BAM! It's probably not the way you'd expect the Eighth Symphony from a composer often associated with altered, hypnotic states to begin. Glass' style has evolved significantly, though -- especially over the last few years. Speaking about his recent commission from the Bruckner Orchester Linz, Glass states, in his own liner notes, that the "the subject of the work is the language of music itself."Glass, whether you love him or hate him, more than any other has a style that is not only easy to identify but completely unto his ...
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BAM! It's probably not the way you'd expect the Eighth Symphony from a composer often associated with altered, hypnotic states to begin. Glass' style has evolved significantly, though -- especially over the last few years. Speaking about his recent commission from the Bruckner Orchester Linz, Glass states, in his own liner notes, that the "the subject of the work is the language of music itself."Glass, whether you love him or hate him, more than any other has a style that is not only easy to identify but completely unto his own. Compared to his early works, there is an abundance of thematic ideas and dramatic shifts of contour that permeate the dark palette of Glass' creation. There is still a flow that listeners familiar to the music will recognize as classic Glass, but there are more surprises -- more jolts, more twists and turns, and more harmonic adventure. There is a melancholic element here, too, in a way that is reminiscent of his film scores for The Hours and The Secret Agent.After the initial...
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