Philip Glass: Solo Piano
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Composer: Philip GlassPerformer: Philip Glass
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1989-08-07
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Metamorphosis: Metamorphosis One
- Metamorphosis: Metamorphosis Two
- Metamorphosis: Metamorphosis Three
- Metamorphosis: Metamorphosis Four
- Metamorphosis: Metamorphosis Five
- Metamorphosis: Mad Rush
- Metamorphosis: Wichita Sutra Vortex
Music reviews of Philip Glass: Solo Piano
Music Review: Challenging, thought-provoking, and not for everyone....
Rating: 5 Stars
I've been a fan of Glass for over 15 years, mostly because I've always found his music - not just beautiful - but challenging as well. The challenge is not just whether the music is 'good' or worthy of being part of the classical 'canon' (not all of his - or any composer's music is), but that it almost always provokes the question: what is - or what constitutes - a piece of music, classical or otherwise. The 'challenge' of Glass' music often shows itself in listener's remarks when they describe his work as stark or repetitive or minimal or just plain bad. For many, his work just doesn't fit the classical or formal mold. For this reason, some attempt to categorize his work as 'ambient' or 'new age', but all this does is invoke the same aesthetic questions about the categories themselves, rather than what criteria qualifies a work of music for a category. At the level of critique, Glass' music is almost always provocative. To be more specific, what makes this work so moving and beautiful is that the composition is both simple AND complex, and both aspects are served well by the straightforwardness and purity of the solo piano. There is a sad tranquility in this music that I haven't found in too many other works of music. One reviewer here referred to this work as a "con job" - that anyone could do it. I disagree. I think the reason Glass' music is not more popular is precisely what makes it so compelling - like the theory of relativity: so few people truly 'get it', but those that do recognize it's profound truth.
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