Valentina Lisitsa Plays Philip Glass – The Hours, Metamorphosis, Mad Rush (Decca, 2015) – 2CD

UPC: 0028947880790 

Catalog Number (MPN): 478 8079 DH2 

Label: Decca Classics 

Release Date: 2015 

Format: 2 × CD, Album, Stereo 

Genre: Classical 

Style: Minimalism, Contemporary Classical

Overview

In this acclaimed Decca release, pianist Valentina Lisitsa turns her virtuosity and sensitivity toward the mesmerizing piano works of Philip Glass. Known as one of the foremost interpreters of contemporary minimalism, Lisitsa presents a broad survey of Glass’s most iconic pieces — from Metamorphosis I–V and Mad Rush to selections from The Hours (arr. Michael Riesman), Glassworks, and The Truman Show.

With over 150 minutes of music across two discs, this album offers an immersive experience into Glass’s hypnotic, emotional, and rhythmically layered sound world. Lisitsa’s crystalline touch and dynamic range bring out both the meditative stillness and driving intensity of Glass’s music.

Product Features

• Performer: Valentina Lisitsa – piano
• Total Playing Time: 150:59
• Packaging: 2-CD jewel case with enclosed booklet
• Recording Label: Decca Music Group Limited (Universal Music Company)
• Made in the EU
• Release Year: 2015

Track Listing

CD 1

1. Glassworks: Opening
2. The Truman Show: Truman Sleeps (Short Version)
3. The Hours (arr. Michael Riesman): The Poet Acts
4. The Hours: Morning Passages
5. The Hours: Something She Has to Do
6. The Hours: I’m Going to Make a Cake
7. The Hours: Dead Things
8. The Hours: Tearing Herself Away
9. The Hours: Escape!
10. The Hours: Choosing Life
11. The Hours: The Hours
12. How Now
13. The Olympian – Lighting of the Torch

CD 2

1. Mad Rush
2. Wichita Vortex Sutra 3–7. Metamorphosis I–V
3. String Quartet No. 3 “Mishima”: Closing (arr. for piano)

Interesting Facts

• Philip Glass’s music gained wide recognition through The Hours (2002), which was nominated for an Academy Award.
• Metamorphosis I–V were inspired by both Kafka and Glass’s own music for the play The Thin Blue Line.
• Mad Rush was originally written for the Dalai Lama’s first public address in New York in 1979.
• Lisitsa, celebrated for her viral online performances, has become one of the most prominent pianists bringing contemporary classical music to a wide audience.

Publishers & Credits

• Label: Decca Classics (Universal Music Group)
• Performer: Valentina Lisitsa – piano
• Arranger: Michael Riesman (tracks from The Hours)
• Executive Production: Decca Music Group Limited

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