finetune artist: Philip Glass

Renowned for his employment of insistent rhythms and hypnotically repetitive figures (often at intense volumes), American composer Philip Glass has an instantly recognizable style that he has applied to a variety of forms: operas, film scores, orchestral pieces, and celebrated works like KOYAANISQATSI, which seamlessly combine visual images with music. A student and protégée of Nadia Boulanger, Glass got his start on the contemporary classical scene in the late 1960s, and soon became linked with minimalist wunderkinds Steve Reich and Terry Riley. Glass made a name for himself in 1975 with the production of the opera EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH, a collaboration with Robert Wilson. Since that time, his style has become richer and more harmony-laden, but still represents the height of pulsing, minimalist, pop-influenced composition.

Listen to Philip Glass at Finetune.

(2008) A Nonesuch Retrospective
(2007) Einstein on the Beach
(2007) Kundun
(2007) Philip on Film
(2007) Koyaanisqatsi
(2007) Powaqqatsi
(2007) Music in Twelve Parts
(2007) La Belle et la Bete
(2006) Mishima - Original Music Composed By Philip Glass
(2006) Powaqqatsi [Original Score] [Digital Version]
(2006) Music From The Film The Illusionist
(2005) Music With Changing Parts
(2005) The Hours
(2005) La Belle Et La Bete
(2005) Symphony No. 2: Interlude From Orphee; Concerto For Saxophone Quartet & Orchestra
(2005) Symphony No. 5: Requiem, Bardo, Nirmanakaya
(2005) Symphony No. 3: Music From "The Voyage" & "The Civil Wars"; The Light
(2005) Music In Twelve Parts
(2005) Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent - Original Soundtrack Recording
(2005) The Thin Blue Line - Original Soundtrack
(2002) The Hours
(1997) Kundun
(1987) Songs from The Trilogy
(1982) Koyaanisqatsi

Koyaanisqatsi
The Hours
Morning Passages
Cloudscape
Mishima/Opening