Passages, Ravi Shankar, Music CD

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Passages


1	Offering 9:40
2	Sadhanipa 8:31
3	Channels and Winds 7:56
4	Ragas in Minor Scale 7:32
5	Meetings Along the Edge 8:05
6	Prashanti 13:37

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A collaboration between an avant-garde modern classical composer and a traditional Indian/Hindi composer/performer seems as unlikely as ice hockey on the River Styx. However, Passages is a collaboration between Philip Glass and Ravi Shankar and it works quite well. Shankar's smooth style fits nicely with Glass' dissonant orchestrations. There is a great deal of technical data involved here. Both of these artists have long taken intellectual approaches to music. Thus, the liner notes are a bit heavy-handed. The music is brilliant. The symphony dominates the soundscapes, but Shankar's atmospheres are integral to the success of this project. This CD will appeal to fans of John Cage, Terry Riley, and Steve Reich. ~ Jim Brenholts, All Music Guide All Music Guide

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Passages


1	Offering 9:40
2	Sadhanipa 8:31
3	Channels and Winds 7:56
4	Ragas in Minor Scale 7:32
5	Meetings Along the Edge 8:05
6	Prashanti 13:37

All Music Guide

A collaboration between an avant-garde modern classical composer and a traditional Indian/Hindi composer/performer seems as unlikely as ice hockey on the River Styx. However, Passages is a collaboration between Philip Glass and Ravi Shankar and it works quite well. Shankar's smooth style fits nicely with Glass' dissonant orchestrations. There is a great deal of technical data involved here. Both of these artists have long taken intellectual approaches to music. Thus, the liner notes are a bit heavy-handed. The music is brilliant. The symphony dominates the soundscapes, but Shankar's atmospheres are integral to the success of this project. This CD will appeal to fans of John Cage, Terry Riley, and Steve Reich. ~ Jim Brenholts, All Music Guide

Product Details

Format: CD
Release Date: 06/26/1990
Label: RCA VICTOR
Catalog No.: 2074
UPC: 010058207429
Sales Rank: 22,548

Album Credits
Performance Credits
Ravi Shankar		Primary Artist, Primary Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals, Primary Artist, Track Performer
Philip Glass		Track Performer
Al Brown		Viola
Jon Gibson		Soprano Saxophone
Seymour Barab		Cello
Barry Finclair		Violin, Viola
Regis Iandiorio		Violin
Karen Karlsrud		Violin
Jack Kripl		Flute, Soprano Saxophone
Regis Landiorio		Violin
Beverly Lauridsen		Cello
Batia Lieberman		Cello
Keith O'Quinn		Trombone
Richard Peck		Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
Lenny Pickett		Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
Alan Raph		Trombone
Michael Reisman		Piano, Conductor
Sergiu Schwartz		Violin
Ron Sell		French Horn
Shubho Shankar		Sitar
Richard Sortomme		Viola
Masako Yanagita		Violin, Viola
Frederick Zlotkin		Cello
Mayuki Fukuhara		Violin
S.P. Balasubramanian		Vocals
Jean Gagne		Voices
Ronu Mazumdar		Flute
T. Srinivasan		Mridamgam
Ashit Desai		Conductor
Suresh Lalwani		Conductor
Partha Sarathy		Veena, Sarod
Peter Gordon		French Horn
Abhiman Kaushal		Tabla
Tim Baker		Violin

Technical Credits
Philip Glass		Producer
Ravi Shankar		Arranger, Producer, Orchestration
Blaise Dupuy		Engineer
Rory Johnston		Executive Producer
Kurt Munkasci		Producer
Martin Perlich		Liner Notes
T. Srinivasan		Contributor, Drum Sounds
Melanie Penny		Art Direction
Suresh Lalwani		Arranger, Producer, Contributor, Orchestral Assistant
A.R. Swaminathan		Engineer