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Dec 1, 2016 · Philip Glass - Metamorphosis (1988) I made this record using an old amazing (one of my favorite instrument actually) Steinway & Sons model O grand piano. (St...
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May 24, 2011 · Philip Glass - Metamorphosis One From The Solo Piano Album.Buy the Album from Amazon:US: https://amzn.to/2MaX8xrUK: https://amzn.to/2sRbn1QItaly: https://amz...
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Solo Piano (1989) is an album of piano music composed and performed by Philip Glass. It was produced by Kurt Munkacsi. The title of five of the seven tracks, "Metamorphosis", refers to and was inspired by the 1915 novella The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. While all pieces were written in 1988, some were written for a staging of Metamorphosis ...
- Metamorphosis I
- Metamorphosis II
- Metamorphosis III
- Metamorphosis IV
- Metamorphosis V
- Mad Rush
- Wichita Vortex Sutra
I opens with dramatic chords before introducing a subtle accompaniment in the left hand. With chimes in the right hand, these two musical ideas repeat and alternate, and a surprising new chord pops in at the end. Metamorphosis Ithus sets the stage for the rest of the pieces in the work.
II begins similarly to how Iends. An alternating left hand accompanies chime-like sounds played in the right hand. The beautiful chords in this piece, however, paint a deeper, more emotional atmosphere than those of the previous one. Sparkling arpeggios in the melody add texture, painting a crystal-clear image of a seed bursting into life.
In III, the seed is growing. Cross-rhythms combine with interesting and unexpected chords, pulling on ideas from the first two pieces while adding new sounds to Metamorphosisas a whole.
IV uses heavy chords similar to I in what, to me, feels almost Baroque in its harmonic progression. Then at 2:37, the sparkling arpeggios from IImake another appearance. The meter changes to a lovely triple-feel, but the somber atmosphere stays through the whole piece.
V begins with the exact same chord progression that ended I. This movement beautifully concludes the five-piece cycle, as it quietly revisits ideas from each of the previous pieces. The work then softly fades into nothing.
Glass composed Mad Rush in 1979 on and for the organ (as opposed to the piano) for the Dali Lama’s first public address in North America. Mad Rush is full of repetition, slow-moving chords, brilliant arpeggios, and minimalism similar to Metamorphosis. Check out Glass’s thoughts on this piece (and that visit) here. And here is the original organ ver...
Glass composed Wichita Vortex Sutra to accompany the famous antiwar poem by Allen Ginsberg. The two met by chance in a New York bookstore and decided to collaborate. This piece mashes a hymn anthem with minimalism, using repeating rhythmic patterns, increased tempo and momentum, and energy to juxtapose Ginsberg’s words. Learn more about the poem an...
Jan 25, 2024 · Philip Glass Solo by Philip Glass, released 25 January 2024 1. Opening 2. Mad Rush 3. Metamorphosis I 4. Metamorphosis II 5. Metamorphosis III 6. Metamorphosis V 7. Truman Sleeps Orange Mountain Music presents "Philip Glass Solo” a collection of Glass performing some of his most enduring and beloved piano works.
Metamorphosis I – V. 1988. 30′ Music by Philip Glass. CAST: Solo piano. PUBLISHER: Dunvagen Music Publishers. AVAILABLE SCORES. Metamorphosis at Wise Music Classical
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Jan 31, 2024 · Comparing Philip Glass Solo to the composer’s previous treatments of the same pieces—particularly the four movements of 1988’s Metamorphosis, which first appeared on Glass: Solo Piano—a ...
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