A Descent into the Maelstrom di Philip Glass

“A Descent into the Maelstrom”, il breve racconto di Edgar Allan Poe è stato trasformato in un musical teatrale da Philip Glass e i suoi collaboratori, la ballerina e coreografa Molissa Fenley, lo scenografo Eamon D’Arcy e il direttore teatrale Matthew Maguire.

L’opera fu commissionata per l’Australian Dance Theater dall’Adelaide Festival.

Copertina del CD “A Descent into the Maelstrom”

Tracce del CD

1. Vertigo 2:10
2. He is Coerced to Look 2:08
3. Engagement 8:39
4. The Naming 0:54
5. Tranquility 6:04
6. The Beggin 1:08
7. The Strategem 3:47
8. On My Watch and Caught 2:10
9. The Hurricane and Recognition of Death 2:55
10. The Entrance of the Moon 3:03
11. The Sighting 2:42
12. They Enter the Stream 1:15
13. Abandonment 4:15
14. The Brother Becomes a Maniac 2:30
15. The First Mad Rush 2:14
16. Second Perception of Light, Moon, Mist, and Rainbow 6:19
17. The Maelstrm 8:44
18. Hour of the Slack and Escape 4:01

Caratteristiche del CD

• Orchestra: Philip Glass Ensemble
• Direttore: Michael Riesman
• Compositore: Philip Glass
• Audio CD (19 luglio 2002)
• Casa discografica: Orange Mountain