I suspect that most of us who are listening are not accomplished musicians, or even educated in music. I'm not in either group. I just love listening to this, and have really tried to hear Glass every day. If I hadn't heard this piece and read Words without Music I would never have had all the recordings of Glass' music that I've purchased. It's part of my every day. It's transporting.
I became a musician and learned to read sheets. Because I once encountered this ensemble, playing this music, on a rock festival. I consider myself a cellist now.
@@erik5374 In old age now, I consider my choice of profession to be a gross undertaking. I worked in a laboratory. But I was young, and not particularly privileged and had to make my way like everyone else. Though I do envy you the ability to see this music in your minds' eye and to be more familiar with this art than I have been. Maybe in the next life.
I listened to this live in Canterbury Cathedral. It was _phenomenal_ , I never realised 8 Cellos could do such a thing... I can categorically say, as much as you are enjoying this in a recording it's _nothing_ compared to hearing this live, with the band, and with it played so well in person. My Goodness.
Real life, feeling the sound waves and the heat will always be the gold standard. Experiencing whatever it is that makes reality is where I want to be.
Philip Glass gets you to see that a LOT of instruments can do things we never thought they could. Pianos, flutes, xylophones, all the strings, even vocal parts like in Liquid Days. The performers all have their own kinds of genius too. I am so jealous of these musicians I could just cry.
I lost track of Glass years ago because, thanks to RU-vid, I discovered so many other musical wonders in all kinds of genres. Today, I'm rediscovering Glass, and mostly because of hearing his 10.000 Airplanes On The Roof with the amazing Linda Rondstad again. Glass is absolutely addictive. This symphony reminds me a bit of what he did for the movie Secret Agent. That one is also beautiful, but more subdued, more hypnotising. Can somebody PLEASE upload that soundtrack? I lost the Minidisc on which I recorded Secret Agent...
@@adonissantos2853 10,000 Airplanes? I have the CD. It just got lost among 10, 000 other CDs. I gave it a more prominent place, so the little box can scream at me: "Play me, play me!" 🥰
@@adonissantos2853 O yes! My other favorite Glass! Sooo beautiful! I have the full soundtrack on a miniDisc, but the player went kaputt, and no one sells them anymore. But I just found a streamer site that has the 16 tracks. Happy!
Questo pezzo bellissimo, faceva parte di un cd degli anni 2001? Non ricordo esattamente ma son contento di aver comprato il cd e dopo tanti anni averlo regalato ❤ bellissimi ricordi
whereas mozart, for example, is always an entirely new, different, piece every time, eh? or maybe someone suffering dead ear syndrome wasn't hearing well, or with little acuity- like there's a huge difference between, say, firebird and sacre - point yet? or kanye sounds new everytime and never ever ... never mind - there's just good taste, and there's the lack - preference, on the other hand, is something entirely different - better to say you personally don't prefer it. it hides one's lack of sophistication well enough to sink back into the background without making such a ruckus.
