Philip Glass : Symphony No. 8

By Philip Glass; Bruckner Orchester Linz, Philip Glass, Dennis Russell Davies, Bruckner Orchester Linz

Orange Mountain Music, 2006, Audio CD

Tracks Information

Movement I
Movement II
Movement III

Product Details

Title: Philip Glass : Symphony No. 8
Sales Rank: 45973 in Music
Artist: Philip Glass; Bruckner Orchester Linz
Creator: Philip Glass, Dennis Russell Davies, Bruckner Orchester Linz
Label: Orange Mountain Music, 2006-03-15, Audio CD, 1 Disc
Format: Import
Package Dimensions: 5.55 x 4.97 x 0.54 inches, 0.18 pounds

Customer Reviews

Beautiful, exhilarating music: Okay, I'm going to reveal myself to be no expert, which is why I'm writing the review.
My area is the visual arts, so of course I've been hearing about Philip Glass and his music since I guess the 70's. I did not/do not especially like either minimalist art or minimalist music, even though I understand what it's about. I have a certain… More reviews

Hearing the Third Movement: It took many hearings before I could engage emotionally with Glass's Symphony No. 8. That happened in Movement III -- a slow, quiet little thing of only seven minutes. This movement does not call attention to itself, and I had at first mistaken it as just a gentle conclusion to the symphony rather than its most profound statement. Now I see the first and second… More reviews

Like Bernard Herrmann's best, music for driving rain.: This delicious music presented me with an unusual joy- a disc that stayed in my car cd player for several days of repeated play. I'm no musicologist so I can't describe how this music works but can rather tell you that it brought me a great deal of delight. Like Bernard Herrmann's music for "Marnie" it can be listened to closely, felt deeply or left to play in the background.… More reviews

beautiful: I love Glass' music and this Symphony is Glass at his best: nothing else needs to be said. More reviews

Philip Glass sucks: Yet another dull, recycled symphony from Glass. Why doesn't he do what he does best .... the minimalist keyboard and small ensemble pieces that made him famous in the first place. Glass has gone astray and alienated his original fans. Glass symphonies suck. Other Glass fans may not want to admit this, but I am just being… More reviews