
Minimalist is the title selected for this entry-level issue devoted to the works of several prominent contemporary composers, each of whom belongs to the so-called
It’s difficult to dispute the charge that so much of Glass’ music sounds the same–a phenomenon distinct from claiming that it shows the composer’s personal
By and large, minimalism is in steep decline, but every now and then something comes along to give fans of the style hope. This is
No one familiar with the music of Philip Glass would expect his Symphony No. 3 (1995) to conform to traditional sonata principles (with its requisite
Naxos’ exciting and important American Classics series now includes music of the present day, in this case three recent works by Philip Glass. The Violin
This CD presents two violin concertos written within the past 20 years. The Adams work is the most recent, dating from 1993, after the composer
There are times when you want to grab Philip Glass by the collar and shake him and shout “You’ve done the arpeggio thing already! It’s