an excerpt of Philip Glass’s piano work Metamorphosis One. Love this track and always enjoy playing it.
I love playing this too. Yes I do. There’s something nice about this handwritten copy (I’m assuming it’s a transcription by a fan? There’s no reference to the creator of the image!). At any rate, it does remind me of how much I love the fact that Mr. Glass still writes all his scores out by hand in the first instance. Old school!
Metamorphosis No. 2 by Philip Glass. Performed by Sally Whitwell (me!) on the album Mad Rush - Solo Piano Music of Philip Glass.
Just a little something for the new followers that appeared over the last few days. Check ‘em out (they’re all fabulous!)
Metamorphosis No. 2 from my album “Mad Rush - Solo Piano Music of Philip Glass”.
It seems an A minor kind of morning to me today… a bit silvery grey (nothing to do with the weather eh, just the mood).
Metamorphosis No. 4 by Philip Glass, from my debut solo album “Mad Rush - Solo Piano Music of Philip Glass”, recorded on a marvellous Stuart and Sons piano. Compare the Stuart sound to this lovely performance on a regular ol’ piano ;P
Metamorphosis No. 2 by Philip Glass, from my album Mad Rush
I’m going to play this piece at a wedding, during the signing of the register. The lovely couple also want “Wichita Vortex Sutra” as their exit music.
I haven’t met them yet in the flesh, but I can tell they’re going to be my kind of people :D
I was just practising Philip Glass’s Metamorphosis No. 1 for my upcoming recital (if you’re in Sydney, put September 3 in your diary!)
Anyway, back to the music. That second section with the little melody in the right hand in octaves…. well, in any other composer’s hand it would sound like a doorbell. Or a cuckoo clock. But in Mr. Glass’s hands it is absolutely dripping with pathos.
Wow.
Metamorphosis No. 5 by Philip Glass.
From my album “Mad Rush - Solo Piano Music of Philip Glass”. You can download it here or buy the cd here ;P
Enjoy!!
A Third interpretation of Metamorphosis 3, just to keep things fair! :D
I really quite like this one.
By way of contrast… Compare my performance to that last post (I’m hoping you like my ‘human’ version better than the machine!)
Pfft. Someone thought this was a good idea :s
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; if Philip Glass had wanted his music to sound machine-like, he is the kind of person who would have mastered the necessary technology. As it is, he wrote it for human beings to play.
I prefer my own interpretation *grin*
