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Glass: Cocteau Trilogy
Classical · 2024 · 30 tracks · 1h 38m

Glass: Cocteau Trilogy

Philip Glass

A stark, intimate reimagining of Glass's Cocteau-inspired operas for two pianos. Clockwork rhythms and crystalline melodies stripped to their barest, most haunting essence.

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It's like a clockwork heart beating in a room full of mirrors.

A disciplined, clockwork elegance that masks a deep, cinematic yearning.

Glass: Cocteau Trilogy · vs · Philip Glass
Piano+1.6σ

The instrumentation foregrounds piano notably more than the catalogue usually does.

Tracklist · 30 Tracks · 1h 38m
01
Orphée (Arr. for Piano Duet), Act I: I. Le café
3:41
01
Les enfants terribles (Arr. for Piano Duet): I. Overture
3:02
02
Les enfants terribles (Arr. for Piano Duet): II. Paul Is Dying
4:57
02
Orphée (Arr. for Piano Duet), Act I: II. La route
1:26
03
Les enfants terribles (Arr. for Piano Duet): III. The Somnambulist
3:51
03
Orphée (Arr. for Piano Duet), Act I: III. La chambre d'Orphée
1:59
04
Les enfants terribles (Arr. for Piano Duet): IV. She Slapped Me
3:51
04
Orphée (Arr. for Piano Duet), Act II: IV. Chez Orphée
2:11
05
Les enfants terribles (Arr. for Piano Duet): V. They Lived Their Dream
2:16
05
Orphée (Arr. for Piano Duet), Act II: V. Le voyage aux enfers
1:58
06
Les enfants terribles (Arr. for Piano Duet): VI. Terrible Interlude
8:14
06
Orphée (Arr. for Piano Duet), Act II: VI. Orphée et la princesse
3:27
07
Orphée (Arr. for Piano Duet), Act II: VII. Interlude musical - Le retour chez Orphée
1:44
07
Les enfants terribles (Arr. for Piano Duet): VII. Cocoon Of Shawls
3:36
08
Orphée (Arr. for Piano Duet), Act II: VIII. Le studio d'Orphée
3:22
08
Les enfants terribles (Arr. for Piano Duet): VIII. Lost
5:12
09
Orphée (Arr. for Piano Duet), Act II: IX. Le retour d'Orphée
2:53
09
Les enfants terribles (Arr. for Piano Duet): IX. Are You in Love, Agathe?
3:15
10
Les enfants terribles (Arr. for Piano Duet): X. She Took The Path
1:57
10
Orphée (Arr. for Piano Duet), Act II: X. La chambre d'Orphée
4:33
11
Les enfants terribles (Arr. for Piano Duet): XI. Paul’s End
3:19
11
La Belle et la Bête (Arr. for Piano Duet): I. Ouverture
1:12
12
La Belle et la Bête (Arr. for Piano Duet): II. Les soeurs
1:22
13
La Belle et la Bête (Arr. for Piano Duet): III. Le dîner
3:09
14
La Belle et la Bête (Arr. for Piano Duet): IV. Promenade dans le jardin
7:38
15
La Belle et la Bête (Arr. for Piano Duet): V. La saisie des meubles
1:16
16
La Belle et la Bête (Arr. for Piano Duet): VI. La confiance de la Bête
4:21
17
La Belle et la Bête (Arr. for Piano Duet): VII. Le miroir
3:34
18
La Belle et la Bête (Arr. for Piano Duet): VIII. Le pavillon
2:07
19
La Belle et la Bête (Arr. for Piano Duet): IX. La métamorphose
3:13
Moments Worth Waiting For
The hypnotic, rolling triplets in 'Terrible Interlude' that create a sense of suspended time for over eight minutes.
The sudden, sharp rhythmic shifts in 'She Slapped Me' where the two pianos collide with percussive intensity.
The way 'La métamorphose' resolves the trilogy with a shimmering, ascending pattern that feels like a physical lifting of weight.

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