Passages is a collaborative chamber music studio album co-composed by Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass, released in 1990 through Private Music.[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.

Passages
Studio album by Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass
Released	1990
Genre	Contemporary classical, Hindustani classical, world
Length	55:21
Label	Private Music, 2074-2-P

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork	7.5/10[3]

Allmusic's Jim Brenholts awarded the album four of five stars, calling the music "brilliant". Benholts wrote that Shankar's "smooth" style and Glass' dissonant orchestrations mixed well, and recommended Passages to fans of other minimalist composers such as John Cage, Steve Reich and Terry Riley.[1]

Track listing

1. "Offering" (Ravi Shankar)– 9:47
2. "Sadhanipa" (Philip Glass) – 8:37
3. "Channels and Winds" (Glass) – 8:00
4. "Ragas in Minor Scale" (Glass) – 7:37
5. "Meetings Along the Edge" (Shankar) – 8:11
6. "Prashanti" (Shankar) – 13:40

Track listing adapted from Allmusic.[1]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Allmusic.[1]

Charts

In the United States, Passages reached a peak position of number three on Billboard's Top World Music Albums chart.[4]

See also

• List of compositions by Philip Glass
• Ravi Shankar discography

References