Eminent composers through the centuries have taken to the concert stage or the opera pit to perform their own music. Who wouldn't jump at the opportunity to hear Mozart play his piano concertos or ...

Composer Philip Glass remains a leading figure in American classical music after a fruitful career spanning six decades. Creator of symphonies, chamber music, operas and soundtracks, Glass has ...

American composer Philip Glass's solo piano works have become staples in the recording studio. The composer's minimalist approach has produced a body of work welcoming interpretation found on releases ...

The music of Phillip Glass elicits an array of opinions. Some love it; some don't. Some just don't get it. When he sat down to talk with Morning Edition host Renee Montagne about a new 10-CD ...

In 1994, Philip Glass wrote six seemingly ordinary piano etudes for conductor and pianist Dennis Russell Davies on the occasion of his 50th birthday. Glass also wrote them for himself. Etudes are ...

Philip Glass relates a telling anecdote in his 2015 memoir, Words Without Music: When the minimalist master was just 15, his father allowed him to take over buying classical albums for the family ...

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Who suspected minimalist composer Philip Glass wrote love songs? Weeks after turning 70 last year, he premiered Songs and Poems for Solo Cello, which he wrote for his fortyish girlfriend, Wendy Sutter ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1994, Philip Glass wrote six seemingly ordinary piano etudes for conductor and pianist Dennis Russell Davies on the occasion of ...