| Atlas: An Opera in Three Parts | ||||
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| Released | June 1993 | |||
| Recorded | June 1992 | |||
| Genre | Modern classical, minimalism | |||
| Length | 128:27 | |||
| Label | ECM New Series ECM 1491/92 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Atlas: An Opera in Three Parts is the ninth studio album and first double album by Meredith Monk, recorded in June 1992 and released on the ECM New Series a year later, consisting a full-length recording of Monk's 1991 opera Atlas.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Meredith Monk
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Overture (Out of Body)" | 3:07 |
| 2. | "Travel Dream Song" | 5:07 |
| 3. | "Home Scene" | 2:38 |
| 4. | "Future Quest (The Call)" | 11:15 |
| 5. | "Rite of Passage A" | 0:57 |
| 6. | "Choosing Companions" | 7:44 |
| 7. | "Airport" | 9:19 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 8. | "Night Travel" | 3:14 |
| 9. | "Guides' Dance" | 1:51 |
| 10. | "Agricultural Community" | 14:36 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Loss Song" | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Campfire/Hungry Ghost" | 7:43 |
| 3. | "Father's Hope" | 1:13 |
| 4. | "Ice Demons" | 6:20 |
| 5. | "Explorer #5/Lesson/Explorers' Procession" | 6:04 |
| 6. | "Lonely Spirit" | 3:33 |
| 7. | "Forest Questions" | 10:19 |
| 8. | "Desert Tango" | 7:52 |
| 9. | "Treachery (Temptation)" | 2:11 |
| 10. | "Possibility of Destruction" | 2:46 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Out of Body 2" | 2:58 |
| 12. | "Other Worlds Revealed" | 1:28 |
| 13. | "Explorers' Junctures" | 2:42 |
| 14. | "Earth Seen from Above" | 7:34 |
| 15. | "Rite of Passage B" | 1:42 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Carlos Arévalo – vocals
- Thomas Bogdan – vocals
- Victoria Boomsma – vocals
- Janis Brenner – vocals
- Kathleen Carroll – viola
- Shi-Zheng Chen – vocals
- John Cipolla – bass clarinet
- Allison Easter – vocals
- Robert Een – vocals
- Diana Emerson – vocals
- Dina Emerson – vocals
- Emily Eyre – vocals
- Emily K. Eyre – vocals
- Arthur J. Jr. Fiacco – cello
- Katie Geissinger – vocals
- Ching Gonzalez – vocals
- Dana Hanchard – vocals
- Wayne Hankin – conductor, shawm, sheng, vocals
- Bill Hayes – glass harmonica
- Wendy Hill – vocals
- Susan Iadone – violin
- Stephen Kalm – vocals
- Darryl Kubian – violin
- Steve Lockwood – orchestration, keyboards
- David Meschter – sampler
- Meredith Monk – vocals, cello
- Bobby Osborne – vocals
- Robert Osborne – vocals
- Wilbur Pauley – vocals
- Anthony Pirollo – cello
- Cynthia Powell – keyboards
- Thad Wheeler – percussion
- James F. Wilson – French horn
- Randall K. Wong – vocals
Technical personnel
- Manfred Eicher – production
- Jan Erik Kongshaug – engineer
- James Farber – engineer
- Carol Bokuniewicz – design
- Jim Caldwell – photography
- Peter Moore – photography
- Larry Watson – photography
References
- ↑ Allender, Mark W.B. "Atlas: An Opera in 3 Parts". Allmusic. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
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