Philip Glass + Ravi Shankar - Passages

DescrizioPassages is a collaborative chamber music studio album co-composed by Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass, released in 1990 through Atlantic Records.[1] Consisting of arrangements by each of the composers around themes written by the other, the album's content is a hybrid of Hindustani classical music and Glass' distinct American minimal contemporary classical style.[2] The album reached a peak position of number three on Billboard's Top World Music Albums chart(cit. Wikipedia)ne

[ColineRusselle]

Never stop listening to this since it first came out.
A real desert island disc...

[paristexas]

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...

[planetsean]

Great for the car, great for a workout, great for just sitting in a chair…a treasured companion for decades.

[anneefreres]

One of the most tremendous albums of music ever assembled. I adore it. Puts me in the most remarkable mood

[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

[nunoguimaraes]

We need no words...just be happy with the existence of this Two big souls...

[pl-vivz]

I will never forget Saturday mornings in the spring with the windows open playing this masterpiece.

[LuisGavishGreenberg]

Beautiful sounds from beautiful minds. Enchanted ideas in the form of sound!

[julianholman]

i think I would like to live in the small town of the other people who love this album - I wonder what all else we just might have in common: what virtues, what foibles

[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}

[robertoarneiro]

Uma verdadeira obra de arte, inigualável, incomparável. Divino.

[IronReef]

Beautiful minds attract like minds. Glad I found their work

[mhilaire]

This is one of my cherished CDs, unique, evocative, soothing . Two brilliant concepts rejuvenators ! Big thank you!

[susanaperera]

Que emoción reencontrarme con este álbum que formó parte en mi juventud.

[jethroff]

thank you for sharing this. For me it has been addictive. I have listened to it for about 6 years for maybe a thousand of times. When I discovered weed, I have also rediscovered a new depth in the album, specially when you listen it in the nature.

[citruslimonum]

great music, masterpiece
I listened to Ragas in minor scale when I was in university, back in 2016
Now revisiting it and admiring the beauty of all of the musical phrases, beautiful tones and textures and rhythms
Thank you Ravi and Philip, God bless your talents

[JrueMango]

One of the best musical collaborations of all time. Absolutely love this album

[appourchauxstephane]

après la millième écoute, depuis plus de 30 ans, je ne m'en lasse pas

[Helawlf]

Aesop Rock had good taste in choosing samples from this piece for his work. Bravo! Now I am here years later and from revisiting Koyaanisqatsi.

Additionally, I can say this healing music from beginning to end. Typing this as I got laryngitis and excess chest mucus. Putting me in good spirits this winter.

[GiancarloMarcucci]

Passages is a collaborative chamber music studio album co-composed by Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass, released in 1990 through Atlantic Records.[1] Consisting of arrangements by each of the composers around themes written by the other, the album's content is a hybrid of Hindustani classical music and Glass' distinct American minimal contemporary classical style.[2] The album reached a peak position of number three on Billboard's Top World Music Albums chart(cit. Wikipedia)