Heroes Symphony is a symphony (also known as Symphony No. 4 «Heroes») composed by American composer Philip Glass in 1996 based on the album «Heroes» by David Bowie. Glass also based his earlier Low Symphony on the David Bowie album, Low. The symphony is scored for 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 3 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, percussion, harp, piano, celesta and strings. The symphony is in 6 movements.
Disc 1 –
1 Heroes
2 Abdulmajid
3 Sense of Doubt
– Disc 2 –
1 Sons of the Silent Age
2 Neuköln
3 V2 Schneider