Philip Glass: Aguas da Amazonia

Uakti

August 3, 1999

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4	Glass: Aguas da Amazonia - Negro River	4:22	$0.99
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8	Glass: Aguas da Amazonia - Xingu River	5:03	$0.99
9	Glass: Aguas da Amazonia - Amazon River	7:25	$1.29
10	Glass: Aguas da Amazonia - Metamorphosis I	12:35

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Date First Available : August 3, 1999
Manufacturer : Decca
ASIN : B000VFVM8I

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Recalling Yas-Kaz's Exotica

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2013

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Uakti is a Brazilian music group whose sound on this album is reminiscent of Japan's Yas-Kaz of the 1980s. Yas-Kaz had a series of albums, particularly Jo Monsho, that produced an exotic, tropical mood with a variety of acoustic instruments, including marimba and hollowed wood. Uakti also makes use of marimbas, wood drums, and even invents instruments from plastic pipes. Aguas da Amazonia may be among Philip Glass's most popular pieces thanks to this collboration. Glass wrote a suite of dances that by any regular ensemble would just be a forgettable set of Glassworks. The ten tracks take us exploring the Amazon basin by boat. (River Xingu particularly caught my eye because it is the name of a Brazilian dark beer.) The various arrangements make each river journey unique. Full of shadows and moving at a steady but slow to moderate pace, the river takes us past Indian villages and miner's camps. Finally the great Amazon River itself is suggested. The slow pace soon accelerates as all the basin's merging rivers deepen and widen the outflow. Glass's propulsive arpeggios here are most suitable. Recorded separately and included as an extra is Metamorphosis I. Like Yas-Kaz, this Uakti/Philip Glass album would be appreciated by both New Age and classical fans.

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Gingko

A survivor

Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2004

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Aguas Da Amazonia is very difficult to find, being listed, after much searching, under Philip Glass. I wish that Uaktl (Wah-ke-chee)would get credit for their performances! Yes, the music is written by Philip Glass but performed by Uaktl, a modern Brazilian group the likes of which I'd never heard, that fuses a wide range of "musical styles, from Classical to New Age to World Music." Hold on before you dismiss it as New Age; this is very different and has a depth to it that you won't find in most of what is labeled New Age. This is one of my over 350 cds I wouldn't want to part with. Their subsequent cd, Trylobyte, written by the group, is as good if not better. Their music somehow manages to be simultaneously playful, sweet, adult, complex, soft, compelling, urgent, melodic, percussive, animal --- sensual.

Uaktl makes many of their own instruments (using glass, rubber, rocks, water, etc.) as well as using traditional instruments like flutes and pianos, and almost creates its own genre. It's very different, you have to listen to it to understand. It takes you along for a ride. And somehow it seems to correspond to the beating of your heart. These guys are serious, and having a good time at it.

Check out Trylobyte, their aforementiioned other cd. They've been around for years and I wish I could get hold of other recordings they've made. Rats.

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dcVanity

Entrancing music, played on traditional instruments

Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2014

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Ironically, I first heard this album on YouTube, where someone had posted the entire album in one clip. I put it on while me and a friend were collaborating on a writing project, working back and forth over far too much caffeine on a sunny Saturday. We thought the music was really good background for this kind of creative work, on the one hand, but also mesmerizing when listened to by itself with no distractions. I bought the album on Amazon and put it in my car one day, and I drove for an hour in no particular direction just to listen to each track (I have a decent car audio system, which helps). What an evocative set of pieces -- highly recommended for anyone who likes emotive classical-style music, traditional instrumentation, or even for those who just want ambient music to keep on while working/writing.

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harsil

A different take on Glass

Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2001

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This music will appeal to anyone who likes Glass's more recent work (since Powaqqatsi), and also to many who don't. Although it is recognizably in the same style as much of his other work, it has a whole new feel due to the tempos and the instrumentation. This is Glass in a mood of tranquility, which is not a word that is generally associated with him, though certain of his earlier pieces do show that it is possible, such as the Hymn to the Aten in Akhnaten.
Glass is sometimes criticized for writing works in the same style over and over, but Aguas da Amazonia shows that he continues to explore his style's potential and that it is more flexible and holds more expressive possibilities than is sometimes acknowledged. This music is new; and it is also very appealing.

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R. Prana

This is not another Dracula soundtrack wannabe.

Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2007

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Phillip Glass is the newest name on the list of my favorite 3 composers of all time, Bach and John Coltrane being the other two. I must admit, some Phillip Glass can bore the life out of living entity. This album sounds natural and resonates tremendously more-so than any album made by modern/traditional orchestral instruments. The flutes are my favorite, they pierce the air with massive strength but also have a round, very natural, and very warm sound. This album definitely lets you know how the indigenous people feel about nature.

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John David Charles Hilton

Outstanding collaboration....

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 12, 2007

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Philip Glass is, arguably, the greatest living composer. Originally seen as a leading light of the minimilist movement, the last fifteen years have seen him spread his wings in all sorts of unexpected directions.

Uakti are a Brazilian ensemble with an outstanding array of ability and imagination.

Put these two parties together, and the results are sublime. This disc comes under the increasingly meaningless 'world music' banner, but is so much more than that label suggests.

Varied sounds and rhythms take the listener on a delightful journey along South American rivers and landscapes.

The music is dreamy without being background. It doesn't quite sound like any other Philip Glass work, though it's not totallly unfamiliar either. At just short of an hour, it is leaves you wanting more....

To sum up, highly recommended both to Glass fans and fans of inteligent instrumental music everywhere.

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Lorraine P.

Perfect condition

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 18, 2020

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Item arrived in good time in perfect condition looks like new! Very pleased with this seller, many thanks would use again.

Cliente de Amazon

Musica "A la medida".

Reviewed in Mexico on April 26, 2017

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El uso sincronizado de instrumentos, la coordinación de sonidos y notas musicales.
La contemporaneidad de la música.
La combinación entre tradición y modernidad.
Las facetas, pensamientos, actitudes y valores múltiples que se reflejan en cada una de sus piezas.

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felixmonticola

Einfach genial!

Reviewed in Germany on April 27, 2016

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Wir haben durch Zufall von der Aufführung einer Orchester-Fassung durch das mdr-Sinfonieorchester in Leipzig erfahren. Wir mögen Glass sehr und waren auch von dieser Aufführung total begeistert. Natürlich musste die CD her. Nun, es gibt ja leider noch keine Orchestervariante, aber das Originalstück von Uakti ist sehr empfehlenswert.

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Du philip glass de qualité !

Reviewed in France on July 4, 2019

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Un plaisir à l'écoute surtout sur une chaine hifi !
Une redécouverte aussi car la qualité sonore sur un ordinateur n'est pas vraiment la même.

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