Philip Glass At Home (2004)
BackPhilip Glass practices a piece from "The Hours" for a benefit... and then goes out to buy a loaf of bread. As for the idiots that claim Mr.Glass is mistaken about what he is playing, STFU in general. He is referring to an adaptation of Metamorphosis Two (from "Solo Piano") for the film "The Hours" renamed "Escape!" (track #12 on the Academy Award nominated soundtrack).
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Uploaded: January 13, 2007 at 1:53 pm
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Length: 00:03:31
Rating: 4.80
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Video Comments:
alexvollrathsmith (November 22, 2008 at 1:45 am)
I love that Philip Glass is such a battleground. Some people are enchanted and some are deeply offended. It's all great fun.
saustinevans (November 21, 2008 at 2:52 pm)
Steve Reich does it better imo, but I'm surprised at all the Philip Glass hate. He has made a sizable contribution to contemporary compositional technique with his work on minimalism. The dude's no lightweight. Go listen to Einstein on the Beach if you're not familiar with it.
whitestripesftw (November 14, 2008 at 2:17 pm)
Do you even know what minimalism is? Philip Glass had about 8 years of complex musical compositions for orchestra, but he threw them out, and decided that he would create music on the basis of modulating rhythm not harmony.
Minimalism is usually just an ostinato or two being repeated and slightly modulated so through the beginning of the piece and end of the piece shows some rhythmic development, maybe carry a simple melody through, maybe even basic harmony.
Minimalism is usually just an ostinato or two being repeated and slightly modulated so through the beginning of the piece and end of the piece shows some rhythmic development, maybe carry a simple melody through, maybe even basic harmony.
whitestripesftw (November 14, 2008 at 2:18 pm)
I'm not that big of Glass fan, btw, but I do enjoy Riley and others who play minimalism, just wanted to let you know, minimalism isn't just "easy music." It can get overly complicated and pretty hard. Listen to "A Rainbow in Curved Air" by Terry Riley, or "Phrygian Gates" by Adams.
sugarhed (November 17, 2008 at 12:38 am)
You are definitely right about Adams' Phrygian Gates- it's not the fact that one would have to play that piece for over 20 minutes, but its the minute rhythmic details that Adams put in that is easily overlooked.
aguadololo (November 14, 2008 at 3:43 pm)
Minimalism is not just an ostinato, or a repetetive arpeggio. Phillip Glass, knows what he is doing i am not questioning his musicianship. Minimalism runs on the basic frase: less is more. That can mean anything, with a simple element an amalgama of resources and development rises and becomes a piece or whatever, for example, Reich and Glass
Minimalism is actually very enjoyable for people that do not have much musical knowledge, because it is simple, that does not mean it is bad music
Minimalism is actually very enjoyable for people that do not have much musical knowledge, because it is simple, that does not mean it is bad music
pianoplayeruk (November 9, 2008 at 5:50 pm)
What is interesting is that this video has been viewed 63,646 times, and rated 145 times. that means only 1 in every 435 viewers rate it.
I wonder why?
Could be because Philip Glass's compositions are basically not worth rating? and that his followers consist primarily of the deaf, the insane, and the musically impotent?
perhaps so..
Then again perhaps not. Now please excuse me while I go and take my medicine...
I wonder why?
Could be because Philip Glass's compositions are basically not worth rating? and that his followers consist primarily of the deaf, the insane, and the musically impotent?
perhaps so..
Then again perhaps not. Now please excuse me while I go and take my medicine...
pianoplayeruk (November 9, 2008 at 5:40 pm)
In a word: No.
pianoplayeruk (November 9, 2008 at 5:37 pm)
Cool he might be - Pretty? i don't think so.. but then each to his or her own eh Skooma?
pianoplayeruk (November 9, 2008 at 5:35 pm)
I agree. it does have a certain subtle intensity of emotion - unquote, and one which can send the listener from 0 to manic depressive in about 15 minutes if your not careful. Accordingly I very much pace myself when it comes to Glass.
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