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PHILIP GLASS / DAVID BOWIE / BRIAN ENO

Heroes Symphony

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Release date: March 16, 2015

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  • 180 gram audiophile vinyl + insert
  • PVC protection sleeve
  • Available on vinyl for the first time!

TRACKLIST

SIDE A
1. Heroes
2. Abdulmajid
3. Sense of Doubt
SIDE B
1. Sons of the Silent Age
2. Neuköln
3. V2 Schneider

DETAILS

  • Release date: 16-03-2015
  • Original Release Year: 1996
  • Units: 1 LP
  • Sleeve: 3mm
  • Grams: 180g
  • Genre: Classical
  • Carrier: LP STANDARD
  • Barcode (EAN): 0028948219384
  • Catalogue number: MOVCL015

DESCRIPTION

Heroes Symphony is a symphony (also known as Symphony No. 4 "Heroes") composed by American composer Philip Glass in 1996 based on the album "Heroes" by David Bowie. Glass also based his earlier Low Symphony [MOVCL009] on the David Bowie album, Low. The symphony is scored for 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 3 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, percussion, harp, piano, celesta and strings. The album includes the "Heroes" Symphony performed by American Composers Orchestra directed by Michael Riesman and conducted by Dennis Russell Davies. Like Low before it, Heroes was one of David Bowie's most experimental and avant-garde records, so it made sense that Philip Glass would follow the Low Symphony with the "Heroes" Symphony, adapting Bowie and Brian Eno's original, minimalistic synthesized sketches for full orchestra. Surprisingly, Glass' arrangements and orchestrations emphasize the icy allure of the original compositions, and the shimmering, glassy textures sound coldly beautiful. It's an intriguing listen throughout. 180 gram audiophile vinyl + insert From the music of David Bowie & Brian Eno PVC protection sleeve First pressing of 1000 copies on white vinylAvailable on black vinyl Available on vinyl for the first time!

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To sum up, it can indeed differ slightly from the picture on our website, but it also means you have a true one of a kind, very rare copy!

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