Symphony no. 5: Requiem, Bardo, Nirmanakaya

Album by Philip Glass

This album presents Philip Glass’s Symphony No. 5 “Requiem, Bardo, Nirmanakaya”, a large-scale choral symphony for soloists, choir and orchestra in the minimalist classical tradition. It sets texts from diverse religious and literary sources to trace a narrative from creation through death and rebirth, with the title referencing Tibetan Buddhist concepts.