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One of Philip Glass' great achievements aside from his role as a minimalist pioneer has been his successful effort to establish the composer and associated ensemble as a viable musico-economic model. For many years performances of his music usually involved his Philip Glass Ensemble, but this profusion of recordings of his music by independent ensembles is a strong sign of the durability of his reputation. Alter Ego, a group from Italy, here performs a group of early Glass works and generally tries to evoke the heady days when minimalism first came on the scene in New York. Not surprisingly, this music was performed in New York and enthusiastically received; Alter Ego replicated the performance in Rome in 1999 with similarly successful results. Most of the music here illustrates a specific aspect of Glass' musical thinking rather than a synthetic realization of his ideas, and as such it will be of the most interest to listeners already fascinated by the composer. For these, however, it may be a must-have. James Manheim, All Music Guide

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Tracklist

1. Music in Similar Motion
2. Strung Out
3. Piece in the Shape of a Square
4. Gradus
5. Music in Contrary Motion

P.S. This CD is actually a 1999 release (Stradivarius: STR 33602). It has since been reissued in 2007 as a 2-CD set (Orange Mountain: omm0034) that features two additional tracks: 600 Lines and How Now. Feel free to share if you already have a copy of the newer version.

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