Philip Glass's opera Einstein On The Beach, first performed in 1976, brought him worldwide recognition and established him as a leading figure of minimalism.
Composer Biography
Philip Glass studied at the Juilliard School and with Nadia Boulanger in Paris, where he was profoundly influenced by Indian music through Ravi Shankar.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Philip Glass, the composer of these Études, created them to provide new music for his solo piano concerts and to expand his piano technique.
Compositional Technique
Philip Glass's Études are a synthesis of his musical writing, featuring his characteristic repetitive nature and rhythmic figures, harmonically and melodically.
Performer Biography
François Mardirossian, the pianist on this recording, co-directs "Superspectives," a contemporary music festival in Lyon, France.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Philip Glass rejects the label 'minimalist,' preferring to describe his work as 'music with repetitive structures.'
Composer Biography
Philip Glass founded the Philip Glass Ensemble in 1967 in New York, with which he premiered many of his works.
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