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| Composer | Glass, Philip (b. 1937) |
| Period | Contemporary |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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Polished Glass from Bruckner Orchester Linz
A mixed evening at Cadogan Hall, with Philip Glass' Ninth Symphony emerging much more strongly than some stodgy Beethoven.
LAPO and John Adams perform West coast premiere of Philip Glass’ Symphony No. 9
As Philip Glass’ Symphony No. 9 ground to a halt last Thursday night, cellos and basses trailing off into silence, a few things came into focus. First, there was no missing the irony that Philip Glass, once among the outsiders of the musical world, should nearly a half century later find himself one of the American school of composition's most revered composers; perhaps its dean.