Philip Glass Piano Etudes: The Complete Folios 1-20 & Essays from 20 Fellow Artists
a deluxe box set featuring The Complete Piano Etudes and accompanying essays
A monumental gift for music lovers: a deluxe boxed set of Philip Glass’s most personal body of work, along with a book of essays from notable fellow artists.
Philip Glass is one of the most influential artists of our time. In his long and staggeringly creative career as a composer, he’s transformed how we listen to music. He’s written more than 30 operas, 14 symphonies, 13 concertos, and 35 film scores. But his most personal work is a series of 20 piano etudes, originally created to “address the deficiencies in my own playing,” in Glass’s words. The etudes have taken on a life of their own as a modern masterpiece. Majestic and intimate at the same time, these compositions for solo piano have been performed and recorded by dozens of artists and streamed over 100 million times.
Philip Glass Piano Etudes is in every way a one-of-a-kind tribute to this singular work. This deluxe boxed gift set includes the complete etudes (1–20), which have each been newly engraved, printed on oversize heavy stock, and sewn-bound into individual folios ideal for both beginner and experienced pianists; plus a hardcover book, Studies in Time, which explores Philip Glass’s music, the art of composition, and the meaning of practice through essays by Alice Waters, Angélique Kidjo, Ari Shapiro, Ira Glass, Justin Peck, Laurie Anderson, Martin Scorsese, Pico Iyer, and more.
In its heirloom box, Philip Glass Piano Etudes is to be cherished by music lovers, piano students and players, and anyone attuned to contemporary culture, savored for its beauty and insights, and, of course, explored at the keyboard.
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November 5, 2023
Chicago HumanitiesAt Chicago Humanities, renowned pianist Timo Andres performed a selection of The Etudes by Glass, a set of twenty works for solo piano. Following the performance, Andres was joined by John Schaefer of WNYC New York for a wide ranging conversation about the Etudes, a group of works that were originally composed by Glass in order to expand his piano technique. An extraordinary opportunity to pay tribute to the genius of Philip Glass and immerse yourself in the beauty of his iconic music.
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November 19, 2023
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln CenterThis rare concert performance of all 20 of his etudes is an evening of master piano works for the 21st century, featuring 10 pianists onstage: Timo Andres, Inon Barnatan, Lara Downes, Daniela Liebman, Jenny Lin, Nico Muhly, Maki Namekawa, Ursula Oppens, Christian Sands, and Adrian Zaragoza, who was selected to perform from an open call to YoungArts award winners.
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Nov. 28 – Dec. 10, 2023
The Joyce TheaterOver the course of his illustrious career, renowned composer Philip Glass conceived The Etudes as a set of solo piano works to expand his piano technique. Now amongst Glass’ most popular works, The Etudes have inspired performances and interpretations from artists worldwide. In Dancing with Glass: The Piano Etudes, five new choreographic perspectives on The Etudes will be presented alongside a performance by guest pianist Maki Namekawa, one of the world’s foremost interpreters of Glass’ music. The evening will feature works by post-modern innovator Lucinda Childs, Chanon Judson of Urban Bush Women, Justin Peck of New York City Ballet, Brazilian tap artist Leonardo Sandoval, and Los Angeles-based choreographers Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber.
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CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS
Alice Waters
Angélique Kidjo
Ari Shapiro
Dennis Russell Davies
Ira Glass
Jenny Saville
Jlin
Justin Peck
Laurie Anderson
Lucinda Childs
Maira Kalman
Maki Namekawa
Martin Scorsese
Michal Rovner
Nathan Chen
Nico Muhly
Phelim McDermott
Pico Iyer
Tania León
Tim Page
Timo Andres
