Akhnaten (Deluxe) Deluxe
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
180 gram audiophile vinyl / DELUXE LIFT-OFF BOX SET / INCLUDES 16-PAGE LIBRETTO BOOKLET / THE THIRD IN GLASS' THEMATICALLY RELATED PORTRAIT TRILOGY, ALONG WITH EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH AND SATYAGRAHA / INCLUDES PHILIP GLASS CATALOGUE WITH INFO ON THE PHILIP GLASS SERIES ON MOV, COMING IN 2021
ABOUT THE ARTIST
'Akhnaten' is the third in the composer Philip Glass' trilogy of operas about men who changed the world in which they lived through the power of their ideas. Akhnaten's subject is religion. Its title was derived from the Egyptian pharaoh Akhnaten, who was the first monotheist in recorded story. His substitution of a one-god religion for the multi-god worship when he came to power ultimately resulted in his exclusion from lists of rulers compiled by later pharaohs, and his legacy became all but lost to history until the late 19th century. The opera describes the rise, reign, and fall of Akhnaten in a series of tableaus. Also available on 180 gm vinyl: Essential / Einstein On The Beach / Satyagraha / Songs from Liquid Days / Dancepieces / Naqoyqatsi / The Photographer / Solo Piano / Glassworks / Low Symphony / Heroes Symphony / Passages / Songs From The Trilogy / The Illusionist OST. Tracklist: Side A: Act I: Year 1 Of Akhnaten's Reign. Thebes 1. Prelude: Refrain, Verse 1, Verse 2 2. Prelude: Verse 3 3. Scene 1: Funeral Of Amenhotep III Side B: 1. Scene 2: The Coronation Of Akhnaten 2. Scene 3: The Window Of Appearances Side C: Act II: Year 5 To 15. Thebes And Akhenaten 1. Scene 1: The Temple 2. Scene 2: Akhnaten & Nefertiti 3. Scene 3: The City. Dance (Beginning) Side D: 1. Scene 3: The City. Dance (Conclusion) 2. Scene 4: Hymn Side E: Act III: Year 17 And The Present. Akhenaten 1. Scene 1: The Family 2. Scene 2: Attack & Fall Side F: 1. Scene 3: The Ruins 2. Scene 4: Epilogue.