Description
Heroes Symphony is a symphony (also known as Symphony No. 4 Heroes) composed by American composer Philip Glass in 1996 based on the album Heroes by David Bowie. Glass also based his earlier Low Symphony [MOVCL009j on the David Bowie album, Low. The symphony is scored for 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 3 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, percussion, harp, piano, celesta and strings.
The album includes the Heroes Symphony performed by American Composers Orchestra directed by Michael Riesman and conducted by Dennis Russell Davies. Like Low before it, Heroes was one of David Bowies most experimental and avant- garde records, so it made sense that Philip Glass would follow the Low Symphony with the Heroes Symphony, adapting Bowie and Brian Enos original, minimalistic synthesized sketches for full orchestra.
Surprisingly, Glass arrangements and orchestrations emphasize
the icy allure of the original compositions, and the shimmering, glassy textures sound coldly beautiful. Its an intriguing listen throughout.
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