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Philip Glass appeared at the Hollywood Bowl for the first time ever this month and it was a great performance. He played some of his best pieces, including Opening and Facades from Glassworks, a piece from Einstein on the Beach and the entirety of Koyaanisqatsi, live. 20 years ago, it wouldn’t have been possible for him to be onstage there, because he was so controversial back then, but now it’s not so surprising anymore. Shocking in other ways, daring in many ways. But it isn’t considered the terrible destroyer of classical music that it would have been seen back then. It was a great performance and he played well just as he always does. The ensemble, as usual, kept the music flowing just right and his travel-with sound engineer mixed it all perfectly. It’s hard to get such good things going.
