Best of all was the Funeral of Amenhotep III from Mr. Glass's 1983 opera Akhnaten, performed by nine players, including two percussionists, music that in its obsessive figurations seems at once terrifying and exuberant. [NY Times]Nonesuch Records at BAM, the 50th anniversary celebration of the label, began last night (9/9) with two events, one being the highly-anticipated collaboration from