Philip Glass: The Concerto Project, Vol. 1 (2004)

The lush harmonies and rhapsodic lyricism of Philip Glass' mature works may attract many listeners, especially those who enjoy his warm, neo-Romantic music more than his hard-edged, minimalist pieces of the 1970s. Both the Concerto for cello and orchestra and the Concerto Fantasy for two tympanists and orchestra offer grand ideas in their expansive forms, and the music in both works is passionate and sweeping. However, a murkiness hovers over these performances on CD, and the cause of this may be assigned variously to the ... Read More

The lush harmonies and rhapsodic lyricism of Philip Glass' mature works may attract many listeners, especially those who enjoy his warm, neo-Romantic music more than his hard-edged, minimalist pieces of the 1970s. Both the Concerto for cello and orchestra and the Concerto Fantasy for two tympanists and orchestra offer grand ideas in their expansive forms, and the music in both works is passionate and sweeping. However, a murkiness hovers over these performances on CD, and the cause of this may be assigned variously to the participants. Glass himself deserves a portion for his over-rich orchestration, in which the instrumental choirs are often layered, bass lines are heavily thickened, and precious little room is left in the middle for his soloists to resonate. Julian Lloyd Webber's cello is practically absorbed in the wall of sound, and his lack of an edge makes his part even harder to make out. The dual tympani parts of Evelyn Glennie and Jonathan Haas are difficult to distinguish from the orchestral... Read Less

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