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Symphony No. 4 ("Heroes") is a symphony composed by American composer Philip Glass in 1996 based on the album "Heroes" by David Bowie. Glass had based his earlier Symphony No. 1 on the David Bowie album Low.

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Symphony

The symphony is scored for 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 3 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, percussion, harp, piano, celesta and strings.

The symphony is in six movements:

"Abdulmajid", the David Bowie song on which the second movement was based, was not included on the original release of Heroes, but was recorded around the Heroes recording sessions. The song would later be released on the Rykodisc reissue of the album in 1991.

Album

"Heroes" Symphony
Studio album by Philip Glass
Released	1996
Recorded	1996; Looking Glass Studios, NYC
Genre	Classical
Length	44:11
Label	Point Music
Producer	Kurt Munkacsi, Michael Riesman

The album "Heroes" Symphony includes only the "Heroes" Symphony performed by American Composers Orchestra directed by Michael Riesman and conducted by Dennis Russell Davies. Recorded and distributed by POINT Music record label, a joint venture of Euphorbia Productions Ltd and Philips Classics Productions, catalog number 454-388-2.

Track listing

1. "Heroes" (5:53)[1]
2. Abdulmajid (8:53)
3. Sense of Doubt (7:20)
4. Sons of the Silent Age (8:18)
5. Neuköln (6:41)
6. V2 Schneider (6:48)

References

External links

• Programme note by the composer, Chester Novello

На других языках

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- [en] Symphony No. 4 (Glass)

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[ru] Симфония № 4 (Гласс)

Symphony No. 4 (“Heroes”) — симфония, написанная американским композитором Филипом Глассом в 1996 году на основе альбома Дэвида Боуи “Heroes”. Ранее Гласс уже работал над материалом Боуи, написав Symphony No. 1 на основе альбома музыканта — Low.

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