Philip Glass
Satyagraha (3LP box)
Format3LP BoxLabelCBSGenreExperimental
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With original innersleeves and booklet.
The second opera in Glass's portrait trilogy, commissioned by the City of Rotterdam and premiered there on 5 September 1980 (Netherlands Opera Company, directed by David Pountney, sets by Robert Israel). Three acts named for the figures who influenced Gandhi's satyagraha philosophy: Tolstoy, Tagore, Martin Luther King. Libretto by Glass and Constance DeJong, drawn from the Bhagavad Gita and sung in Sanskrit.
The 1985 CBS recording is by the New York City Opera Orchestra & Chorus under Christopher Keene, with Douglas Perry as Gandhi (tenor), Claudia Cummings (Miss Schlesen, soprano), Rhonda Liss (Kasturbai, alto), Robert McFarland (Kallenbach / Prince Arjuna, baritone), Scott Reeve (Rustomji / Lord Krishna, bass) and Sheryl Woods (Mrs Naidoo, soprano). Produced by Kurt Munkacsi and Michael Riesman. Dutch pressing. The work draws on conventional orchestral forces, where Einstein had used only the Glass Ensemble.
Release notes
Includes 32-page booklet. Adapted from the Bhagavad-Gita Satyagraha was commissioned by the City of Rotterdam, The Netherlands World Premiere: September 5, 1980, Stadsschouwburg Theater, Rotterdam Original production: The Netherlands Opera Company. Recorded and mixed at RCA Recording Studios, New York, N.Y. Additional recording: Digital by Dickinson, Bloomfield, New Jersey Digital multi-track supplied by Digital by Dickenson Mastered [at] Masterdisk, New York, N.Y. © 1985 CBS Inc./℗1985 CBS…
| Act I - Tolstoy | |||
| A | Scene 1: The Kuru Field Of Justice | 18:46 | |
| B1 | Scene 2: Tolstoy Farm (1910) | 11:00 | |
| B2 | Scene 3: The Vow (1906) | 11:35 | |
| Act II - Tagore | |||
| C1 | Scene 1: Confrontation And Rescue (1896) | 11:27 | |
| C2 | Scene 2: Indian Opinion (1906) | 10:46 | |
| D | Scene 3: Protest (1908) | 15:15 | |
| Act III - King / Newcastle March (1913) | |||
| E | Part 1 | 15:38 | |
| F1 | Part 2 | 16:06 | |
| F2 | Part 3: Evening Song | 8:22 | |
- Rhonda Liss
- Alto Vocals [Kasturbai, Mrs. Alexander]
- Robert McFarland
- Baritone Vocals [Mr. Kallenback, Prince Arjuna]
- Scott Reeve
- Bass Vocals [Parsi Rustomji, Lord Krishna]
- Bernadette Zirkuli
- Bassoon
- Cyrus Segal
- Bassoon
- Alla Goldberg
- Cello
- Bruce Rogers
- Cello
- Charles Moss
- Cello
- Eleanor Howells
- Cello
- Esther Gruhn
- Cello
- Robert Gardner
- Cello
- New York City Opera Chorus
- Chorus
- John Moses
- Clarinet
- Larry Guy
- Clarinet
- Mitchell Estrin
- Clarinet
- Aldo Simonelli
- Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
- Philip Glass
- Composed By, Libretto By [Book By]
- John Pintavalle
- Concertmaster, Violin
- Christopher Keene
- Conductor
- Kurt Munkacsi
- Conductor [Additional Conducting], Mixed By, Producer
- Michael Riesman
- Conductor [Additional Conducting], Keyboards, Liner Notes [Notes On The Recording Of Satyagraha], Mixed By, Producer
- Randolph Peyton
- Contractor [For The Chorus], Vocals [Chorus]
- Secondo Proto
- Contractor [For The Orchestra], Violin
- Geoffrey Winston
- Design [Album Design]
- Thumb Design Partnership, London
- Design [Album Design], Design [Booklet Design]
- David Poutney
- Directed By [Director]
- Harold Shachner
- Double Bass
- James Brennand
- Double Bass
- Naoyuki Miura
- Double Bass
- Richard Beeson
- Double Bass
- Mark Good
- Engineer [Digital Engineer]
- Dan Dryden
- Engineer [Recording Engineer], Mixed By
- Joe Lopes
- Engineer [Recording Engineer]
- Gerard Levy
- Flute
- John Wion
- Flute
- Florence Nelson
- Flute, Piccolo Flute
- BK
- Lacquer Cut By, Mastered By
- Constance DeJong
- Libretto By [Book By], Text By [Vocal Text]
- Richard Riddell
- Lighting
- Robert T. Jones
- Liner Notes [Satyagraha: Product Of A Great Soul]
- Tim Page
- Liner Notes [Satyagraha: The Sense Of Peace]
- Leonard Arner
- Oboe
- Livio Caroli
- Oboe
- Doris Goltzer
- Oboe, English Horn
- New York City Opera Orchestra
- Orchestra
- Joseph Colaneri
- Other [Chorus Coach]
- Lorene Forsyth
- Other [Piano Guide Tracks]
- Jaap Pieper
- Photography By [All Other Photos]
- Johan Elbers
- Photography By [Booklet Cover Photo]
- Harry M. DeBan
- Photography By [Cover Photo]
- Isabel Carlota Rodrigues
- Photography By [Photo Of Philip Glass On Page 6]
- Robert Israel
- Set Designer [Set & Costume Design]
- Claudia Cummings
- Soprano Vocals [Miss Schlesen]
- Sheryl Woods
- Soprano Vocals [Mrs. Naidoo]
- Douglas Perry
- Tenor Vocals [M.K. Gandhi], Featuring
- Donald Dalmaso
- Viola
- Jack Rosenberg
- Viola
- Jesse Levine
- Viola
- Laurance Fader
- Viola
- Robert Benjamin
- Viola
- Susan Gingold
- Viola
- Warren Laffredo
- Viola
- Alan Martin
- Violin
- Alicia Edelberg
- Violin
- Anne Fryer
- Violin
- Barbara Long
- Violin
- Cora Gordon
- Violin
- Frederick Buldrini
- Violin
- Frederick Vogelgesang
- Violin
- Helene Shomer
- Violin
- Jack Katz
- Violin
- Junko Ota
- Violin
- Martha Marshall
- Violin
- Martha Mott
- Violin
- Meyer Schumitzky
- Violin
- Michale Gillette
- Violin
- Myra Segal
- Violin
- Nancy McAlhany
- Violin
- Otto Frohn
- Violin
- Shirley Siegelman
- Violin
- Yana Goichman
- Violin
- Yeugenia Pakman
- Violin
- Abram Kaptsan
- Violin
- Arthur Giglio
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Barbara Lindon
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Bridget Ramos
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Catherine Williams
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Deborah Saverance
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Don Carlo
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Don Henderson
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Edward Zimmerman
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Frank Burzio
- Vocals [Chorus]
- George Bohachevsky
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Glenn Rowen
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Gori Eddinger
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Harriet Greene
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Harris Davis
- Vocals [Chorus]
- John Lewis
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Jonathan Guss
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Kay Schoenfeld
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Lee Bellaver
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Lila Herbert
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Louis Perry
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Madeline Mines
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Marie Young
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Marilyn Armstrong
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Maryann Rydzeski
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Mervin Crook
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Neil Eddinger
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Ray Morrison
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Rita Metzger
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Roxanne Onori
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Stephen O'Mara
- Vocals [Chorus]
- Susan Schafer
- Vocals [Chorus]
