Amazing work from Philip Glass – his second great opera, and a long-overdue follow-up to Einstein On The Beach – a set
of music that's every bit as great as that groundbreaking work, but maybe even with stronger, fuller execution overall! The piece looks at the early political years
of Gandhi – the title is a term coined by him, as a reference to his philosophy
of truth and
love – with words by Constance DeJohng, and these amazing minimalist orchestrations by Glass – filled with the kind
of long-spun lines you'd find in his instrumental work, but somehow made even more amazing with the presence
of lyrics! Douglas Perry handles the role
of Gandhi – and the performance is by the New York City Opera Orchestra and Chorus, directed by Christopher Keene.
(Dutch pressing. Includes the booklet, lined inner sleeves, and Masterworks catalog. Box has a cutout hole, in great shape otherwise.)