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ARTIST
TITLE
Itaipu: The Canyon
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
MOCCD 14024CD MOCCD 14024CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
4/16/2021

"Itaipu is a place between Brazil and Paraguay and hosts a large hydro-electric dam. This album is a work of massive proportions much like the creation of the Itaipu dam. On this work Glass makes good use of a heavy brass section combined with a large chorus and is around 40 minutes in length, spread over four movements. The extensive choral work is written in the language of the Giuranni Indians. Glass often chooses obscure languages for the effect of distance. This is a powerful pair of compositions and it is a good coupling on this recording. On the opener 'Itaipu' and the closing track 'The Canyon' the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and chorus with Robert Shaw do a truly grand job of performance. It's a superb Glass work and a real classic of the '90s."