Philip Glass Thread

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Sharing some of my favorites, this one is not for the faint hearted: Symphony No. 5 - 07 Suffering

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3AJELIrqbY

>>73726492
Hes shit

>>73726546
Thanks for your opinion.

>>73726546
You think this until you grow up

>>73726528
It's interesting, I used to hate this stuff but coming back to it I really key into it.

Like in the past I recognized what he was doing: taking the foundations of classical form/style and reducing them to their most basic components. But idk, back then I was much more pretentious and like "but the rhythm isn't super complex and the melody isn't super complex so it's bad"

I'm glad I grew up.

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Akhnaten can only be truely appriciated if listened to in full. Here is an appetizer, Act 2 - Scene 3: The City - Dance (Conclusion), but really, listen to the entire thing, you will not be disappointed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iUDi6cDirs

>>73726602
Hes not bad, just mediocre.

>>73726973
How is he mediocre? Compared to what?

>>73726492
Einstein On The Beach is one of the best things to ever happen to music or theater, end of story.

Also, WHERE is his 11th symphony? It was released not too long ago but I can't find a DL for it, not on soulseek etc. Any luck?

>>73727000
literally every single other minimalism composers
minimalism is a talentless hack genre to begin with anyway, literally classical for people who don't like classical

>>73727004
It was debuted but I don't think there's a record, is there? I don't see it on Orange Mountain Music (Glass' label).

>>73727032
>literally every single other minimalism composers
How is he mediocre compared to them?
This is the problem with people who dislike Glass (once me, a while back): their dislike is his simplicity but simplicity is neither a bad thing NOR representative of his music.

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>>73727056
This is it, its on his personal website, I didn't bother looking for a CD for sale. I think I found a DL link, will post mega when finished to confirm its legit.

>>73727000
Other minimalist composers, Arvo Pärt for instance.

If you dislike repetition and slowly evolving patterns, you won't like some of his music. You should probably listen to some Rachmanichov instead. It's a matter of taste.

Still, it must be said that I probably will not be able to ever truly trust someone that says they dislike, say, Koyanisqatsi.

>>73727194
I actually just found this on Apple Music, so that's an option if you'd also like.
>>73727264
How is he mediocre compared to Arvo Part?

>>73727194
Oh that would be grand.

Thanks in advance anon.

>>73727194
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>>73727323
In addition, it's apparently not his 11th symphony. It's a compendium of rearranged works to accompany a book I think? It's weird.

>>73727070
I don't dislike his simplicity but his cliché and predictably tacky approach

>>73727409
ffs
could you please be specific
what about it is cliche?
what about it is tacky?

>>73727343
My bad, you're right, LIFE is not his 11th symphony, but has been rereleased this year for some reason, as it was originally commissioned in 2006? I'm very confused.

>>73727454
yeah this is a fucking weird project lol

>>73727343
I listened to the samples on Apple Music[1], but only the first track sounds familiar.

[1] https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/life-a-journey-through-time/id1215505212

>>73727524
>>73727056
And yes, there is no record for the 11th symphony unfortunately.

>>73727648
eh it'll come m8
I haven't even listened to all of his previous 10 yet so personally I can wait

listening to 9, beautiful work.

>>73727663
It is, 2 and 5 are my favorites, I'm listening to 5 again now.

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Music in 12 Parts is fucking GOAT, saw his ensemble perform it last year and it was probably the best concert i'd been to.

>>73727785
how do they perform that anyways? surely it's not literally in one sitting

>>73727818
they played it with two 15 minute breaks and one hour-long break. their stamina's pretty crazy anyway

>>73727895
that's very fair
oh yeah absolutely, I have the 2008 recording of the piece and while they definitely lost energy over time, it's by far some of the hardest music to play

>>73727533
>>73727323
>>73727194
It's legit boys, will post link shortly.

>>73727451
i'm a different poster but i think i know what he's anon is getting at,
Ideas from le mont young and steve reich have been more advanced than glass' works

>>73728129
and here we are
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>>73728368
>Ideas from le mont young and steve reich have been more advanced than glass' works
HOW ARE THEY MORE ADVANCED
>>73728403
based