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Symphony No. 4 ("Heroes") is a symphony composed by American composerPhilip Glass in 1996 based on the album"Heroes" byDavid Bowie. Glass had based his earlierSymphony No. 1 on the David Bowie albumLow.
The symphony is scored for 2flutes,piccolo, 2oboes, 2clarinets,bass clarinet, 2bassoons, 3horns, 3trumpets, 2trombones,bass trombone,tuba,percussion,harp,piano,celesta andstrings.
The symphony is in sixmovements:
"Abdulmajid", the David Bowie song on which the second movement was based, was not included on the original release ofHeroes, but was recorded around theHeroes recording sessions. The song would later be released on the Rykodisc reissue of the album in 1991.
| "Heroes" Symphony | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1996 |
| Recorded | 1996; Looking Glass Studios,NYC |
| Genre | Classical |
| Length | 44:11 |
| Label | Point Music |
| Producer | Kurt Munkacsi, Michael Riesman |
The album"Heroes" Symphony includes only the"Heroes" Symphony performed byAmerican Composers Orchestra directed byMichael Riesman andconducted byDennis Russell Davies. Recorded and distributed byPOINT Music record label,[1] a joint venture of Euphorbia Productions Ltd andPhilips Classics Productions, catalog number 454-388-2.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[1] |
