Philip Glass

Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer. His music is frequently described as minimalist, though he prefers the term theatre music. He is widely acknowledged as a composer who has brought art music to the public, in creating an accessibility not previously recognised by the broader market.

Selected Discography

• Music in Twelve Parts, Parts 1&2 (Virgin, 1974)
• North Star (1977)
• Music with Changing Parts (1994)
• Music in Similar Motion/ Music in Fifths/ Two Pages (1994)
• Music in Twelve Parts (1996, new recording)
• Early Voice (2002)
• Alter Ego: Music in the shape of a Square/ Gradus/ Strung Out etc. (2002)
• Solo Piano (1989)
• The Orphée Suite for piano (2003)
• Etudes for Piano, Vol. I, nos. 1-10 (2003)
• Violin Concerto (Gidon Kremer/ Vienna Philharmonic/ Christoph von Dohnanyi) (Deutsche Grammophon, 1993)
• Itaipu/ The Canyon (Atlanta Symphony/ Robert Shaw) (Sony Classical, 1993)
• Symphony No.2 (Nonesuch, 1998) including Saxophone Quartet Concerto & Orphée Interlude
• Symphony No.3 (Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra/ Dennis Russel Davies) (Nonesuch, 2000)
• Violin Concerto / Prelude and Dance from Akhnaten / Company (Adele Anthony/ Ulster Orchestra/ Takuo Yuasa) (Naxos, 2000)
• Symphony No.2 and No.3 (Bournemouth Symphony/ Marin Alsop) (Naxos, 2004)
• Passages (1990) with Ravi Shankar
• Music from the Screens (1993) with Foday Musa Suso
• Kronos Quartet performs Philip Glass (string quartets No.2-No.5)(1995)
• Einstein on the Beach (Two Recordings, 1979 and 1993)
• the CIVIL warS: a tree is best measured when it is down. Act V - The Rome Section (1999)
• Les Enfants Terribles (2005)
• Kundun (1997)
• Koyaanisqatsi (1998, new recording)
• The Hours (2002)