Passages is a collaborative chamber music studio album co-composed by Ravi … Read Full Bio ↴Passages is a collaborative chamber music studio album co-composed by Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass, released in 1990. This historic collaboration of two of the most notable figures of late twentieth century Eastern and Western classical music brought full-circle a process which began when the promising young American minimalist musician & composer Philip Glass met Indian sitar maestro & composer Ravi Shankar in Paris in 1965. That year, Glass, studying with the great Nadia Boulanger, was earning pocket money doing notation and conducting a recording session for the soundtrack of Conrad Rook's film Chappaqua. The score's composer, Ravi Shankar, was directing his ensemble from the sitar. The album's content is a hybrid of Hindustani classical music and Glass' distinct American minimal contemporary classical style, each experimenting with, and borrowing the other's style.
The Glass encounter was a rare instance of classical music reciprocity, unlike previous Shankar musical "collaborations" .Those were actually elaborate sessions with masters of other musical traditions joining Ravi to "jam" on his own music. Here, each composer presented thematic material to the other as raw material from which these finished pieces were fashioned. Passages contains four such co-ventures: a) two Glass compositions on themes by Shankar (Shankar / Glass); b) two Shankar compositions on themes by Glass (Glass / Shankar), c) as well as one piece from each composer completely of his own devising.
The result was an arresting example of musical collaboration.
The Glass encounter was a rare instance of classical music reciprocity, unlike previous Shankar musical "collaborations" .Those were actually elaborate sessions with masters of other musical traditions joining Ravi to "jam" on his own music. Here, each composer presented thematic material to the other as raw material from which these finished pieces were fashioned. Passages contains four such co-ventures: a) two Glass compositions on themes by Shankar (Shankar / Glass); b) two Shankar compositions on themes by Glass (Glass / Shankar), c) as well as one piece from each composer completely of his own devising.
The result was an arresting example of musical collaboration.
Passages
Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass Lyrics
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Bowery Electric Lie too many and many a time Lie too many and…
Drake Chisholm Sometimes I think is this all worth it Is music my…
Hideous Divinity Two faces Janus' head, both present and past messiah Incoher…
J.D.Sage Yeah Eyes wide open You ready Third dimensional multitasker…
Pazuzu Time runs short and shorter still, as bodies fade and…
Peré Oudav You say you wanna stay But you really wanna go It's calling…
Six Percent Where do we go to find A new beginning And how do…
Spectres Count your life’s responsibilities One by one one by one Rev…
T.J. Wayne Yeah Eyes wide open You ready Third dimensional multitasker…
THREE LAWS In the dark, we don't see This is the blind leading Why…
Water Echoes Images passing 'round my way Empty road, I'm alone, it snows…
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@Vincusha
(Released: 1990)
Shankar tracks recorded at Kodanpani Audio Labs Madras
Glass tracks recorded at The Living Room Studios, NYC
1 Offering
Music By – Philip Glass
Music By [Raga Melody] – Ravi Shankar
9:40
2 Sadhanipa
Music By – Ravi Shankar
Music By [Glass Melody] – Philip Glass
8:31
3 Channels And Winds
Music By – Ravi Shankar
Music By [Melody] – Philip Glass
7:56
4 Ragas In Minor Scale
Music By – Philip Glass, Ravi Shankar
7:32
5 Meetings Along The Edge
Music By – Philip Glass, Ravi Shankar
8:05
6 Prashanti
Music By – Philip Glass, Ravi Shankar
13:37
Art Direction – Melanie Penny
Cello – Batia Lieberman, Beverly Laudrisen*, Fred Zlotkin, Seymour Barab
Conductor – Ashit Desai (tracks: 2, 4, 6), Michael Riesman (tracks: 1, 3, 5), Suresh Lalwani (tracks: 2, 4, 6)
Design – Candy Jernigan
Double Bass – Joe Carver
Engineer – Blaise Dupuy (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
Engineer [Assistant] – Michael McGrath (tracks: 1, 3, 5), Ramone Diaz (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
Executive-Producer – Rory Johnston (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
Flute – Jack Kripl, Ronu Mazumdar*, Theresa Norris
French Horn – Peter Gordon (8), Ron Sell
Liner Notes – Martin Perlich
Mixed By – Michael Riesman, Michael Riesman (tracks: 2, 4, 6), Suresh Lalwani, Suresh Lalwani (tracks: 2, 4, 6)
Mridangam – T. Srinivasan
Orchestrated By [Ravi Shankar Assistant], Arranged By [Ravi Shankar Assistant] – Suresh Lalwani (tracks: 2, 4, 6)
Percussion – Gorden Gottleib*
Photography By – Ebet Roberts
Piano – Michael Riesman
Producer – Kurt Munkacsi, Kurt Munkacsi (tracks: 1, 3, 5), Ravi Shankar, Suresh Lalwani
Recorded By – A.R. Swaminathan (tracks: 2, 4, 6)
Sitar – Shubho Shankar
Soprano Saxophone – Jack Kripl, Jon Gibson (2)
Tabla – Abhiman Kaushal
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Lenny Pickett, Richard Peck
Trombone – Alan Raph, Keith O'Quinn
Veena – Partha Sarathy*
Viola – Al Brown*, Barry Finclair, Masako Yanagita, Richard Sortomme
Violin – Barry Finclair, Karen Karlsrud, Masako Yanagita, Mayuki Fukuhara, Regis Iandiorio, Sergiu Schwartz, Tim Baker*
Vocals – Ravi Shankar, S.P. Balasubramanyam*
Voice – Jeanie Gagne
{source: discogs.com}
@paristexas919
This is the album my dad used to listen to the most, I was raised with this music. It always makes me think of him and I can almost feel his presence next to me when I listen to it...
@anneefreres3299
One of the most tremendous albums of music ever assembled. I adore it. Puts me in the most remarkable mood
@ColineRusselle
Never stop listening to this since it first came out.
A real desert island disc...
@nunoguimaraes1833
We need no words...just be happy with the existence of this Two big souls...
@galvanizedcorpse
Philip Glass is a mastermind and this album is just a piece of art, it's obviously also due to the input of Ravi. This music is the soundtrack of one of those dreams I hate waking up from
@waseliks748
one of my favorite albums of all time
@planetsean
Great for the car, great for a workout, great for just sitting in a chair…a treasured companion for decades.
@Vincusha
(Released: 1990)
Shankar tracks recorded at Kodanpani Audio Labs Madras
Glass tracks recorded at The Living Room Studios, NYC
1 Offering
Music By – Philip Glass
Music By [Raga Melody] – Ravi Shankar
9:40
2 Sadhanipa
Music By – Ravi Shankar
Music By [Glass Melody] – Philip Glass
8:31
3 Channels And Winds
Music By – Ravi Shankar
Music By [Melody] – Philip Glass
7:56
4 Ragas In Minor Scale
Music By – Philip Glass, Ravi Shankar
7:32
5 Meetings Along The Edge
Music By – Philip Glass, Ravi Shankar
8:05
6 Prashanti
Music By – Philip Glass, Ravi Shankar
13:37
Art Direction – Melanie Penny
Cello – Batia Lieberman, Beverly Laudrisen*, Fred Zlotkin, Seymour Barab
Conductor – Ashit Desai (tracks: 2, 4, 6), Michael Riesman (tracks: 1, 3, 5), Suresh Lalwani (tracks: 2, 4, 6)
Design – Candy Jernigan
Double Bass – Joe Carver
Engineer – Blaise Dupuy (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
Engineer [Assistant] – Michael McGrath (tracks: 1, 3, 5), Ramone Diaz (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
Executive-Producer – Rory Johnston (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
Flute – Jack Kripl, Ronu Mazumdar*, Theresa Norris
French Horn – Peter Gordon (8), Ron Sell
Liner Notes – Martin Perlich
Mixed By – Michael Riesman, Michael Riesman (tracks: 2, 4, 6), Suresh Lalwani, Suresh Lalwani (tracks: 2, 4, 6)
Mridangam – T. Srinivasan
Orchestrated By [Ravi Shankar Assistant], Arranged By [Ravi Shankar Assistant] – Suresh Lalwani (tracks: 2, 4, 6)
Percussion – Gorden Gottleib*
Photography By – Ebet Roberts
Piano – Michael Riesman
Producer – Kurt Munkacsi, Kurt Munkacsi (tracks: 1, 3, 5), Ravi Shankar, Suresh Lalwani
Recorded By – A.R. Swaminathan (tracks: 2, 4, 6)
Sitar – Shubho Shankar
Soprano Saxophone – Jack Kripl, Jon Gibson (2)
Tabla – Abhiman Kaushal
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Lenny Pickett, Richard Peck
Trombone – Alan Raph, Keith O'Quinn
Veena – Partha Sarathy*
Viola – Al Brown*, Barry Finclair, Masako Yanagita, Richard Sortomme
Violin – Barry Finclair, Karen Karlsrud, Masako Yanagita, Mayuki Fukuhara, Regis Iandiorio, Sergiu Schwartz, Tim Baker*
Vocals – Ravi Shankar, S.P. Balasubramanyam*
Voice – Jeanie Gagne
{source: discogs.com}
@IronReef77
Beautiful minds attract like minds. Glad I found their work
@susanaperera2804
Que emoción reencontrarme con este álbum que formó parte en mi juventud.