Philip Glass – Akhnaten

Philip Glass

Philip Glass –Akhnaten

1987

Version Information

Label
CBS
Catalog number
M2K 42457
Original year
1987
Version year
1987
Region
US
Format

2 x CD
Album

1 x Box Set

Version 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.

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

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