Philip Glass: Symphony No. 7 "Toltec" Live Performance

CSUN Symphony presents Philip Glass and Native America
Symphony No. 7 "Toltec" with the CSUN Symphony, John Roscigno; Northrige Singers; CSUN Master Chorale; and the Antelope Valley Master Chorale

[@bernardverner4743]

Phil Glass is a melancholy sensitive, an impressionist who, in successive repetitive touches, refers us to our own interiority, to our interpretations of the past that he makes present, amplifying the unease of our incomprehension of what we are... This is the power of his music that envelops until the soul overflows and goes from Darkness to Light...

[@jamesbarlow6423]

Well said.

[@michaelwilson8713]

I just really enjoy the music it can be deep in heavy

[@jimmorgan5612]

Yeah sure.

[@juanker52]

Thank you for this performance, and for recording it and uploading it

[@jpsned]

After a few decades of musical performance in several different styles, I played this piece (on bass clarinet) with a top-notch orchestra. It was quite simply one of the most amazing, incredible musical experiences of my life. I adore the changing time signatures in movement II; the real fireworks begin at 14:59. And what the heck are the low horns doing at 15:33? 😄

[@sergebouchard6222]

Rather successful "return to the native" in the 2nd mvt, love it.

[@user-vo6oq1bv8x]

Philip Glass is one of the Greatest Composer in history of MUSIC. He found a new language of MUSIC.

[@Piflaser]

I think he is a nice composer. The new language is not here, he is very retro. Morton Feldman is a composer in a new musical language. Xenakis and Holliger also.

[@Marcus_Sylvester]

@@Piflaser Label Glass ''Retro'' is a little far fetch for me. I would rather characterized his style as innovatively ''classical''. I find that it had been at the forefront of the Postmodern esthetics development. But thanks for the great references of Modern composers!

LOL.

[@michaelwilson8713]

He defended me in a fight in Portland when I was attacked buy a TV cameraman actually served as a human shield pushing me behind him and standing in front of me awesome individual the hardest autograph I ever obtained LOL

[@markelliottdriver]

superb

[@diegofernandortizsanchez7002]

Great!!!!!!

[@mattvaughn4828]

Very cool

[@gabrielkaz5250]

I 00:01 II 11:39 III 21:47

[@debralearyan8844]

❤💫

[@egapnala65]

There are times I wonder what would have happened if "Einstein" had just died a death and Glass was still composing while driving taxis et al. Would it still sound like this?

[@amanieux]

thanks for sharing but do you know why the audio is so flat and tiny ? is the audio coming from the on camera mic ?

[@chiufranz]

The choir humming of the opening of 3rd mvt is cut?

[@jr4915]

Yes, upon contacting Glass I was instructed to follow the choir cut that is taken on the original recording of the piece and in addition the rental parts had the choir cut through that opening.

[@ComtedeMonteC]

In 50 years time this symphony will never be played and hardly anyone will have heard of Philip Glass.

[@michaelfischer5800]

Is this uninspired music a symphony. Where is the substance. I can only hear effcts over effects and self-quotations.

[@greatquux]

That’s just, like, your opinion man.

[@michaelfischer5800]

No substance - no symphony

[@Turambar3791]

Yeah for sure

[@stephenjablonsky1941]

I predict that Glass will be forgotten in the backwash of history. I am sorry I won't be here to see his name erased from consideration.

[@BlackDaiquiri]

no one asked you, boomer

[@Piflaser]

@@BlackDaiquiri He has the some right to write as you.

[@kevindavis9200]

GLASS will be remembered for centuries to come...he is the finest classical composer for generations...

[@stephenjablonsky1941]

@@kevindavis9200 Check back with me in a hundred years and you'll see I was right.

[@kevindavis9200]

@@stephenjablonsky1941 Don't need a hundred years...I have travelled the world extensively and Glass is way more ingrained to the public's as well as the music buying/listening psyche more that you seen to recognize...I surmise you are mistaking your opinion that any experience research...but, it's all good...have a good one...in a hundred years this disagreement of opinions won't matter to humankind anyway

[@stephenjablonsky1941]

So Philip Glass is America's greatest composer and Jean-Michel Basquiat is America's greatest painter. I guess that makes Donald Trump America's greatest president. So let it be written!

[@johnwright2911]

Only to the insane would you include a fraud. FKOFF with that shit!

[@ethanhill9460]

That was a weak jab. IVES is America's greatest composer. And Photography, has replaced painting....

[@JOSEEDUARDOize]

So easy to say these things.

[@misterb5073]

@@ethanhill9460 Ives was Americas greatest composer but very few people seem to know that. What a shame

[@stephenjablonsky1941]

@@misterb5073 I appreciate the genius of Ives, but I love the music of Gershwin.