Philip Glass (1937)

Symphony No. 1 "Low" (1992)

music after David Bowie and Brian Eno

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1992
    • Duration: 42 mn
    • Publisher: Dunvagen Music Publishers
    • Commission: Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra
Detailed formation
  • 1 piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 1 Eb clarinet, 2 clarinets, 1 bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 bass trombone, 1 tuba, 4 percussionists, 1 harp, 1 piano, strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 30 June 1992
    Location:

    Allemagne, Munich


    Performers:

    le Junge Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, direction : Dennis Russell Davies.