Philip Glass - Love duet from Akhnaten

[mshahed69]

FABULOUS - From Egypt with Love... :D

[ukdavepianoman]

Extraordinarily moving music, especially 8:46 onwards

[saotoby]

I absolutely love this. Please make it available on iPhone/iPod!

[Mentox2]

Beaultifull piece of music!

=D

[malcolmcberry]

This is great genius and so powerful! I wonder if people will ever really recognise this Woland of the two centuries.- Charles

[Whereth]

This made me cry. I think this is notable considering that no other piece of music, film, or literature has ever achieved the same effect.

[marlopuk]

beautifully executed, a masterpiece without a shadow of doubt

[Pitheco1]

Hipnótico e Maravilhoso!!!!

[marcialailin]

poucas ou nenhuma nota o homem é fera

[marcialailin]

poucas ou nenhuma nota o homem é fera

[PhunkStock]

scary beautiful!

[PaulGiffs]

Mr. Glass wrote this while staring at a picture of my wife, when she was just 16 years of age. His autobiography, being released in July will show I am not being boastful.

[jmm1233]

for a moment it sounded like Handel's zadok the priest , then it went all wow force

[primadidormire]

Youyube : " Prima di dormitre" beautiiful music

[manlyman80345]

Gorgeous, simply gorgeous!

[mrnoiz23]

Remindes me of "Zodiac Cosmic Sounds" Seriously lame stuff.

[Cavatina21]

This is AWESOME - ethereal and timeless in its beauty and emotional outpour. Thank you so much for posting this clip!!!

[Orlymusicboy]

They sound like countertenors. I take it they're not...? love Glass

[saileeification]

hi, what language they sing. Just curious. I know English, but dont understand this.

[inlandempires]

@saileeification It's sung in Egyptian by Akhnaten and Nefertiti (love poem found in a royal mummy of the Armarna period. I breathe the sweet breath Which comes forth from thy mouth. I behold thy beauty every day. It is my desire That I may be rejuvenated With life through love Of thee. Give me thy hands, holding thy spirit. that I may receive it and may live by it. Call thou upon my name unto eternity And it shall never fail.

[adonisvlassis]

@inlandempires thanks who ever you are cause i needed this translation because my teacher and choreographer is building a choreography using this piece as well.I'm a phillip glass fan,i gave him this music.the translation seems to be in the begining of the track but i wasn't sure it was it before i read your text...thanks

[khosseni]

@saileeification It must be ancient Egyptian not Arabic Egyptian, otherwise I'll know Lol

[voicudragomir]

sounds a little bit like vangelis and his spacy music! gorgeous :)

[XYmar89]

thank you for sharing! i never liked operas except this one, great egyptian atmosphere on the album

[sweetzombielover]

This reaches deep into the listener, to the place that makes us weep... such a brilliant and moving piece

[jplaura02]

This is the greatest and most beautiful love duet in the history of opera. Easily eclipsing tired hacks like Verdi, Puccini and Wagner. How brilliant to have the female voice in a lower register than the male! Philip Glass is the most brilliant composer in the history of Western Civilisation!

[Heartlessiceboy]

@jplaura02 Actually in several Händel's operas there are duets where the female character is singing lower than the male character

[drcuddlebunny]

@jplaura02 I think Glass would laugh at you for calling those composers tired hacks. What does that even mean? They're not studied all over the world because they were tired.

[jplaura02]

@drcuddlebunny I was joking, of course!

[proman84]

@jplaura02

I am one of the biggest Glass fans but even I could have done without calling Verdi and Puccini hacks. Just like I wouldn't have liked Offenbach fans ragging on Glass, one can praise one composer without insulting the others.

[Loismustdie26]

@jplaura02 ....wow, that's a bold statement. this is good, very good, but I don't think anyone could make that statement. Music is too subjective.

[jplaura02]

@Loismustdie26 I was, of course, joking!

[blessedbaritone]

How dare you refer to Verdi and Wagner as hacks?!?!?! Their works are still performed all over the world and have and always will stand the test of time!!! The music styles are very different!!!!! Mr. Glass was obvious a fan of Baroque Opera or New Age Opera(80's) because you very rarely see music for countertenors or contraltos outside of these styles of music. Philip Glass is not the greatest western composer but he is certainly a very inventive composer! Tired Hacks!!! HA!!!

[jplaura02]

@blessedbaritone It was pure sarcasm... I think Glass is an abomination and his opera music is absurd! Only some music he wrote for movies can be listened to. He is praised by those living in the absurdity of our current chaotic and decaying world.

[Zentrpoint]

@jplaura02 lol ur weird

[jplaura02]

@Zentrpoint I was, of course, just joking!

[jplaura02]

@blessedbaritone I was , of course, joking!

[lilaspastia1]

@jplaura02 This truly is hypnotic and glorious music, but you don't do it credit by belittling Verdi, Puccini or Wagner. Isn't Wagner God?

[jplaura02]

@lilaspastia1 It was a joke. Just like the opera music of Mr. Glass

[tripicch]

- Por que Philip Glass toca poucas notas?

- Porque ele só toca as boas.

Adalberto Tripicchio - São Paulo - Brasil

[FREAKSmoviereviews]

lol we have the same profile photo... first I was like, huh wtf...

ow and nice music, glass 's the best!

[robertcouturier]

Merveilleux et magique, Glass is a true genius, thank you!

[LadyZelda15]

I love it! It's nice to see an alto get a good part for once.

[sporadmom]

This is a thrilling piece!

[capone70]

k-REEPY!!! Very emotional and dark, even when trying to evoke a "love duet". Great piece.

[LaerdBryn]

Ha, ha. Countertenor usually comes across as creepy, even when doing "Gloria: and all that other stuff. The voice quality is strange in relation to the other classic voices. Always sounds to me like a grown man trying to recapture his days as a boy soprano. That's just my take on the voice.

There are plenty of people who would disagree,of course, and I respect their appreciation of the countertenor mystique.

This is definitely a piece for rarified and highly exacting tastes.

[capone70]

LOL. Yes, I think the countertenors are secretly longing for the good ol' days of Farinelli. Snip-snip, if you get my drift. But for me, the creepiness comes from the elements such as the trumpet and vocals clearly coming in consistently off beat and playing one note at a time for emphasis. It's as if Glass is using he vocals as a brass instrument.

[LaerdBryn]

Yes, it would seem the voice is being used as an instrument, producing a quality that manufactured objects cannot. Reeds, strings, keys, horns, metal, wood, leather and all else don't produce the element(s) present only in whatever is/was happening in these and other vocal manipulations. Still, countertenor IS strained, creepy, and definitely a difficult to fathom endeavor. I think you're right on about "snip, snip".

All in all countertenor lacks the relaxed beauty of other voices. (IMHO).

[Hisrevenge]

@capone70 I think that these generalizations are ridiculous. If you haven't heard relaxed, beautiful countertenor, then you haven't listened to the right ones. And to say that all countertenors are longing for the times of castration... what the hell. That makes no sense... especially since 1% of boys that were castrated ended up being performers. Countertenors didn't manufacture this voice as if to be a child or to be mysterious... it happens NATURALLY. Men are BORN with it. People forget that.

[peach1863]

One of the most wonderful operas about one of the most mesmerizing characters in all eternity!!! Thutmoses IV/Akenaten!!

[Achasbajs]

with the risk of being an asshole I must say that Akhenaten was not Thutmoses IV, but he did hold the name Amenhotep IV before he changed it to Akhenaten. :P

[peach1863]

I am sure he is overjoyed by your Masperoian like knowledge of the 18th dye! Since you are so informed give me the real story about Queen Ty.

[Achasbajs]

I never said I was an egyptologist, however I found it fair to correct an obvious mistake. Or is someone in a bad mood?

[NewTet]

Wonderful song!