The American composer Philip Glass has enjoyed a degree of popularity unusual among contemporary composers. A pupil of Nadia Boulanger, he was influenced too by the Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar and has won a reputation as an exponent of minimalism, based on the systematic repetition of a motif, modified or extended.

Stage Works

Glass has won particular favour in some quarters for his stage works Einstein on the Beach, in collaboration with Bob Wilson, Satyagraha and Akhnaten. A more recent theatrical piece is Hydrogen Jukebox.

AMERICAN CLASSICS SAMPLER	GLASS, L.: Orchestral Music, Vol. 3 (Plovdiv Phiharmonic, Todorov)	GLASS, P.: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3
GLASS, P.: Violin Concerto / Company / Prelude from Akhnaten	GLASS, P.: Violin Concerto / Company / Prelude from Akhnaten	GLASS: Symphony No. 4, 'Heroes' / The Light
MUSIC TO DIE FOR	Piano Recital: Moe, Eric - BIGGS, H. / PETERSON, W. / HELPS, R. / IMBRIE, A. / MOE, E. / KARCHIN, L. / WUORINEN, C. (The Waltz Project Revisited)	PSALMS OF JOY AND SORROW
Saxophone Music: ADAMS, J. / BABBITT / HUSA / OLIVEROS / ALBRIGHT / ADLER, S. / SHRUDE / RANDS / GLASS, P. / TOWER	SCHINDLER, A.: Precipice / THOMAS, A.R.: Silhouettes / REICH, S.: Vermont Counterpoint / GLASS, P.: Opening (Bartlett)	SONIC REBELLION - Alternative Classical Collection