The album cover features "Bi-Triangulaire," a 1972 acrylic on canvas painting by Guido Molinari, from the Guido Molinari Foundation collection.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Philip Glass has sought to distance himself from the 'minimalist' label, preferring to describe his work as 'music with repetitive structures' and drawing inspiration from classical composers like Bach, Beethoven, and Schubert.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Philip Glass's musical language evolved significantly, moving beyond the repetitive phase of his 1970s and 1980s works.
Instruments
Antoine Bareil, the second violinist of the Molinari Quartet, plays a Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume 1840 violin and a François Nicolas Voirin bow, on loan from Canimex inc.
Performer Biography
The Molinari Quartet, founded in 1997, is dedicated to 20th and 21st-century string quartet repertoire and has won 24 Opus Prizes for musical excellence.
Composer Biography
Philip Glass, born in 1937, is recognized as a major figure in American minimalist music, alongside Steve Reich and John Adams.
Performer Biography
The Molinari Quartet is considered one of Canada's leading string quartets, with critics calling them 'Canada's answer to the Kronos or Arditti Quartet'.
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