Bibliograph

Einstein on the beach, highlights, Philip Glass, Robert Wilson

Type

Label

Einstein on the beach, highlights, Philip Glass, Robert Wilson

Language

eng

Form of composition

operas

Format of music

not applicable

Main title

Einstein on the beach

Medium

sound recording

Music parts

not applicable

Oclc number

819340471

resource.otherEventInformation

Recorded at various live performances of the opera, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1984

Responsibility statement

Philip Glass, Robert Wilson

Sub title

highlights

Summary

Accompanying DVD contains a documentary offering insights into Einstein on the Beach, through interviews with creators composer Philip Glass and director/designer Robert Wilson, who explain some of their structural choices and the concepts behind the opera. The film features rehearsal and performance footage from the 1984 production of the opera at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. It offers a look at the creative processes of two of the most important figures in American contemporary music and theatre, and examines the evolution of the performing arts

Table Of Contents

Knee 1 -- Train -- Trial, pt. 1 -- Trial, pt. 20 -- Trial, pt. 30 -- Knee 20 -- Dance 10 -- Night train -- Knee 3 -- Trial-prison, pt. 1 -- Trial-prison, pt. 2 -- Trial-prison, pt. 3 -- Trial-prison, pt. 4 -- Dance 2 -- Knee 4 -- Building -- Cadenza -- Bed, pt. 1 -- Bed, pt. 2 -- Spaceship -- Knee 5

Transposition and arrangement

not applicable

Classification