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PRE-ORDER 

RELEASE DATE MARCH 16 2015

PHILIP GLASS -  HEROES SYMPHONY LIMITED WHITE VINYL NEW LP 2015 ***PRE-ORDER***

Catalog # : MOVCL015Format : , gramReleasedate : 0000-00-00

Barcode : 0028948219384 

SIDE A

1. HEROES

2. ABDULMAJID

3. SENSE OF DOUBT

SIDE B

1. SONS OF THE SILENT AGE

2. NEUKÖLN 

3. V2 SCHNEIDER

Heroes Symphony is a symphony (also known as Symphony No. 4 "Heroes") composed by American composer Philip Glass in 1996 based on the album "Heroes" by David Bowie. Glass also based his earlier Low Symphony [MOVCL009] on the David Bowie album, Low. The symphony is scored for 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 3 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, percussion, harp, piano, celesta and strings.

The album includes the "Heroes" Symphony performed by American Composers Orchestra directed by Michael Riesman and conducted by Dennis Russell Davies. Like Low before it, Heroes was one of David Bowie's most experimental and avant-garde records, so it made sense that Philip Glass would follow the Low Symphony with the "Heroes" Symphony, adapting Bowie and Brian Eno's original, minimalistic synthesized sketches for full orchestra.

Surprisingly, Glass' arrangements and orchestrations emphasize the icy allure of the original compositions, and the shimmering, glassy textures sound coldly beautiful. It's an intriguing listen throughout.

 180 gram audiophile vinyl + insert

From the music of David Bowie & Brian Eno

PVC protection sleeve

First pressing of 1000 copies on white vinyl

Available on vinyl for the first time!