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Glass Box: A Nonesuch Retrospective
Album · Compilation

Glass Box: A Nonesuch Retrospective

Released 2008102 tracks · 718:52EnglishNonesuch

Tracks

#TitleSung by
1.1Music in Contrary MotionPhilip Glass15:33
1.2Music with Changing Parts (edited)Dickie Landry, Robert Prado, Jon Gibson, Barbara Benary45:39
1.3Music in Similar MotionPhilip Glass17:12
2.1Music in Twelve Parts: Part VIIPhilip Glass19:58
2.2Music in Twelve Parts: Part VIIIPhilip Glass18:18
2.3Music in Twelve Parts: Part IXPhilip Glass12:14
2.4Music in Twelve Parts: Part XPhilip Glass17:11
3.1Einstein on the Beach: Knee Play 1Gregory Purnhagen, Lisa Bielawa, Jeffrey Johnson, Katie Geissinger, Peter Stewart, Kristin Norderval, Michele Eaton, Eric W. Lamp, Marion Beckenstein, Margo Gezairlian Grib, Jeff Kensmoe, Elsa Higby, John Koch8:05
3.2Einstein on the Beach: Train 1 (edited)Philip Glass13:45
3.3Einstein on the Beach: Knee Play 2Gregory Purnhagen, Lisa Bielawa, Jeffrey Johnson, Katie Geissinger, Peter Stewart, Kristin Norderval, Michele Eaton, Eric W. Lamp, Marion Beckenstein, Margo Gezairlian Grib, Jeff Kensmoe, Elsa Higby, John Koch6:09
3.4Einstein on the Beach: Knee Play 3Gregory Purnhagen, Lisa Bielawa, Jeffrey Johnson, Katie Geissinger, Peter Stewart, Kristin Norderval, Michele Eaton, Eric W. Lamp, Marion Beckenstein, Margo Gezairlian Grib, Jeff Kensmoe, Elsa Higby, John Koch6:30
3.5Einstein on the Beach: Trial 2/Prison: "Prematurely Airconditioned Supermarket" (edited)Gregory Purnhagen, Lisa Bielawa, Jeffrey Johnson, Katie Geissinger, Peter Stewart, Kristin Norderval, Michele Eaton, Eric W. Lamp, Marion Beckenstein, Margo Gezairlian Grib, Jeff Kensmoe, Elsa Higby, John Koch12:20
3.6Einstein on the Beach: Knee Play 4Gregory Purnhagen, Lisa Bielawa, Jeffrey Johnson, Katie Geissinger, Peter Stewart, Kristin Norderval, Michele Eaton, Eric W. Lamp, Marion Beckenstein, Margo Gezairlian Grib, Jeff Kensmoe, Elsa Higby, John Koch7:07
3.7Einstein on the Beach: Bed/PreludeGregory Purnhagen, Lisa Bielawa, Jeffrey Johnson, Katie Geissinger, Peter Stewart, Kristin Norderval, Michele Eaton, Eric W. Lamp, Marion Beckenstein, Margo Gezairlian Grib, Jeff Kensmoe, Elsa Higby, John Koch4:23
3.8Einstein on the Beach: SpaceshipGregory Purnhagen, Lisa Bielawa, Jeffrey Johnson, Katie Geissinger, Peter Stewart, Kristin Norderval, Michele Eaton, Eric W. Lamp, Marion Beckenstein, Margo Gezairlian Grib, Jeff Kensmoe, Elsa Higby, John Koch12:51
3.9Einstein on the Beach: Knee Play 5Gregory Purnhagen, Lisa Bielawa, Jeffrey Johnson, Katie Geissinger, Peter Stewart, Kristin Norderval, Michele Eaton, Eric W. Lamp, Marion Beckenstein, Margo Gezairlian Grib, Jeff Kensmoe, Elsa Higby, John Koch8:05
4.1Glassworks: I. OpeningPhilip Glass6:12
4.2Glassworks: V. FaçadesPhilip Glass7:18
4.3Glassworks: II. FloePhilip Glass8:44
4.4Glassworks: VI. ClosingPhilip Glass5:17
4.5Étoile Polaire: Étoile PolaireJoan La Barbara, Gene Rickard2:39
4.6Étoile Polaire: River RunJoan La Barbara, Gene Rickard1:54
4.7Étoile Polaire: Are Years What? (for Marianne Moore)Philip Glass4:03
4.8Étoile Polaire: Ange des OragesPhilip Glass3:48
4.9Étoile Polaire: AvePhilip Glass4:46
4.10Étoile Polaire: MontagePhilip Glass2:29
4.11Dressed Like an Egg: Part IVPhilip Glass3:13
4.12Dressed Like an Egg: Part VPhilip Glass1:35
4.13Mad Rush for OrganPhilip Glass16:14
5.1Satyagraha: Act I "Tolstoy", Scene 1: The Kuru Field of JusticeNew York City Opera Chorus18:46
5.2Satyagraha: Act I "Tolstoy", Scene 2: Tolstoy Farm (1910)New York City Opera Chorus11:03
5.3Satyagraha: Act II "Tagore", Scene 1: Confrontation and RescueNew York City Opera Chorus14:45
5.4Satyagraha: Act II "Tagore", Scene 3: Protest (1908)New York City Opera Chorus15:16
5.5Satyagraha: Act III "King", Scene 1: Newcastle March (1913) - Part 3: Evening SongNew York City Opera Chorus8:23
6.1Koyaanisqatsi: KoyaanisqatsiAlbert de Ruiter3:26
6.2Koyaanisqatsi: OrganicAlbert de Ruiter7:47
6.3Koyaanisqatsi: CloudscapePhilip Glass4:32
6.4Koyaanisqatsi: ResourcePhilip Glass6:39
6.5Koyaanisqatsi: VesselsThe Western Wind Vocal Ensemble8:02
6.6Koyaanisqatsi: The GridThe Western Wind Vocal Ensemble21:20
6.7Powaqqatsi: Serra PeladaPhilip Glass5:04
6.8Powaqqatsi: Train to São PauloPhilip Glass3:06
6.9Powaqqatsi: Video DreamPhilip Glass2:15
6.10Powaqqatsi: New Cities in Ancient Lands, ChinaPhilip Glass2:48
6.11Powaqqatsi: New Cities in Ancient Lands, AfricaPhilip Glass2:56
6.12Powaqqatsi: New Cities in Ancient Lands, IndiaPhilip Glass4:42
6.13Powaqqatsi: Mr Suso #2 With ReflectionPhilip Glass1:15
6.14Powaqqatsi: PowaqqatsiPhilip Glass4:36
7.1String Quartet no. 2 "Company": IPhilip Glass2:11
7.2String Quartet no. 2 "Company": IIPhilip Glass1:36
7.3String Quartet no. 2 "Company": IIIPhilip Glass1:33
7.4String Quartet no. 2 "Company": IVPhilip Glass2:07
7.5Étude for Piano no. 2Philip Glass4:53
7.6Étude for Piano no. 9Philip Glass3:36
7.7String Quartet no. 5: IPhilip Glass1:11
7.8String Quartet no. 5: IIPhilip Glass2:59
7.9String Quartet no. 5: IIIPhilip Glass5:28
7.10String Quartet no. 5: IVPhilip Glass4:38
7.11String Quartet no. 5: VPhilip Glass7:41
7.12Étude for Piano no. 5Philip Glass5:45
7.13Étude for Piano no. 3Philip Glass4:57
7.14String Quartet no. 4 "Buczak": IPhilip Glass7:57
7.15String Quartet no. 4 "Buczak": IIPhilip Glass6:21
7.16String Quartet no. 4 "Buczak": IIIPhilip Glass8:42
8.1The Civil warS: a tree is best measured when it is down, Act V "The Rome Section": ProloguePhilip Glass18:51
8.2Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #3: From "Iron Horse"Allen Ginsberg, Mary Ann Hart, Gregory Purnhagen, Elizabeth Futral, Nathaniel Watson, Richard Fracker, Michele Eaton2:54
8.3Hydrogen Jukebox : Song #2: "Jaweh and Allah Battle"Allen Ginsberg, Mary Ann Hart, Gregory Purnhagen, Elizabeth Futral, Nathaniel Watson, Richard Fracker, Michele Eaton3:39
8.4Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #11: From "The Green Automobile"Mary Ann Hart, Gregory Purnhagen, Elizabeth Futral, Nathaniel Watson, Richard Fracker, Michele Eaton6:04
8.5Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #9: From "Nagasaki Days (Numbers in Red Notebook)"Allen Ginsberg0:40
8.6Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #10: "Aunt Rose"Mary Ann Hart, Gregory Purnhagen, Elizabeth Futral, Richard Fracker, Michele Eaton4:58
8.7Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #6: From "Wichita Vortex Sutra"Allen Ginsberg7:48
8.8Symphony no. 5 "Requiem, Bardo, Nirmanakaya": VII. Suffering (edited)Philip Glass5:03
8.9Akhnaten, Act I "Year 1 of Akhnaten's Reign - Thebes", Scene 1: Funeral of Amenhotep IIIThe Stuttgart State Opera Chorus9:02
8.10Akhnaten, Act I "Year 1 of Akhnaten's Reign - Thebes", Scene 3: The Window of Appearances (edited)Paul Esswood, Stuttgart State Opera Chorus, Milagro Vargas4:24
8.11Akhnaten, Act III "Year 17 and the Present - Akhnaten" , Scene 4: EpiloguePaul Esswood, Milagro Vargas, Melinda Liebermann10:37
9.1Symphony no. 3: Movement IPhilip Glass4:37
9.2Symphony no. 3: Movement IIPhilip Glass6:15
9.3Symphony no. 3: Movement IIIPhilip Glass10:07
9.4Symphony no. 3: Movement IVPhilip Glass3:29
9.5Symphony no. 8: Movement IPhilip Glass19:27
9.6Symphony no. 8: Movement IIPhilip Glass12:18
9.7Symphony no. 8: Movement IIIPhilip Glass6:57
10.1Mishima: OpeningPhilip Glass2:46
10.2Mishima: November 25: MorningPhilip Glass4:12
10.3Mishima: ClosingPhilip Glass3:00
10.4The Secret Agent: The First MeridianPhilip Glass3:20
10.5The Secret Agent: Secret AgentPhilip Glass4:52
10.6Kundun: Sand MandalaPhilip Glass4:05
10.7Kundun: DistraughtPhilip Glass2:59
10.8Kundun: Lhasa at NightPhilip Glass1:59
10.9Kundun: Escape to IndiaPhilip Glass10:08
10.10Anima Mundi: Living WatersPhilip Glass3:52
10.11Anima Mundi: The WitnessPhilip Glass4:14
10.12La Belle et la Bête: OverturePhilip Glass3:33
10.13The Thin Blue Line: Houston SkylinePhilip Glass4:47
10.14Dracula: DraculaPhilip Glass1:11
10.15Dracula: The StormPhilip Glass1:32
10.16Dracula: Dr. Van Helsing and DraculaPhilip Glass2:27
10.17The Fog of War: The War to End All WarsPhilip Glass1:47
10.18Candyman: It Was Always You, HelenPhilip Glass3:11
10.19The Truman Show: Raising the SailPhilip Glass2:16
10.20The Hours: The Poet ActsPhilip Glass3:43

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Source: MusicBrainz release group 83be1ec9-c937-3fd4-ac87-7572e2ab1948 (CC0). Cover: Cover Art Archive.