Certainly there was little in the reception to that year's Never Let Me Down album to suggest that his public was even remotely interested in a Broadway-style extravaganza built around the LP's songs, with Bowie's own apparent reluctance to revisit the icons of his most sacred past serving as a deterrent to even the most indulgent fans. It was though Philip had fed into my voice.but somehow had arrived, I feel, a lot nearer to the gut feeling of what I was trying to do.David Bowie's Glass Spider tour in 1987 rates among the most divisive outings of his entire career, on the one hand standing as a return to the vast theatrical ventures that characterized his early- to mid-'70s concerts, but on the other symbolizing the absolute waste of resources and talent that many critics considered his 1980s output to be. Spiraling of "V2 Schneider," and those two particularly for me capture reallywhat I was trying to do. It really runs the gamut of emotions, from deep despair in "Neuköln" through to that upward It's had all these experiences that I didn't know about. Immediately recognize, but it has its own life. There's a whole life and all these things Meet them, obviously the very familiarity Material is a bit like being introduced toĪ brother or sister that you've been told That he's actually put his finger on more New album, but the irony is that I believe The result, hopefully, will be as enjoyable for the listener at home as well as a new dance work for the stage. Symphonic in scale and, at the same time, serves the dramatic purpose of Original music of my own I ended up with a six movement work which is I've taken six tracks from the original Bowie / Eno recording and madeĮach of them the basis of a dance work. He immediately shared Twyla'sĮnthusiasm and I found myself writing a symphonic score shortly to become
Straight away she wanted "Heroes" for her new dance company,Īnd soon after, we met with David. Mentioned the "Heroes" Symphony to the American choreographer Twyla
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New works, the work of Bowie and Eno became an inspiration and point ofĭeparture for a series of symphonies of my own.Īs I have been involved with the world of dance for many years I naturally Just as composers of the past have turned to music of their time to fashion In a series of innovative recordings made inĮxperimental avant-garde, and rock'n'rollĪs part of the new "classics" of our time. "Heroes," like the "Low" Symphony of several years ago, is based on the work The re-work has a darkness creating a soothing effect, and Glass, like theīowie/Eno original evokes pure sadness, which the Greeks believed was the Version opens up the work and lets you walk inside. Where the original "Heroes" has more variety of feeling, the Glass Glass has a way of making a long narrative, a long repetitive It is as if Glass captured the mood of 'Moss Garden' and repeated it over and Thought he only did hard rock." Obviously, an old radio fan. Shocked to know that it was something recycled from David Bowie. A listenerĬommented while it was being played in my office how nice it was, she was Reproduction and discovery of "Heroes" as a symphony was a relief. When Glass doesn't break it makes us sit back and stare into ourselves. They're still recognizable) to fit his own means.īy doing so, Glass hasn't merely orchestrated "Heroes" he has Liberally changing the original's melodies and harmonics (though Icy synth soundscapes with warmer orchestral sounds and Neo-classical composer Glass adapts six songs from thisĪvant-garde classic for the symphony, replacing Bowie and Eno's Remains one of rock's most chilling and bleak recordings. To this day, David Bowie and Brian Eno's 1977 album "Heroes" ".a masterpiece in its own right" San Francisco Chronicle "a dazzler.few works boast this much splendor and speed." Chicago Tribune
"It's a dramatically sweeping, pull-out-the-stops piece." Los Angeles Times Performed by The American Composers Orchestraĭennis Russell Davies, Principal Conductor From the music of David Bowie and Brian Eno
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