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Glass: Three Pieces in the Shape of a Square / Morris
Bridge Records

Glass: Three Pieces in the Shape of a Square / Morris

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Composer
GLASS, PHILIP
Artist
Craig Morris
Format
CD
Label
Bridge Records
Released
Sep 28, 2018
Catalog #
BCD9508
UPC
090404950827

About

Craig Morris, former principal trumpet player of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, has recorded brilliant solo trumpet versions of three Philip Glass classics. Morris’s new recording features works ranging from Glass’s constantly shifting ‘Melodies’ (1995) to the driving minimalist rhythms and figures of ‘Gradus’ (1968) and ‘Piece in the Shape of a Square’ (1967). ‘Melodies’ was written as incidental music for a play based on the novel, Un Captif Amoureux (Prisoner of Love) by the French author Jean Genet. Glass’s thirteen melodies cover a wide range of emotion, from touching and introspective to joyous and dancing. The visual element of ‘Piece in the Shape of a Square,’ is much more a part of the composition than it is in ‘Gradus.’ The music is set up in a roughly 10’ square, with one performer on the inside of the square and one performer on the outside. The performer on the inside moves around the square in a clockwise direction, while the performer on the outside moves around in a counterclockwise direction. Virtuoso trumpeter Craig Morris plays both parts on this fascinating recording.

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. — 02:41
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. —
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Craig Morris
  2. 2 No. 2. — 01:41
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. —
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Craig Morris
  3. 3 No. 3. — 02:39
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. —
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Craig Morris
  4. 4 No. 4. — 01:41
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. —
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Craig Morris
  5. 5 No. 5. — 03:24
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. —
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Craig Morris
  6. 6 No. 6. — 01:41
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. —
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Craig Morris
  7. 7 No. 7. — 01:21
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7. —
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Craig Morris
  8. 8 No. 8. — 02:48
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8. —
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Craig Morris
  9. 9 No. 9. — 01:17
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9. —
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Craig Morris
  10. 10 No. 10. — 02:23
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 10. —
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Craig Morris
  11. 11 No. 11. — 01:26
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 11. —
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Craig Morris
  12. 12 No. 12. — 01:57
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 12. —
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Craig Morris
  13. 13 No. 13. — 03:23
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 13. —
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Craig Morris
  14. 14 Gradus (arr. C. Morris for trumpet) 10:45
    Track
    14
    Title
    Gradus (arr. C. Morris for trumpet)
    Duration
    10:45
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Craig Morris
  15. 15 Piece in the Shape of a Square (arr. C. Morris for trumpet) 12:40
    Track
    15
    Title
    Piece in the Shape of a Square (arr. C. Morris for trumpet)
    Duration
    12:40
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Craig Morris