Les Enfants Terribles

Album by Philip Glass

Les Enfants Terribles is a recording of Philip Glass’s minimalist dance-opera after Jean Cocteau’s novel, written for three pianos and four voices and conceived for the stage with choreography. It completes his Cocteau Trilogy and explores themes of adolescent isolation, obsession, and the destructive bond between siblings.
First released: 8th March 2005

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Les Enfants Terribles: Scene 1: Les Enfants Terribles Overture
    3:16
  2. 2.
    Les Enfants Terribles: Scene 11a: Terrible Interlude
    4:41
  3. 3.
    Les Enfants Terribles: Scene 12: Unaware of its Taboos
    2:31
  4. 4.
    Les Enfants Terribles: Scene 2: Paul Is Dying
    7:39
  5. 5.
    Les Enfants Terribles: Scene 13: One Wheel Spinning
    4:14
  6. 6.
    Les Enfants Terribles: Scene 3: A Snowball
    3:31
  7. 7.
    Les Enfants Terribles: Scene 4: Two Halves of the Same Body
    5:41
  8. 8.
    Les Enfants Terribles: Scenes 14a-14b: Cocoon of Shawls
    4:17
  9. 9.
    Les Enfants Terribles: Scene 5: He Didn't Say Goodbye
    2:06
  10. 10.
    Les Enfants Terribles: Scene 15: Lost
    4:25
  11. 11.
    Les Enfants Terribles: Scene 16: He Wrote His Own Name
    1:21
  12. 12.
    Les Enfants Terribles: Scene 6: The Somnambulist
    4:12
  13. 13.
    Les Enfants Terribles: Scene 17: Are You In Love, Agathe?
    10:13
  14. 14.
    Les Enfants Terribles: Scene 7: She Slapped Me
    5:14
  15. 15.
    Les Enfants Terribles: Scene 8a: The Lived Their Dream
    4:12
  16. 16.
    Les Enfants Terribles: Scene 18: From Dargelos
    3:36
  17. 17.
    Les Enfants Terribles: Scene 8b: And Then Leave
    3:14
  18. 18.
    Les Enfants Terribles: Scene 19: She Took the Path
    2:26
  19. 19.
    Les Enfants Terribles: Scene 20: Paul's End
    4:06
  20. 20.
    Les Enfants Terribles: Scene 9: Call Me Elisabeth
    3:13
  21. 21.
    Les Enfants Terribles: Scenes 10-11: Crisscross Pattern
    6:50