Philip Glass - Opening (Official Video)

Philip Glass performs Opening, celebrating his new piano album, Philip Glass Solo, on his 87th Birthday. Filmed in Brooklyn, NY, 2021.

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► Credits:
Film By Four/Ten Media
Presented By Dunvagen Music Publishers
Film Production and Post-Production by Evan Chapman and Kevin Eikenberg of Four/Ten Media
Music Recorded by Caley Monahon-Ward
Assistant Engineer Albert Goold
Mixed by Caley Monahon-Ward
Music Supervisor, Alex Gray
Publicity, Sacks and Co. PR
Executive Producer Drew Smith
Producer Adrienne White
Production Manager Richard Guerin
Recorded at the Marc Agger Navy Yard Warehouse 269

Opening
© 1981 Dunvagen Music Publishers Inc
Philip Glass, Piano

Music Video by Philip Glass performing Opening. © Dunvagen Music Publishers.

► About Opening: Glass composed Opening for his 1981 album Glassworks, capturing the intimacy of solo piano. Opening went on to become one of his most entrancing works – so much so that in the many recordings available Opening has been streamed over 100 million times and is often the piece most emblematic of the composer’s music.

[vanlikejackiechan]

Phillip - I am not sure if you will ever see this, but thank you so much for all the work you have done over your lifetime. You music is unique, beautiful, maddening and devastating. It has been with me in some of the deepest moments of my life and has given me hope and humbled me. Thank you and I hope you had a fantastic 87th birthday.

[colinmorgan]

87 years young and still going strong. Glassworks is such an important and moving piece of music for me. For years, when I was younger, I had terrible insomnia and the only thing that would help me sleep was to listen to Opening or Closing. Something about the rhythms - almost like the sea washing on the shore. Just beautiful. I saw Akhnaten live in London - just amazing. Thanks for producing such wonderful and moving music.

[abby]

I can’t explain how good this music makes me feel.

[linuxdave]

What an honor it is to share a timeline with one of the world's best composers and musicians of all time.

[Leone]

There is certain kindness in this music.

[JuicyJonesHQ]

I’ve been listening to this piece for forty-two years and it never gets old. Thank you Philip Glass.

[jerrymanas]

I had the pleasure of seeing Philip Glass and his orchestra perform live to the film Koyaanisqatsi years ago, and it was unforgettable!

[Maria-gqui]

Happy Birthday. Forever greatful for your music.

[philipgiger]

My favorite musician of all time! Happy Birthday, Philip!!!

[ZEKESPILLEDINKMUSIC]

I once saw Philip Glass several years ago at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC. He was talking about his approach to composition, and one of the most important things that he said that I still remember to this day was this: "Collaboration is the locomotive for change."

[kagitsune]

My dad would play your “Low” symphony on CD in his office on repeat for years. I’m not joking: years. It was like the background noise to his environment, along with the computer fans and A/C systems. Morning, “Low”. Evening, “Low”. Even though it’s not my favorite of your pieces, I still have his CD to remember him by.

[An-brhb]

I am an Italian composition student, so I apologize for my English. I started studying mainly thanks to your music. Years ago I started listening to your music and from there my way of seeing many things started to change. From that moment I told myself one thing: music has great power and I want this power to be able to give to others what people like you have given to me. One day we won't all be here anymore. But some of us will continue to live in the goals and ideals of the people we have influenced. When I write music I can only be inspired by you. I live on the other side of the world, but I would gladly fly on a plane just to have a chat with you and I really hope that happens. But if it doesn't, I hope that at least you read this message and can be proud of your work.

Happy Birthday Maestro, a simple composition student.

[valentinamoretti]

Like a seagull in the winds over the waves, I close my eyes and fly, thank You 🙏

[philscarr]

Thanks to Google, I can now pin the start of my love for the music of Philip Glass down to a specific date, January 18th 1987, when an edition of the UK TV programme "The South Bank Show" dedicated to his music aired and I heard his compositions for the first time. My life changed for the better that day. Happy birthday.

[FLHofficial]

Happy birthday, maestro, and 87 more years for you. And us.
♥

[ingridvandenbosch]

Happy birthday mr Glass. Your music is mesmerizing. It gets under your skin.

[thovex]

Dear Sir, thank you for this and for all the wonderful music over the years. I had the privilege of meeting you once at thet Met Museum after one of your performances. It was you and two other pianists playing three concert grands on stage. That was rad! Thanks again. Wish you all the best

[johannesnicolaas]

Dear Philip, when I was young (around 1978) I heard Einstein on the beach.... on Dutch radio. My first introduction to your music. I stood up and started to dance, could not stop. And at that time I didn't like dancing at all. You know, being an akward teenager. But suddenly I was filled with such joy and power. Sir, thank you for this incredible precious moment.

[PromptStreamer]

Philip Glass has grown on me hugely over the years. When I first encountered his music around the age of 16, 17, I was so deeply into classical composers like Mozart, Bach and Brahms that I felt like Glass’s music just did not have nearly the sophistication, complexity and impressiveness of what I thought of as the greatest classical music. Many years later I understand his place in the music world better. His music absolutely has soul, feeling and depth. It also absolutely has a kind of refined perfectionism. The repetitiveness is a basis for a variety of very subtle kinds of “development” that are going on in the composition. I can draw parallels between this work and some works by Satie and Chopin, personally.

[jeansherwood]

I forgot how soothing Phillip Glass music can be. Such bad news in the world. This helped. Thank you.