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Philip Glass
© Jack Mitchell
Philip Glass
Philip Glass is a contemporary (b. 1937) American minimalist (he rejects this term) composer. He authored operas, theatre works, ten symphonies, concertos, chamber music and film scores, such as the magnificent A Brief History of Time for Errol Morris's documentary (more on that here). You can play it here to set yourself in the mood:
Some renditions of his work, like those from the Kronos Quartet, seem to open a door to another dimension.
See also
- Mad Rush, one of my favourite classical compositions.
- Les Enfants Terribles, for which he composed a three-pianos opera.
- A Brief History of Time's soundtrack.
- Itaipu, a cantata in Guarani.