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Einstein on the Beach is an opera in four acts composed by Philip Glass with libretto in collaboration with Robert Wilson, who also designed and directed early productions. [2] [3] The opera eschews traditional narrative in favor of a formalist approach based on structured spaces laid out by Wilson in a series of storyboards which are framed and connected by five "knee plays" or intermezzos. [4]
"Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)" is a song by American rock band Counting Crows from the compilation album DGC Rarities Vol. 1. The title of the song was inspired by the Philip Glass opera Einstein on the Beach .
Songs from the Trilogy is a 1989 compilation album of songs from Philip Glass’ operas Einstein on the Beach, Satyagraha, and Akhnaten. Many of the songs on the album have been altered or shortened from their original composition.
Glass is known for composing several operas such as Einstein on the Beach (1976), Satyagraha (1980), Akhnaten (1983), The Voyage (1992), and The Perfect American (2013). He also wrote the scores for Broadway productions such as the revivals of The Elephant Man (2002), The Crucible (2016), and King Lear (2019).
Knee Play 4 for piano (1975, from Einstein on the Beach) Modern Love Waltz for piano (piano version of Fourth Series, Part Three, 1978) Mad Rush for piano or electric organ (originally Fourth Series, Part Four, 1979) Opening for piano (1981, from Glassworks) The Olympian for piano (1984) Cadenza for Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 (K. 467, 1786 ...
Wilson cast the teenager Knowles in a number of his productions, including Einstein on the Beach. [2] In 1978, the American poet John Ashbery wrote in the magazine New York of a volume of Knowles's poetry: Christopher has the ability to conceive of his works in minute detail before executing them.
Einstein on the Beach; Les Enfants terribles (opera) F. The Fall of the House of Usher (Glass opera) G. Galileo Galilei (opera) H. Hydrogen Jukebox; I. In the Penal ...
In addition, the Counting Crows song "Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)" charted at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart, and it hit number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, making the band's first single to do so. [9] [10] Additionally, the Nirvana song "Pay to Play" received limited airplay on US rock radio in ...