recordings
Mad Rush
1989
Music by Philip Glass
Sally Whitwell, piano

Catalog

ABC Classics

Tracks

1. Opening
2. Metamorphosis I
3. Metamorphosis II
4. Metamorphosis III
5. Metamorphosis IV
6. Metamorphosis V
7. Mad Rush
8. The Hours – Dead Things
9. Wichita Vortex Sutra

Notes

Philip Glass is that rarest of contemporary ‘classical’ composers – a musician who has revolutionized the way art music is composed and found a massive audience in doing so. As much a pop and cult phenomenon as he is a descendant of Beethoven, Glass’ music has been used in classic films like Koyanisqaatsi and…but it’s in his music for solo piano that the essence of his art is revealed. In this groundbreaking album from Sydney pianist Sally Whitwell – the first of its kind ever to be recorded in this country – all of Glass’ finest solo piano music is represented. In an additional Australian angle, the Stuart piano is used, its crystalline tones ideally suited to Glass’ hypnotically beautiful music.

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