Symphony No. 1 (Glass)
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Symphony No. 1 (Low) is a symphony by Philip Glass based on David Bowie's 1977 album Low.
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Symphony No. 1 "Low" | |
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by Philip Glass from Low composed by David Bowie and Brian Eno | |
Other name | "Low" Symphony |
Style | Postmodern, minimalist |
Form | Symphony |
Composed | 1992 (1992) |
Publisher | Dunvagen Music Publishers |
Duration | 42 minutes |
Premiere | |
Date | 30 August 1992 (1992-08-30) |
Location | Munich, Germany |
Conductor | Dennis Russell Davies |
Performers | Junge Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie |
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In 1996 Glass based another symphony on David Bowie's following album "Heroes", and in 2018 he based his 12th Symphony on Bowie's album Lodger, completing his trilogy of symphonies based on Bowie's Berlin Triptych.