Glass - Satyagraha - Act I: Tolstoy Farm

PHILIP GLASS (b. 1937)
Satyagraha
Act I: Leo Tolstoy
Scene 2 - Tolstoy Farm (1910)
Performed by the New York City Opera Chorus & New York City Opera Orchestra
Conducted by Christopher Keene
www.philipglass...
*Satyagraha (English pronunciation: /sʌtˈjɑːɡrəhə/, Sanskrit satyāgraha "insistence on truth") is an opera in three acts for orchestra, chorus and soloists, composed by Philip Glass, with a libretto by Glass and Constance de Jong. The opera is loosely based on the life of Mohandas K. Gandhi, and is the second part of Glass's "Portrait Trilogy" of operas about men who changed the world, which also includes Einstein on the Beach and Akhnaten. Philip Glass's style can broadly be described as minimalist, but the music in Satyagraha is somewhat more expansive than is implied by that label. The cast of the opera includes 2 sopranos, 2 mezzo-sopranos, 2 tenors, a baritone and 2 basses and a large SATB chorus. The orchestra is strings and woodwinds only, no brass or percussion.
The title of the opera refers to Gandhi's concept of non-violent resistance to injustice, Satyagraha, and the text, from the Bhagavad Gita, is sung in the original Sanskrit. In performance, translation is usually provided in supertitles. As the passages are generally repeated, the DVD provides the full text at the beginning of each scene.
Satyagraha was commissioned by the city of Rotterdam, Netherlands, and was first performed at the Stadsschouwburg (Municipal Theatre) there on September 5, 1980 by the Netherlands Opera and the Utrecht Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Bruce Ferden.
**Going through a rough patch in my life right now and I personally have found that this music has given me solace. Hence why I'm sharing it with you all today.

[@glimpse2000]

I could listen to this piece over and over again...

[@AlexB-xp4jy]

Such a unique sound. Philip Glass is a treasure. No opera by any other composer pulls you in and keeps your attention like Glass. Of course he has some strange pieces for someone who experimented outside the norm, but Satyagraha and Akhnaten are masterpieces that are the end result of his experimentations with music.

[@Hybris_Speedrun]

One of my favorite pieces og Music, this.

[@olinwilliams]

My favorite part also. I have just discovered this opera (sad to say since I am huge Glass fan) from watching the Met broadcast, and now I frequently wake up with this part in my head. Beautiful!

[@tbriggs7]

I saw the Saturday broadcast, and I have to admit I've never been so moved by a work of art in my life. I've been listening to Mr. Glass' music for 30 years, and the 1980 recording in particular, but this production fused the visual and musical in a way that left me stunned.

[@margheritaferrari91]

Fa uscire la mia anima dal corpo❤️‍🔥

[@childeroland2569]

Beautiful

[@rayrox222]

Saw this opera broadcast live at the Met earlier today. This was my favorite part! Yes, the music gets repetitive throughout, but as often as the music is this good I find I can't get enough of hearing it

[@Angelo32516]

Beautiful, thanks!

[@arturgalczak6180]

It's heavenly beautiful!

[@sealselkie7682]

Потрясающе. Не знала об этом произведении

[@luissalinas3308]

bellísimo

[@hljorge]

Thank you so much for this sky music. Muchas gracias por esta música del cielo.

[@briancornish2076]

the soundtrack to when everything is working as it should be

[@jpblagoeva]

M e r v e i l l e u x! Grand Merci, HARMONICO101!

[@sharonfinley4614]

Absolutely spectacular. Only here can I get the full version of this. Thank you very much for posting.

[@jamesbrennan6484]

thank god my mind is made of music

[@bedenerexhepaj293]

Magnificent!!! Thank you a lot!!!

[@monserratmontessorieditori4658]

Me di un paseo por tu canal y ahora recuerdo por qué me suscribí hace tiempo 👏

[@patricialima0702]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@c1trax]

wonderfullll

[@rayrox222]

Heya color! For my first glass opera there were moments such as this tolstoy farm for its sheer beauty, and tagore confrontation in act 2 just for being awesome, but I'm sorry to say most of the opera dragged for me. I feel glass is an acquired taste I haven't gotten used to yet. My favorite production's been the new ring cycle, and I can't wait to see Faust!

[@adhocsophist]

This is an opera composed in 1979 by Philip Glass. Just google Satyagraha opera and that should answer your questions.

[@felipemp93]

I liked it a lot. Minimalism is such a great type of music :3 Much better than the expressionism. But impressionism is very good too (with Debussy, Ravel, one of the best!).

[@jiricka0]

....Líbí dotek podtextu melancholie: šedivá ulice- staletí- stopy- vpřed- vazalové sami sebe- a kolem všechno běží jako pramínek deštivé kaluže, která steče do moře- do věčnosti kama kráčíme i my- stále vpřed....

[@atomkraftteddy]

Thanks for the upload!

[@mmgalrinho]

(Lyrics in Potuguese) «Quando os motivos e o fruto das acções do homem estão livres do desejo a sua tarefa é purificada pelo fogo da sabedoria, a chama branca da verdade, uma vez realizada a tarefa para o qual é apto, pois o trabalho é melhor que a ociosidade, e a vida não pode continuar sem trabalho. Há quem fale da teoria e da prática como se fossem duas coisas diferentes no entanto os sábios sabem que ambas podem ser adquiridas consagrando-nos de corpo e alma apenas a uma delas. Liberto do desejo... Quando se liberta de todo o apego, o homem realiza mais satisfeito o seu trabalho, não dependendo de ninguém. Quando ele se liberta de todo o apego, mestre de si mesmo, ignorando toda a posse ele cuida, sem excesso, do seu corpo. A teoria e a prática... Expondo-se aos riscos do destino, ultrapassando toda a dualidade, não experimentando qualquer desejo, tanto na vitória como na derrota».

[@F0nseKa10]

+manuel galrinho Qual a fonte dessa tradução?

[@dansa3793]

I like it that's y I listen to it

[@PunguinYoga]

@megalonigh1 You can find a recording of the entire opera at Amazon.com. I just got mine today for about $12 including shipping. Just look for "Satyagraha" by Philip Glass. It may well be the only recording that exists.

[@claudiatsebayoth2786]

Satyagraha - A força da verdade .............................................................................................................................................................

[@adri1430]

Thank you! So nice! ♥... :)

[@esterisko]

Perhaps you own earlier cd version. Mine 2009 cd copy doesn't come with libretto, I 'm sorry to say... only a brochure with synopsis in three languages

[@DarkLight91077]

belle

[@MrJogaga]

Is this modern classical music?

[@JesusCristo2002]

Does anyone have the lyrics?

[@marcherm]

Where could I find the lyrics?

[@sas147741]

@rayrox222 Well it's Glass, it will be a surprise if it isn't (=

[@colourfulwithaU]

@rayrox222 Best Met production this year, AMIRITE?

[@hewagli]

HU, terrible!