Artists Details both for the original “(The) Hours” & for “ The Hours / Distant Figure”: Philip Glass, Composer Anton Batagov, Piano Philip Glass, Composer The success of Philip Glass’s music to Stephen Daldrey’s 2002 film The Hours has spawned several recordings of the piano suite based on the eponymous soundtrack. One could literally spend hours listening to them all. They range from the more objective, ‘minimalist’ approach of Glass Ensemble stalwart Michael Riesman on the original recording (Orange Mountain, 2004), foregrounding rhythmic precision and dynamic control, to … read more
Artists Details both for the original “(The) Hours” & for “ The Hours / Distant Figure”: Philip Glass, Composer Anton Batagov, Piano Philip Gla… read more
Artists Details both for the original “(The) Hours” & for “ The Hours / Distant Figure”: Philip Glass, Composer Anton Batagov, Piano Philip Glass, Composer The success of Philip G… read more
Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the late 20th century. Glass's work has been described as minimal music, having similar qualities to other "minimalist" composers such as La Monte Young, Steve Reich, and Terry Riley. Glass describes himself as a composer of "music with repetitive structures", which he has helped evolve stylistically. Glass founded the Philip Glass Ensemble, with which he still performs on keyboards. He has written numerous operas and musical theatr… read more
Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the late 20th century. Glass's work has been described a… read more
Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the late 20th century. Glass's work has been described as minimal music, having similar qualities to o… read more