Philip Glass
Philip Glass began from premises similar to Steve Reich's but shunned Reich's austere science and always remained closer to popular music than to classical music. He moved away from the arduous repetitive patterns of Music In Twelve Parts (1974), rediscovered melody and approached the format of the opera from a different perspective with Einstein On The Beach (1976). Movie soundtracks, operas and collaborations with pop/rock musicians became his preferred media.
Music For Film
The first album of new studio recordings of Philip Glass's film scores: Brussels Philharmonic and Dirk Brossé play 29 pieces, from Koyaanisqatsi to Kundun, with over half an hour of unreleased music from the composer's archive.
Koyaanisqatsi
Koyaanisqatsi is the soundtrack album to Godfrey Reggio’s 1982 experimental film. Composed by Philip Glass, the music accompanies a montage of stark, contemplative imagery without narration, aligning minimalist motifs with evolving cinematic sequence…
Solo Music (LP)
Italian edition on Virgin of the lovely 1977 evocative soundtrack to the François de Menil documentary on Mark di Suvero.
Music In Twelve Parts - Parts 1 & 2 (LP)
First UK edition on Caroline with textured sleeve of the first recording of the first two parts of the landmark early 1970's monumental Minimalist composition, released in 1976.
North Star (LP)
Italian edition on Virgin of the lovely 1977 evocative soundtrack to the François de Menil documentary on Mark di Suvero.
Einstein On The Beach (4LP box)
1984 re-issue on CBS of the 4LP box set with the first full recording of the momumental and ground-breaking 1976 Minimalist opera in collaboration with Robert Wilson. Essential. With booklet.
Einstein On The Beach (4CD)
2012 4CD re-issue on Sony of the 1978 4LP box set with the first full recording of the momumental and ground-breaking 1976 Minimalist opera in collaboration with Robert Wilson. Essential. With booklet.
Glassworks (LP)
Original European edition on CBS of the 1982 chamber music composition with a more accessible approach to Minimalsm by one of its main composers, resulting in absolutely lovely music.
Glassworks (LP)
Original European edition on CBS of the 1982 chamber music composition with a more accessible approach to Minimalsm by one of its main composers, resulting in absolutely lovely music.
Satyagraha (3LP box)
Original European edition of the 3LP box set with the brilliant 1980 Minimalist opera based on Gandhi's life, released by CBS in 1985. With booklet.
Songs From Liquid Days (LP)
Original European edition on FM/CBS of the 1986 album of songs co-written with Paul Simon, Suzanne Vega, David Byrne and Laurie Anderson and performed by Linda Ronstadt, Bernard Fowler, the Roches and Kronos Quartet among others.
DancePieces (LP)
Original European edition on FM/CBS of the 1987 album with the music for the ballets by Jerome Robbins and Twyla Tharp.
Akhnaten (3LP box)
Original 1987 edition of the 3LP box set with the brilliant 1983 opera based on the Egyptian pharaoh's life, released by CBS in 1987. With booklet.
Music In Twelve Parts (6LP box)
Ultra-rare vinyl edition of the first release of the full early 1970's landmark colossal Minimalist compostion, recorded partly in 1975 and partly in 1983, issued as a massive 6LP box set with albums with individual covers by Venture/Virgin in 1988. …
Dance Nos. 1-5 (2LP)
Original Dutch-only vinyl edition of the excellent 1988 double album on CBS with the minimalist music for the 1979 ballet by Lucinda Childs and Sol LeWitt.
1000 Airplanes On The Roof (LP)
1989 US LP edition on Virgin of the science fiction music drama for winds, brass, vocals (Linda Rondstadt) and electronics.
Four Organs / Phase Patterns (LP)
1974 re-press of the 1970 LP on Shandar with two seminal compositions for 4 organs (one plus maracas) from the same year, performed by Philip Glass and Jon Gibson among others, along with the composer. Essential minimalism.
4 Pianos (book)
Beautiful catalogue for an event of Minimalist piano performances by the four masters, held in Rome in 1999.
Eight Lectures on Experimental Music (Book)
In this brilliant collection, path-breaking figures of American experimental music discuss the meaning of their work at the turn of the twenty-first century. Presented between 1989 and 2002 at Wesleyan University, these captivating lectures provide r…
Music With Changing Parts
* First-time vinyl reissue, gatefold sleeve * Philip Glass, the great American composer, was already in his mid-30s before his first album appeared, and then only because he produced the double LP himself. Music With Changing Parts was the inaugural …