Philip Glass "Closing" PCF 2017

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  • čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
  • Bang on a Can All-Stars: Ashley Bathgate, cello; Robert Black, bass; Vicky Chow, piano; David Cossin, percussion; Derek Johnson, guitar; Ken Thomson, single reeds. From 2017 PCF Concert at Merkin Hall Jan 9. Video by Ross Karre Arts Documentation.

Komentáře • 245

  • @lesbsocal9107
    @lesbsocal9107 Před 3 lety +119

    Glass is from an alternate universe. We must go there.

    • @79klkw
      @79klkw Před 2 lety +4

      Well put...

    • @elise7593
      @elise7593 Před 2 lety +3

      Yes please take me there

    • @mortalclown3812
      @mortalclown3812 Před rokem

      Best suggestion I've seen on YT.
      Selah. ☆

    • @annamae859
      @annamae859 Před rokem +2

      Surely we go there each time we gear one of his pieces played so beautifully. I know I do.

    • @didier3836
      @didier3836 Před rokem

      ​@@elise7593 ❤

  • @elliannamcduffie5770
    @elliannamcduffie5770 Před 3 lety +70

    Anyone else get goosebumps because this is so gorgeous? Leaves me breathtaken...

    • @jeffwatkins352
      @jeffwatkins352 Před 28 dny +1

      I'm with you there. It's as if the soul spoke in its gentlest most loving terms.

  • @paulpedersen1329
    @paulpedersen1329 Před 3 lety +102

    Ineffable. How does Glass mix such hidden tension, sadness, and soothing reassurance all together? Simply amazing - and so beautifully performed! It makes me melt.

    • @debbiexx8006
      @debbiexx8006 Před 3 lety +4

      Same here!

    • @mysticmouse7261
      @mysticmouse7261 Před 3 lety

      Amazing monotony.

    • @LuizHenrique-hp1du
      @LuizHenrique-hp1du Před 3 lety

      @@mysticmouse7261 can you compose better than monotony?

    • @mysticmouse7261
      @mysticmouse7261 Před 3 lety

      @@LuizHenrique-hp1du I don't compose. Which doesn' t improve Glass.

    • @GregorKropotkin-qu2hp
      @GregorKropotkin-qu2hp Před 3 lety +2

      It triggers my Lachrymal glands to produce streams of tears-it touches places inside I was never aware existed-that is the wonder and beauty of this art.

  • @quietmind7476
    @quietmind7476 Před 4 lety +49

    One of Glass's best pieces and this ensemble is bringing such an introspective and melancholy tone to this piece.

  • @ZeySeeker
    @ZeySeeker Před 4 lety +53

    I need more Philip Glass music in my life !

    • @jeffreyrowlands3303
      @jeffreyrowlands3303 Před 4 lety +2

      In that case you need to get a life

    • @ZeySeeker
      @ZeySeeker Před 4 lety

      @@jeffreyrowlands3303 :-D

    • @hamedm9241
      @hamedm9241 Před 4 lety +1

      I need more of this chick in my life

    • @gloriamota6313
      @gloriamota6313 Před 4 lety

      @@hamedm9241 more and more Philip Glass forever 💙💙💙💙

    • @mikegraham4059
      @mikegraham4059 Před 3 lety

      @@jeffreyrowlands3303 Or you need more Philip Glass in your life. Goof. Yeah, like the prison kind bud.

  • @josephalmond3759
    @josephalmond3759 Před rokem +9

    Only a golden heart could compose such a sublime Masterpiece.

  • @petersmith5811
    @petersmith5811 Před rokem +13

    An incomparable genius whose music touches my heart like no other! There is a lot of love, sensitivity and gentleness in Mr Glass. He is indeed a very exceptional human being. Long may he live!

  • @ronbontz5053
    @ronbontz5053 Před 4 lety +27

    So heavenly, it is beyond words.

  • @nate-astor
    @nate-astor Před rokem +11

    This piece feels like a timeless whisper. Joyous!

  • @jojolerigolo
    @jojolerigolo Před rokem +15

    This put the song to another level, the slow pace is mesmerizing . This is pure heaven. Well done guys.

  • @MidnightMiik
    @MidnightMiik Před 4 lety +37

    A perfect performance! This piece has such a reserved feel. It’s brimming with pent up tension and yet is so soothing at the same time. Very sweet.

    • @RockOfAges00
      @RockOfAges00 Před rokem

      Perfect performance -- and a perfect description of the duality I also feel!

    • @basifabode6486
      @basifabode6486 Před rokem

      In lf the 2nd to last comment was by a bloke; very well done for being so articulate!

  • @cristinahagi4798
    @cristinahagi4798 Před 3 lety +65

    This makes me cry, not in a bad way.. Just looking at the trees moving in the wind, I have never seen anything more beautiful

    • @79klkw
      @79klkw Před 2 lety +5

      If you haven't seen the, "Qatsi", trilogy, I highly recommend it. It's what turned me on to PG. Koyaanisqatsi was the 1st movie, and it is moving, is all I can say

    • @ianyoung1613
      @ianyoung1613 Před 2 lety +2

      @@79klkw I've seen Koyaanisqatsi and loved it. Would you recommend the other two as well?

    • @kenhamasaka2524
      @kenhamasaka2524 Před 2 lety +1

      @@79klkw Also see "The Illusionist", much different from Koyaanisqatsi and worth the time.

  • @timbok28
    @timbok28 Před 3 lety +7

    Magical. The slower pace, far slower than Glass's original, allows so much more room for emotion to play out. I listen to this and well up. Utterly beautiful.

  • @philveness8154
    @philveness8154 Před rokem +12

    These guys are amazing… how do they make this piece even more beautiful?

  • @rpyrat
    @rpyrat Před 3 lety +38

    This rendition is incredibly heartfelt, it's a bit like "Opening" meets "Spiegel im Spiegel"...
    I'm in utter awe, taking it all in

    • @Onionbaron
      @Onionbaron Před 2 měsíci

      Glass, Pärt , Pook, Ligety paint life in another way... A way that I have followed in the lights from their beacons...
      "two roads diverged..."

  • @PavelDGromnic
    @PavelDGromnic Před 4 lety +16

    As much as we, as mere listeners of this extraordinary beauty, enjoy this piece, consider the satisfaction and joy which the musicians here are experiencing. I'm sure that they don't require immense compensation for their craft here. This is a demonstration of commitment to music, life and Mr. Glass. I'm beyond "being blown away" by this performance. It's such a privilege to hear them.

  • @sara.3334
    @sara.3334 Před 3 lety +11

    Whenever I wanna escape and have some rest I listen to him

  • @tangowiwi
    @tangowiwi Před 2 lety +8

    I honestly think it's one of the most beautiful songs ever written. It makes me cry every time.

    • @michellee138
      @michellee138 Před 2 lety +4

      I am crying as we speak! Lol not even embarrassed. Ugly-crying to one of the most beautiful songs in existence.

    • @buttercupkittykitty
      @buttercupkittykitty Před 2 lety +3

      Yes, I was cleansed this morning. I let it all go.

    • @henk-jamyland6993
      @henk-jamyland6993 Před rokem +5

      This masterpiece from Philip Glass was one of the music parts i chosen at the funeral of my mother 😪

  • @user-ng7sc4uo4w
    @user-ng7sc4uo4w Před 5 měsíci +2

    brings me back home.shall I dare say, the universe as one and one as being human and part of all what we share together . Robbie Jackson

  • @raffles7556
    @raffles7556 Před 2 lety +8

    Really enjoyed this interpretation. Such a deep well to draw from. Beautiful.

  • @vanguard5647
    @vanguard5647 Před 3 lety +12

    What a wonderful music, what an interpretation: BRAVI!

  • @djr1943
    @djr1943 Před 2 lety +8

    Very beautiful! Great rendition of a classic Glass composition. Thank you !

    • @jandickinson4422
      @jandickinson4422 Před 2 lety +2

      I totally agree but then I usually agree with my brother. Thanks for sharing this beautiful music with me. ❤️

  • @lesbsocal9107
    @lesbsocal9107 Před 4 lety +4

    Glass!
    Bang on a Can.
    This combination works better than I can describe.

  • @musicfanBRA
    @musicfanBRA Před 6 lety +17

    Moving. Philip Glass music at its highest level. And I especially love to watch the wonderful cellist's playing and expressions.

  • @jdp534
    @jdp534 Před rokem +4

    This is just beautiful.

  • @timsmith1894
    @timsmith1894 Před rokem +4

    Excellent performance by all these artists!!

  • @thesprawl2361
    @thesprawl2361 Před 2 lety +4

    Simply one of the most beautiful things ever created by the human mind

  • @dharma_seeker
    @dharma_seeker Před 3 lety +8

    Absolutely sublime. I find this rendition lifting my spirit and momentarily smoothing away so much of my life's tension.

  • @shewolfmusic
    @shewolfmusic Před 6 lety +23

    Beautiful music. Cellist is fab. :)

  • @ernestklein413
    @ernestklein413 Před měsícem

    I have watched this several time. Always draws me in

  • @ddownbond
    @ddownbond Před 4 lety +21

    I listened to it two times and can't figure out why anyone would give this a thumbs down. I imagine it's blurred vision. As a result of having tears in their eyes they simply missed the thumbs up. 👍🏻

    • @pedroalmeida9415
      @pedroalmeida9415 Před 4 lety +1

      That's really beautiful what you wrote.

    • @sarahevans2442
      @sarahevans2442 Před 4 lety +1

      I accidentally pressed thumbs down. So sad, but didn’t mean to

  • @SrNutritivo
    @SrNutritivo Před 4 lety +12

    Best rendition I ever heard...

  • @cristobalpena8830
    @cristobalpena8830 Před 4 lety +7

    That's music ...
    Only for specials ears
    Philip Glass, always amazing

  • @bloubear2557
    @bloubear2557 Před 4 lety +4

    Never think about life and the astronomical difference of one's life to the universe when listening to Philip Glass

  • @ornleifs
    @ornleifs Před 7 lety +11

    Ah yes . . beautiful version of this great piece.

  • @nealbaker7991
    @nealbaker7991 Před 4 lety +11

    Hearing this I thought of the movie "The Hours" whose score was hauntingly beautiful but never knew who wrote it. Just looked it up and sure enough it was written by Philip Glass. Both very moving.

    • @jonaseggen2230
      @jonaseggen2230 Před 4 lety +3

      Glass was the reason why I started playing piano. I learned what I know by playing "Metamorphosis" and really enjoy those early pieces but think "The Hours" is the best he have done.

    • @AmadorLover
      @AmadorLover Před 4 lety

      @@jonaseggen2230 eres Le Mamatore #2

  • @houki123456abc
    @houki123456abc Před 11 měsíci +3

    Glass is a true GENIUS is music MAKES ME happy to the point of CRYING..

  • @greatsewing6061
    @greatsewing6061 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Indescribably exquisite. Superbly played, emotionally heartbreaking.

  • @stuartjames6983
    @stuartjames6983 Před 4 lety +8

    Wonderful. Really love this. Also brings to mind Arvo Part.

  • @smguy7
    @smguy7 Před 4 lety +9

    That was wonderful. Bookmarked so that I can return to it, as I will.

  • @markvanvorstenbos6039
    @markvanvorstenbos6039 Před 4 lety +6

    deeply moving memorial, thank you

  • @shaalis
    @shaalis Před 4 lety +9

    beautiful......I could feel myself calming right down and even started to breathe in -time to this.

  • @musicartgeek
    @musicartgeek Před 3 lety +3

    Beautiful. I have a synth recording of the opening on youtube, and this just reminds me that sometimes synths really suck

  • @marcsmith7789
    @marcsmith7789 Před 4 lety +6

    G o r g e o u s. Thank you very much for posting this wonderful interpretation.

  • @didierbeaujon4795
    @didierbeaujon4795 Před 2 lety +1

    A beautiful moment of musical serenity
    Thanks to you Philip and to your beautiful orchestra

  • @ozero_animation
    @ozero_animation Před 4 lety +5

    Absolutely awesome!

  • @leonadeleon64
    @leonadeleon64 Před 7 lety +6

    Absolutely beautiful.

  • @peintredelalumierenicolebe2161

    ETERNEL GLASS . IL TOUCHE NOS AMES AU PLUS PROFOND. INTERPRETATION MAGIQUE . J AI LONGTEMPS CHERCHER CETTE MUSIQUE . MERCI . LAURENT/ANTIBES/FRANCE

  • @briyzzie3309
    @briyzzie3309 Před 3 lety +2

    You know, I'm not always sure how I feel about Glass's works. But this...it just hit something deep, and now I can't stop listening to it.

  • @patricka.crawley6572
    @patricka.crawley6572 Před 5 lety +59

    Glass's music speaks to me in a diifferent way from Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Debussy etc. But it is just as meaningful and profound. It certainly relates to and gets beneath that 'superficial' glaze that covers modernity and connects with the ego.

    • @bonnie43uk
      @bonnie43uk Před 5 lety +6

      I always wonder what those classical composers would have made of this type of music.

    • @jppmccrea
      @jppmccrea Před 4 lety +1

      idiot

    • @mikegraham4059
      @mikegraham4059 Před 3 lety

      @@jppmccrea Look in the mirror, Homeboy. That’s all you.

    • @barbarasmith6005
      @barbarasmith6005 Před 3 lety +1

      I know what you mean. I guess one explanation is the meditative state these minimalist, er, repetitive structures put us in. Standard repertoire just doesn't do that (except for Schoenberg's Six Pieces, Op.19, imo).

    • @patricka.crawley6572
      @patricka.crawley6572 Před 3 lety

      @@barbarasmith6005 I'll give this a listen.

  • @joanmartin-royo9606
    @joanmartin-royo9606 Před 3 lety +3

    Wow! Amazingly beautiful! Such a great new arrangement of this piece!

  • @shutupandance
    @shutupandance Před 6 lety +8

    So beautiful!

  • @robysava3529
    @robysava3529 Před 20 dny

    Straordinario. Ogni volta che ascolto questo pezzo mi sento trasportato in un'altra dimensione, come nell'esperienza di una vita passata.

  • @herakleitus
    @herakleitus Před 5 lety +54

    I love that this piece is two very simple rhythms which, when played together, create the aural equivalent, via two meters, of a gestalt switch drawing. I've played it on piano for decades and can never hear either "simple" hand while playing, just the entire relationship. Listening to it I can hear them each easily, though.

    • @aes1r212
      @aes1r212 Před 5 lety +2

      english please

    • @WombieFerguson
      @WombieFerguson Před 4 lety +7

      ​@@aes1r212 Google is easy. Gestalt drawings are those that can be viewed as two completely different things depending on your perspective. Famous examples are the duck/rabbit and the vase/two faces.

    • @jppmccrea
      @jppmccrea Před 4 lety +1

      help is on it's way for the poor english

    • @yoursolo9401
      @yoursolo9401 Před 4 lety

      @@aes1r212 Would you be able, dear Aesr1r, to write what herakeleitus (whom is greek I think) wrote in another language than yours ? For fun, just translate your despising "english please" in greek and french : )

    • @andremetayer1467
      @andremetayer1467 Před 4 lety

      Maybe the only two words he knows...
      We are a lot of people who try to write in a possibly not absolutly correct english, but we try... And what is marvellous is that, the most of the time, we can understand us. I would like @aes 1r try an effort and do like us, his reply in our langages ! welcome to him !
      I'm french, and I've learn english at school a very long time ago, 45 years. The web is also a great space for training

  • @josemanuelastudillocenteno4992

    Muy inspirador, gran compositor y excelente ejecución. Saludos desde Venezuela

  • @henboker3
    @henboker3 Před 4 lety +4

    Helpful herakleitus--so soothing on this troublesome pandemic Sunday morning.

  • @user-qr3lf3ns8j
    @user-qr3lf3ns8j Před 4 měsíci

    First time I've heard this, where have I been, slow motion joy, sublime!

  • @canticle56
    @canticle56 Před rokem +1

    These folks really grasp this music. What a great ensemble.

  • @lesb_socal
    @lesb_socal Před 5 lety +6

    Wow. Soothes the soul.

  • @Agaveo_Productions
    @Agaveo_Productions Před 10 měsíci

    Cullante, soffice, evocativo. Il tappeto di terzine che caratterizza il grande Glass. Eccellente arrangiamento e bravi i musicisti. Cradling, soft, evocative. The triplet carpet that characterizes the great Glass. Excellent arrangement and bravi musicians.

  • @artealain
    @artealain Před 2 lety

    I've listened so many times since discovering this on CZcams - just beautiful and soulful

  • @MathCache
    @MathCache Před 3 lety +1

    Joyfully-sad peaceful melancholy. Like a remote island of calmness in the middle of an ocean of noise.

  • @anic.proulx
    @anic.proulx Před 3 lety +3

    Oh my god this is so beautiful and well felt! Thank you xx

  • @marksims9223
    @marksims9223 Před 8 měsíci

    Beautiful , depth , heart felt , thank you, for touching my soul

  • @reinhardwilting7996
    @reinhardwilting7996 Před 3 měsíci

    Excellent performance!!

  • @gunther3527
    @gunther3527 Před 3 lety +3

    A very different interpretation and very well done. Would like to experience Blood Oath from them…goosebumps….

  • @antoninbesse795
    @antoninbesse795 Před 4 lety +2

    Just discovered this! 🙏👍

  • @ramonmorenorodriguez4509
    @ramonmorenorodriguez4509 Před 5 měsíci

    La música de Philip Glass empezó a ser conocida fuera de E.U. hacia mediados de los años ochenta. Han pasado 40 años y veo con alegría que las nuevas generaciones la han hecho suya, la disfrutan y la reinterpretan a su manera. Si mi generación no la conoció o no la disfrutó, es una pena por ella, pero por fortuna están estos jóvenes que la harán permanecer.

  • @KyleStansfeld-zi6gc
    @KyleStansfeld-zi6gc Před 3 měsíci

    Beautiful! Sitting in the sun, having a coffee Mind wandering .

  • @parisdavril
    @parisdavril Před 4 lety +2

    Just wonderful !

  • @thomaspattinson3977
    @thomaspattinson3977 Před 5 lety +3

    Excellent rendition

  • @jarl9188
    @jarl9188 Před 6 lety +4

    Impresionante. Muchas gracias.

  • @xjuanp
    @xjuanp Před 4 lety +3

    Marvelous music, genius composer, extraordinary arrangements and wonderful interpretation

  • @armandopropati
    @armandopropati Před 4 lety +3

    Maravillosa obra de Philip Glass que abre su musica al siglo XXI

  • @mraymcqgreats8215
    @mraymcqgreats8215 Před 4 lety +1

    Wow!! Achingly beautiful....

  • @apostolosannis198
    @apostolosannis198 Před 7 lety +2

    amazing. as always.

  • @nyrongristwood
    @nyrongristwood Před 4 lety +1

    Serenely Superb

  • @premium-_-salt392
    @premium-_-salt392 Před rokem

    This is the song for watching the end of everything. this video included for the musicians capturing the emotion required for the piece. fantastic
    always been a fan of glass. and this is the first ive heard of this one in particular, unfortunately. but it definitely has the stylings of him :) i love it

  • @canalpapodoporco1535
    @canalpapodoporco1535 Před 4 lety +2

    Marvellous!

  • @PrimulaCarniolica
    @PrimulaCarniolica Před 7 lety +3

    Congratulations!!! Next to Branka Parlić probably the best performance of Glass's music ever!!! Thanks to share!

  • @timoteomarin
    @timoteomarin Před 4 lety +2

    Muy buena versión. Hermosa

  • @ALONSOBETETTA
    @ALONSOBETETTA Před 4 lety +2

    grandes, grandiosos!

  • @chipsebastian8657
    @chipsebastian8657 Před 4 lety +1

    Glorious.

  • @HolgerSchoppmeier
    @HolgerSchoppmeier Před 7 měsíci

    this music is breathless, just like the 1983 originaltitled movie "Breathless" by Richard Gere and Valérie Kaprisky with this stunning musical part of Philip Glass "Closing" (from "Glassworks", 1981) 🎼🎹☯

  • @GianluigiColtri
    @GianluigiColtri Před 6 lety +2

    great! compliments!

  • @vickokoszka6836
    @vickokoszka6836 Před 6 měsíci

    PHILIP GLASS.....WITHIN THE CLOUDS.
    AND THE PURE MASTERY OF THE MUSICIANS.....
    ON ANOTHER LEVEL....AS IF THEY
    LIVE IN THE MUSIC
    👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
    🕊✨️🙌💙🙏💚🙏💙🙏🙌✨️🦋

  • @danielibarra0796
    @danielibarra0796 Před 10 měsíci

    I really like Bang on a Can's work. Its work with Brian Eno music is fabulous as well.

  • @harpe-en-ciel5772
    @harpe-en-ciel5772 Před 2 měsíci

    Sublime ❤

  • @Lynda333
    @Lynda333 Před 2 lety

    Beautiful so beautiful astounding 🌹💖😌

  • @ivanluna01
    @ivanluna01 Před 5 lety +1

    Gracias x tanta dulzura

  • @basifabode6486
    @basifabode6486 Před rokem

    A piece faintly similar to this one introduced me to Glass way back in the early 80s, I think it was..

  • @conorconnole7537
    @conorconnole7537 Před 3 lety +2

    The sonic representative of the planet Heaven. Music of the spheres. Deep as the Inner Earth 🙂 Unparalleled 🙂

    • @conorconnole7537
      @conorconnole7537 Před 3 lety

      Ashley Bathgate's (meta) sonic expression is extraordinary 🙂

  • @jean-louismercier2364
    @jean-louismercier2364 Před 6 lety

    J'adorerais la version d'Arturo Stàlteri mais celle ci est également exeptionnelle.
    Merci beaucoup, j'adore.

  • @erandolph84
    @erandolph84 Před rokem +1

    The sound of meditation in motion

  • @pierrelapointe2115
    @pierrelapointe2115 Před 4 lety +1

    Beautifull

  • @andreasrunge4122
    @andreasrunge4122 Před 2 lety

    Wonderful

  • @MIDASMAD
    @MIDASMAD Před 9 měsíci

    Golden autumn Я вижу в представлении!!!

  • @jean-jacquesderval8699

    Merci

  • @mariagabrielademontenino1266

    Belleza!!!

  • @miguelangelmendezcorreia5033

    Las lentas pulsaciones del corazón de un bebé all nacer.