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Philip Glass - The Photographer (1983) Reissue 2003

Posted By: Designol

Date: 24 Jan 2024 18:47:25

The Photographer is a three-part mixed media performance accompanied by music (also sometimes referred to as a chamber opera) by composer Philip Glass. The libretto is based on the life and homicide trial of 19th-century American photographer Eadweard Muybridge. Commissioned by the Holland Festival, the opera was first performed in 1982 at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam.

Composing the music for a theater piece revolving around the life and work of photographer Eadweard Muybridge must have seemed a natural fit for Philip Glass, as Muybridge's stop action studies of people and animals in motion have a clear visual analogy in Glass repeating musical cells. Scored for his ensemble accompanied by a chamber orchestra, The Photographer is one of the works bridging the gap between his earlier compositions up through Einstein on the Beach and his later pieces for more traditional instrumentation. The unusual feature here is the presence of violinist Paul Zukofsky in what amounts to a soloist's role, his sawing lines often reminding one incongruously of a hoe-down. While the opening vocal version of "Act I" has an almost too precious and dainty feel, the remainder of the album chugs along at a robust pace familiar to fans of Glass' music. When the final section bursts to life after a lengthy prologue, the brass sputtering, the bass lines percolating, one can hardly fail to admire his ability to excite an audience on a visceral level, even as one feels slightly guilty at the ease with which one has been manipulated.

Review by Brian Olewnick, Allmusic.com

Philip Glass at Allmusic
Philip Glass at Wiki

Performers:

Paul Zukofsky: Solo violin, Act II;
Jack Kripl: Flute, soprano/alto/baritone saxophones;
Michael Riesman: Keyboards, piano, bass synthesizer;
Philip Glass: Electric organ.
Trumpets: Lew Soloff; Ed Carroll.
Trombones: Jim Pugh; Alan Raph.
French horns: Bob Carlisle; Ron Sell.
Strings: Marin Alsop, concertmaster; Jeanne Ingraham;
Carol Pool; Lew Eley; Jill Jaffe; Maureen Gallagher;
Judy Geist; Ted Israel.
Chorus: Adrienne Albert; Betty Baisch, Mary Sue Berry; Rose Mane Jun;
Dora Ohrenstein, lead vocal "A Gentleman's Honor";
Maeretha Stewart; Marlene VerPlanck.

Tracklist:

01. ACT I: 'A Gentleman's Honor' (vocal) (03:17)
02. ACT II (16:24)
03. 'A Gentlemans Honor' (instrumental) (03:22)
04. ACT III (19:18)

EAC log

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EAC extraction logfile from 4. May 2009, 1:59

Philip Glass / The Photographer

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DR log

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log date: 2015-10-28 16:33:29

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