Philip Glass Masterpieces
American composer (born 1937)
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- United States of America
- composer, pianist, film score composer, librettist, supporting actor
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Philip Glass: most famous pieces
Philip Glass (1937-) left a body of work of more than 200 compositions. To discover his repertoire, the question is: where to start? Perhaps with his main compositions and most famous works. But what are best known or most important works of Philip Glass? How do they fit into his career, throughout his creative activity? Which genre dominates: instrumental music, vocal music or other? And beyond that, in what artistic and musical context: what other composers were at the same time, famous contemporaries of Glass?
soclassiq offers you here, without bias, a selection of 5 major works to discover and listen to, like “Einstein on the Beach” or “Concerto No. 1 for violin and orchestra”. This selection is completed by 5 other compositions that are also quite famous. For sure the best of Philip Glass, to make you want to go further with his other pieces or with the work of other composers who have significant similarities with the work of Glass.
Creative activity
based on dated works only
Duration of the works
(average or estimed)
Number of works
1952
58 years
2009
Number of works
Duration of the works (average or estimed)
not qualified (2)
Work for choir (12)
Song, lied (4)
Opera (17)
Work for soloist (24)
Work for chamber orchestra (58)
Work for orchestra (17)
Work for orchestra with soloist (9)
not qualified (6)
Ballet (1)
Theatrical music (16)
Film score (36)
Other renowned works
1996 - Symphony No. 4, “Heroes”
1993 - Symphony No. 1, “Low”
1989 - Itaipu
1982 - Glassworks
1982 - The Photographer
This selection of works is not the result of personal preferences or artistic opinion. Selected works come from an exclusive data analysis method developed by soclassiq.
The dating of the works can be precise or sometimes approximate. It may correspond to the premiere date or publication year or completion of the composition (that can be several years after its first public execution).
1930 .. 2020 : the essential composers
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On stage or recorded, listen these essential works Philip Glass
Meet the greatest works of classical music
Currently, 25000+ works are listed for a small selection of 101 composers among thousands listed here. Many composers are missing of which some are essential: J. Rodriguo, C. Franck, H. Gorecki, C. Nielsen, J.Corigliano, P. Hindemith, C. Ives, A. Webern ... New catalogues will be processed later to complete this experience of the discovery of the classical music masterpieces. Thus this selection of works will be updated.
Vocal music
Incidental music
Through the ages
Some major genres or forms among the 150 listed
Concerto, Symphony, Rhapsody, Sonata, Lied, Mass, Suite, Trio, Quartet, Quintet, Waltz, March, Operetta, ...
Composed for piano, harpsichord, organ, violin, cello, viola, flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, string orchestra, string quartet, ...
The purpose of these pages is to point out few relevant works only among tens of thousands and to provide some chronological references.