onging.php

Book of Longing
A Song Cycle based on the Poetry and Artwork of Leonard Cohen
(2007)

95'

Music by Philip Glass
Philip Glass/Leonard Cohen

CATALOG:
Orange Mountain Music OMM0043

TRACKS:

DISC 1
1. Prologue - I Can't Make The Hills 3:09
2. I Came Down from the Mountain 2:58
3. A Sip of Wine 8:41
4. Want to Fly 2:09
5. The Light Came Through the Window 4:10
6. Puppet Time 2:38
7. G-d Opened My Eyes 2:35
8. You Go Your Way 0:07
9. I Was Doing Something 4:19
10. Not a Jew 3:02
11. How Much I Love You 3:52
12. Babylon 5:46
13. I Enjoyed the Laughter 1:49

DISC 2
1. This Morning I Woke Up Again 5:15
2. I Want To Love You Now 5:57
3. Don't Have The Proof 2:44
4. The Night of Santiago 5:09
5. Mother Mother 3:44
6. You Came to Me 10:27
7. I Am Now Able 3:20
8. Roshi's Very Tired 2:38
9. Epilogue - Merely A Prayer 3:55


NOTES:
Leonard and I first began talking about a poetry and music collaboration more than six years ago. We met at that time in Los Angeles, and he had with him a manuscript that became the basis of the collection of poetry now published as the Book of Longing. In the course of an afternoon that stretched into the evening, he read virtually the whole book to me. I found the work intensely beautiful, personal, and inspiring. On the spot, I proposed an evening-length work of poetry, music, and image based on this work. Leonard liked my idea, and we agreed to begin. Now, six years later, our stars are in alignment, the book is published, and I have composed the music.

For me, this work is both a departure from past work and a fulfillment of an artistic dream.

-Philip Glass

CREDITS:
Philip Glass and Musicians
Michael Riesman, Music Director and Conductor

Leonard Cohen, spoken text
Dominique Plaisant, soprano
Tara Hugo, mezzo-soprano
Will Erat, tenor
Daniel Keeling, bass-baritone

Tim Fain, violin
Philip Glass, keyboard
Megan Marolf, oboe, english horn
Eleonore Oppenheim, double bass
Michael Riesman, conductor, keyboard
Mick Rossi, keyboard, percussion
Kate St. John, oboe, english horn
Andrew Sterman, flute, piccolo, saxophones, bass clarinet
Wendy Sutter, cello

[Maarten]

Tom,
Thanks for posting this. Can't wait to run to the store, I don't like those iTunes-downloads.... I want to hear ánd feel a cd!

Greetz,
Maarten

[tomsakic]

Why would anybody weant iTunes, when CD is so nice and with full texts in booklet and artworks... Looks really nice, I can't wait to put my hands on it (then I'll be able also to comment on Glass' music itself).

[Pete]

This is something I am so looking forward to!!!
No download for me.....it's got to be the tangible cd.

Is it being released on Dec 11th everywhere or only in some countries??

Pete

[tomsakic]

Publisher is Glass's own label Orange Mountain Music, so it depends on Glass' connections' to each market, I guess. Amazon release date is November 27 - http://www.amazon.com/Glass-Book-Longin ... 032&sr=8-3. The label is at http://www.orangemountainmusic.com, and it says it has world distribution by Harmonia Mundi, which is one of most available and famous distributors for classical music (http://www.orangemountainmusic.com/Distributors.htm). But anyhow, many of Glass' CDs they have on site I saw even in my country, so I guess they're reaching wide market thru Harmonia Mundi (Glass is *very* famous, after all.)