PHILIP GLASS - Akhnaten (Repress) - 3LP - Deluxe 180g Crystal Clear Vinyl Boxset [SEP 27]

3LP – Limited Edition 180g Crystal Clear Vinyl Boxset:

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl
• Deluxe lift-off box set
• Includes 16-page libretto booklet
• The third in Glass’s thematically related portrait trilogy, along with Einstein On The Beach and Satyagraha
• Recorded with the Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, with conductor Dennis Russell Davies
• exclusive limited edition of 250 numbered copies on crystal clear vinyl

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.

The 3LP Akhnaten is available as an exclusive limited edition of 250 numbered copies on crystal clear vinyl. This deluxe lift- off box-set contains a 16-page libretto.

Tracklisting:

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 &Amp; 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 &Amp; Fall

SIDE F
1. Scene 3: The Ruins
2. Scene 4: Epilogue

PHILIP GLASS – Akhnaten

3LP – Limited Edition 180g Vinyl Boxset
(*Only 1,000 individually numbered copies pressed. Includes 16 Page Booklet.)

Please note:

This is a presale order, release date JUL 30th

All orders will be shipped on or before JUL 30th

You can also collect in store on release day.

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.

• 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
• Only 1000 copies available