Passages | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | 1990 |
Genre | Contemporary classical, Hindustani classical, world |
Length | 55:21 |
Label | Private Music, 2074-2-P |
Passages is a collaborative chamber music studio album co-composed by Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass, released in 1990 through Private Music.[1] Consisting of arrangements by each of the composers around themes written by the other, the album's content is a hybrid of Hindustani classical music and Glass' distinct American minimal contemporary classical style.[2] The album reached a peak position of number three on Billboard's Top World Music Albums chart.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Pitchfork | 7.5/10[3] |
Select | [4] |
AllMusic's Jim Brenholts called the music "brilliant". Benholts wrote that Shankar's "smooth" style and Glass' dissonant orchestrations mixed well, and recommended Passages to fans of other minimalist composers such as John Cage, Steve Reich and Terry Riley.[1]
Credits adapted from AllMusic.[1]
In the United States, Passages reached a peak position of number three on Billboard's Top World Music Albums chart.[5]
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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US Top World Music Albums (Billboard) | 3 |