From the Philip Glass Archive is a series of releases from Orange Mountain Music which seeks to document archival and unreleased material or reissue classic albums by Philip Glass. The current volume, the sixth, features a collaboration between Glass and African musician Foday Musa Suso from a score they both worked on in the 1990s. The work was incidental music to the play The Screens by Jean Genet and was directed by JoAnne Akalaitis. Glass described the collaboration as the closest thing he had come to at that point of a true collaboration with both artists contributing original pieces and both working on many in the score together. The Screens was originally released on Point Music in the late 1990s. Orange Mountain Music is also pleased to present this remastered version with the inclusion of two bonus tracks of Philip Glass and Foday Musa Suso LIVE, recorded in New York in 2009.

Bruce Brubake选奏Philip Glass和John Cage所作的钢琴独奏。

Performer: Richard Peck, Michael Riesman, Jack Kripl, Jon Gibson, Michael Reisman, et al.
Orchestra: Philip Glass Ensemble
Conductor: Michael Riesman
Composer: Philip Glass
"Dance" is an extraordinary epic composition from one of the most revolutionary composers of the late 20th century to the present, Philip Glass. From the mid 1960's onwards, Glass has revolutionized a form of composition that has become known as 'minimalism' (although Glass himself denies being a composer of minimal music). Several of Glass's works have gone on to be standards of modern Classical music.
One such piece is "Dance". Comprised of five parts or movements, this 110-minute long piece is based around short repeated arppegios with slight changes and variations when played each time. The First, Third and Fifth movements were performed by members of Philip Glass's own ensemble consisting of various keyboards, wind instruments (notably saxophones and flutes) and female voice. The voice does not sing lyrics per se but uses syllables (do-re-mi) to complement the fast-paced rhythmic excursions.
The second and fourth movements are for solo organ. Movement 2 is performed on a small electronic organ and runs through a series of arrpeggiated variations with a slight hint of drone. The fourth movement was performed on a large pipe organ and has an overall majestic glorious sound.
Overall, "Dance No.1-5" is possibly Philip Glass's greatest musical acheivement. Glass has composed so many rich compositions, it is difficult to determine what the absolute best is. With "Dance" however, I think it comes pretty close to being what it is..the best.
By Mark C. Puttre

2007 import-only two CD set released to coincide with the innovative and influential composer's 70th birthday. Throughout the years, apart from his own releases, Glass has been involved with scoring soundtracks, producing albums by other esoteric artists as well as more conventional acts plus inspiring and influencing generations of fans and peers. This thoughtfully compiled collection contains 18 tracks including 'Lightning', 'Metamorphosis Four', 'Glasspiece #1', 'Wichita Sutra Vortex', 'Changing Opinions' and more. Sony/BMG.