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

Tracks

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

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.