A Nonesuch Retrospective

Philip Glass is one of America’s best-known living composers, with a career that spans more than four decades and includes chamber music, symphonies, operas, concerti, film scores, and music for dance. On September 30, Nonesuch Records, which has had a relationship with the composer for more than 20 years, releases A Nonesuch Retrospective of compositions from his groundbreaking career. Excerpts from Glass’s largest and best-known works, like his operas “Einstein on the Beach” and “Satyagraha”, are included in the set, along with selections from beloved ensemble pieces like his string quartets and symphonies, “Music in Contrary Motion”, and “Music in 12 Parts”. Highlights from Glass’s scores to the Godfrey Reggio films “Koyaanisqatsi” and “Powaqqatsi” are included, along with portions of the scores from “Kundun”, “The Thin Blue Line”, “The Hours”, and “The Fog of War”.