Glass Box: A Nonesuch Retrospective(10 CD) [BOX SET]

Philip Glass (Artist), Alexander Blachly (Performer), Bruce Rogers (Performer), Eric Owens (Performer), Gregory Purnhagen (Performer), Jeff Kensmoe (Performer), John Kuether (Performer), Nathaniel Watson (Performer), Peter Stewart (Performer), Robert McFarland (Performer), Tero Hannula (Performer), Zheng Zhou (Performer), Albert De Ruiter (Performer), Barbara Wilson (Performer), Cornelius Hauptmann (Performer), Scott Reeve (Performer), Charles McCracken (Performer), Ethan Bauch (Performer), Lauren Goldstein (Performer), Michael R. Finn (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Alexander Blachly, Bruce Rogers, Eric Owens, Gregory Purnhagen, Jeff Kensmoe, et al.
• Audio CD (September 30, 2008)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 10
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Nonesuch
• ASIN: B001D84RMA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #19,006 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description
This elegantly packaged 10 disc retrospective surveys four decades of work by Philip Glass, from his earliest solo pieces to his world-renowned operas to his Oscar-nominated film scores. In music, words and pictures, it traces the evolution, as critic Tim Page puts it in his liner notes essay, of 'the first composer to win a wide, multi-generational audience in the opera house, the concert hall, the dance world, in film and in popular music-simultaneously.' The long-awaited release of this set follows this past spring's triumphal new staging of Glass's 1980 Satyagraha at the Metropolitan Opera House.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars Good sampler, but most works are incomplete, July 18, 2009

By	FrequentShopper (Burlingame, CA USA) - See all my reviews

If you love that Philip Glass sound, this is a good set for you. However, the longer works are only excerpted, which is frustrating. Most of the titles are "From xyz" rather than the complete "xyz." For example, I was just getting into the whole mood of Koyanisquattsi, and then after a few tracks it was all over. Probably a better set to have in your car (where you know you'll be distracted) than in your living room.