GlassWorlds Volume 5, The Enlightening, Mad Rush, Metamorphosis Two

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"The works in this program demonstrate Philip Glass's perpetual desire to stay in tune with the expectations of his audience. Taking the concealed form of a sonata, Mad Rush contrasts a peaceful atmosphere with tumultuous and hypnotic beauty. Glass's latest work in this genre, 600 Lines, benefiting here from its first recording for solo piano, is an obsessive and agitated toccata that represents the pinnacle of his experiences alongside Ravi Shankar. These two monumental works are joined by the first recordings of Metamorphosis Two and Glass's transcription of The Sound of Silence by Paul Simon."