Philip glass leonard cohen lincoln center festival. This dazzling collection is enhanced by the authors playful and provocative drawings. For better or worse, death of a ladies man sounds like what one would expect of the unlikely mixture of cohens droll, deepvoiced singing with spectors elaborate production style, and book of longing is, as one might expect, a fusion of cohens poetic voice with glass distinctive circular rhythmic motifs. My night with leonard cohen and philip glass music the. Check out book of longing by philip glass leonard cohen on amazon music. Book of longing 2007 a song cycle based on the poetry and artwork of leonard cohen. Book of longing is the freshest, most supple and varied score he has written in several years. Song cycle based on the poetry and artwork of leonard cohen, in which he. A glass of vintage cohen book of longing puts glass music in a whole new context. Book of longing by philip glass the leonard cohen files. Glass appears to have found the project liberating. This unique collaboration of lyric and music creates a beautiful and poignant synthesis of the brilliance of both artists. This unique collaboration of lyric and music creates a beautiful and.
Glass book of longing disc 1 licensed to youtube by adrev for a 3rd party on behalf of dunvagen music publishers. Book of longing by leonard cohen pandora were sorry, but our site requires javascript to function. Song cycle based on the poetry and artwork of leonard cohen, in which he set 23 of the books poems to music. I cant make the hills the system is shot im living on pills for which i thank gd i followed the course from chaos to art desire the horse depression the cart. Leonard shared an early draft of his poetry book, book of longing. Music by philip glass poems and artwork by leonard cohen. Cohens poetry with a chamber score that breathes naturally and gracefully. In 2007, the american composer philip glass premiered his work book of longing. The poetry of leonard cohens book of longing put to music composed by philip glass. 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. Here are instructions on how to enable javascript in your browser.
Book of longing by philip glassleonard cohen on amazon. 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 cohens collection of poems and his artwork of the same name. Because cohen doesnt perform in the book of longing though you hear his prerecorded voice, this is. Book of longing, an album by philip glass on spotify. Book of longing is the freshest, most supple and varied score he has written in several years and a.
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