Book of longing 2007 a song cycle based on the poetry and artwork of leonard cohen. I saw book of longing live when philip glass was in the netherlands for the philip glass festival, so i have special memories. Philip glass, leonard cohen team up in book of longing. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century. Book of longing a work by philip glass based on the poetry and images of leonard cohen. Philip glass has 39 books on goodreads with 7219 ratings. Book of longing, an album by philip glass on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. On june 1, 2007, at the luminato festival in toronto, ontario, composer philip glass premiered his song cycle based on book of longing, which is here given a twocd recording. A gem for both leonard cohen and philip glass admirers. Listen to book of longing in full in the spotify app. Philip glass is arguably the foremost living composer. Philip glass, born january 31, 1937, baltimore, maryland, u. Philip glass, leonard cohen team up in west coast premiere.
When you rate your music, the sites musicsocial recommender can recommend similar music and users with similar music taste. Find recording details and track inforamtion for book of longing, song cycle philip glass on allmusic. Check out book of longing by philip glass leonard cohen on amazon music. He is known for writing minimalist music glass has described himself instead as a composer of music with repetitive structures. Philip morris glass born january 31, 1937 is an american composer of modern music. Book of longing digipak by philip glass in may 2006, leonard cohen published his first collection of poetry in 22 years, book of longing, having previously used some of the material as songs on his most recent albums, ten new songs 2001 and dear heather 2004.
Cohen reminds us of his jewish identify throughout the book of longing, often in witty ways reminiscent of our sages. Orchestrating a collection of leonard cohens poetry, the twodisc release finds glass entwined in another of his popinspired compositions. Part chambermusic concert, part theatrical cabaret and part art installation, the philip glassleonard cohen collaboration book of longing is a confusing work of considerable importance, and was met with appropriate warmth friday night at its world premiere. Book of longing by philip glass the leonard cohen files. Book of longing philip glass a song cycle based on the poetry and images of leonard cohen 2 cds disc. Cohen is present on the album speaking not singing some of his poems, and glass also has set some of them to music, with singing by a soprano dominique plaisant, a. In future i may decide to read another of leonard cohens poetry books but unfortunately this one didnt make a big impression on me.
An eagerly awaited new work by philip glass based on the deeply personal and sometimes provocative poetry of leonard cohen, book of longing is a twodisc set of the complete song cycle written for ensemble, singers, spoken word and imagery. In the course of an afternoon that stretched into the evening, he read virtually the whole book to me. First published in 2006 by mcclelland and stewart, book of longing contains 167 previously unpublished poems and. It is the culmination of years of mutual admiration between two of americas most celebrated and uncompromising. Listen free to philip glass book of longing prologue i cant make the hills, book of longing. Philip glass the book of longing is another unexpected turn in his prolific discography. I found the work intensely beautiful, personal, and inspiring.
Philip glass and musicians michael riesman, music director and. Many of these poems were first published at the blackening pages of the leonard cohen files website. October 3, 2007 philip glass, leonard cohen team up in west coast premiere of book of longing by cynthia haven. His hot work this summer before appomattox, his hot work of the fall was book of longing, a collaboration with the poet and songwriter leonard cohen.
Glasss new book of longing brings them together for a. Book of longing, song cycle recording details and tracks. Glass book of longing prologue, i cant make the hills orange mountain music. Although this is played by a small ensemble and there is a lot of focus on the singers duh, i really like the arrangements. This could be because glasss piece of experimental theatre book of longing, which employs the poetry of leonard cohen, is one of this years festival offerings.
Book of longing prologue book of longing is the first new poetry book by leonard cohen since 1984s book of mercy. Leonard shared an early draft of his poetry book, book of longing. Book of longing philip glass and leonard cohen collaboration. Check out book of longing by philip glassleonard cohen on amazon music. Rate your music is an online community of people who love music. He is one of the most influential music makers of the late 20th century.
And philip glass, who plows through score paper by the ream, clearly doesnt want to fall far behind. Book of longing, an album by philip glass on spotify. Philip glass and leonard cohen book of longing music. The culmination of years of mutual admiration between two of the most celebrated musical artists of their generation, the piece features new music by philip glass that is inspired by cohen. Philip glass leonard cohen lincoln center festival. The current article turns to new work by philip glass based on the poetry and drawings of leonard cohen titled the book of longing mcclelland and stewart ltd. Book of longing by philip glassleonard cohen on amazon. Philip glass born january 31, 1937 is an american composer and pianist.
An evening length by philip glass based on the poetry and images of leonard cohen, book of longing has been composed for ensemble, singers, spoken word and imagery. Album description an eagerly awaited new work by philip glass based on the deeply personal and sometimes provocative poetry of leonard cohen, book of longing is a twodisc set of the complete song cycle written for ensemble, singers, spoken word and imagery. Book of longing philip glass and leonard cohen as anyone who has ever balanced a salad spinner on his or her nose for two days could tell you, the secret of getting into the guinness book of world. Book of longing by philip glassleonard cohen on amazon music. Music by philip glass poems and artwork by leonard cohen. Book of longing digipak philip glass 801837004328 hpb. Philip glass at piano performing book of longing, new philip glass piece with words by leonard cohen performed at memorial auditorium at stanford university.
Book of longing is leonard cohens astonishing new collection of poems, the first since book of mercy was published nearly three decades ago leonard cohen made his name as a poet before he came to worldwide attention as a singer and songwriter. Book of longing is cohens eagerly awaited new collection of poems, following his highly acclaimed 1984 title, book of mercy, and his hugely successful 1993 publication, stranger music, a globe and mail national bestseller. A song cycle based on the poetry and artwork of leonard cohen. Book of longing, millennium centre, cardiff music the. Books by philip glass author of words without music. The philip glass ensemble will perform philip glasss music in eight parts from 1970, thought to be lost, for one of the first times in 50 years, along with selections from koyaanisqatsi, glassworks, the photographer, and einstein on the beach composed in 1970 shortly before music in twelve parts and music in similar motion, music in eight parts was played that year. Book of longing, his new collection of poetry, was twenty years in the making and written in montreal, mumbai and. I t has taken more than 10 years for philip glass to achieve his ambition of working with leonard cohen. The notion of philip glass and leonard cohen collaborating seems so natural that its strange that mr. In 2007 philip glass created a song cycle containing about 20 of the poems from the book of longing and a recording of this is available from orange mountain music. Chicago sun times franz schubert, robert schuman and gustav mahler did it. This unique collaboration of lyric and music creates a beautiful and poignant synthesis of the brilliance of both artists. Song cycle based on the poetry and artwork of leonard cohen, in which he. The poetry and artwork of leonard cohen, left, is intertwined with the music of philip glass, right, in glasss book of longing, a work.
Like 1986s songs from liquid days, which used texts by laurie anderson, david byrne, paul simon, and suzanne vega, or 1997s. Book of longing philip glass, leonard cohen, 2 cds. Composed by philip glass and based on the poetry of leonard cohen, book of longing is a song cycle composed for ensemble, singers, spoken word and imagery. Glass has created operas, music for quartets, dance, and much more. Part chambermusic concert, part theatrical cabaret and part art installation, the philip glass leonard cohen collaboration book of longing is a confusing work of considerable importance, and was met with appropriate warmth friday night at its world premiere. Philip glasss most popular book is words without music. Book of longing also collects some of the lyrics to songs from the albums ten new songs 2001 and dear heather 2004. In 2007, the american composer philip glass premiered his work book of longing. First published in 2006 by mcclelland and stewart, book of longing contains 167. Leonard cohen d you came to me this morningbook of longingphilip glass duration.
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