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:

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.

Links

• http://www.philipglass.com.
• Philip Glass on Wikipedia.
• How to play piano like Philip Glass.