Symphony No. 9 (Glass)
{{short description|Symphony by Philip Glass}}
{{Infobox musical composition
| name = Symphony No. 9
| composer = Philip Glass
| form = Symphony
| period = Contemporary
| style = Postmodern, minimalist
| composed = {{Start date|2011}}[http://www.chesternovello.com/Default.aspx?TabId=2432&State_3041=2&workId_3041=47101 Philip Glass : Symphony No. 9]
| publisher = Dunvagen Music Publishers
| premiere_date = {{Start date|2012|1|1}}[http://www.philipglass.com/music/compositions/Symphony9.php Symphony No.9] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422134556/http://www.philipglass.com/music/compositions/Symphony9.php |date=2012-04-22 }}
| premiere_location = Brucknerhaus in Linz, Austria
| premiere_conductor = Dennis Russell Davies
| premiere_performers = Bruckner Orchester Linz
}}
Symphony No. 9 is Philip Glass's ninth symphony. It was written between 2010 and 2011. It is written in 3 movements. The work was jointly commissioned by the Bruckner Orchester Linz, Carnegie Hall, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association.
The symphony premiered January 1, 2012 at Brucknerhaus in Linz, Austria, with the Bruckner Orchester Linz conducted by Dennis Russell Davies. The piece received its United States premiere January 31, 2012 at Carnegie Hall, with Dennis Russell Davies conducting the American Composers Orchestra. It premiered on the West Coast April 5, 2012, with John Adams conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Reception
The symphony has been highly regarded by critics and quickly became a bestseller on iTunes following its U.S. premiere.{{cite web |last=Taylor |first=James C. |title=Philip Glass, 75, has an iTunes hit with his Ninth Symphony |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 2, 2012 |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2012/02/philip-glass-75-has-an-itunes-hit-with-his-ninth-symphony.html |accessdate=February 21, 2015}}
Mark Swed of the Los Angeles Times lauded the work, declaring it "late Glass at his most momentous, a significant symphony by America’s most significant symphonist."{{cite web |last=Swed |first=Mark |title=Music review: The L.A. Phil plays John Adams and Philip Glass |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 6, 2012 |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2012/04/music-review-john-adams-philip-glass-la-phil.html |accessdate=February 21, 2015}} Richard S. Ginell of Variety also praised the work, saying, "The 50-minute-plus Ninth is not Glass’s biggest symphony – that would be the 97-minute, choral Fifth – but it is one of his more imposing pieces, three sprawling movements for a very large symphony orchestra."{{cite web |last=Ginell |first=Richard S. |title=Review: 'Philip Glass: Symphony No. 9' |work=Variety |date=April 7, 2012 |url=https://variety.com/2012/music/reviews/philip-glass-symphony-no-9-1117947357/ |accessdate=February 21, 2015}} Andrew Clements of The Guardian was slightly more critical, but commended the work, noting, "If the music occasionally hangs fire, its craftsmanship, as ever with Glass, is exemplary."{{cite web |last=Clements |first=Andrew |title=Glass: Symphony No 9 – review |work=The Guardian |date=June 14, 2012 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jun/14/glass-symphony-9-davies-review |accessdate=February 21, 2015}}
References
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Category:Compositions for symphony orchestra