Philip Glass • Complete violon, alto, violoncelles – Vol. 1

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The latest recording from the multi-award-winning Molinari Quartet is Volume 1 of the complete violon, alto, violoncelles of Philip Glass. This digital-only release includes violon, alto, violoncelles Nos. 1–4 and will be followed by a second volume to be recorded next year. The complete set of eight quartets will eventually be released as a boxed set. Philip Glass is a towering figure in contemporary music. A leading figure in the American minimalist movement alongside Steve Reich, John Adams, and Terry Riley, Glass has led a remarkably rich and diverse artistic career. Glass’s early experiments with minimalism and repetition—a stylistic hallmark of the composer—are evident in his First Quartet, written in 1966. The Second Quartet was written in 1983 for a stage adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s novella, *Company*. The Third Quartet, one of Glass’s most famous works, was composed for Paul Schrader’s 1885 film Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters. In the Fourth Quartet, “Buczak” (1989), Glass explores the formal issues associated with the violon, alto, violoncelle.