Review: Philip Glass, Easy to Mimic but Hard to Match
By SETH COLTER WALLS
“Mr. Glass’s own work was represented by his 2009 Violin Concerto No. 2, subtitled “The American Four Seasons.” This nod to Vivaldi was appropriate for a night of musical responses, but in this case the resemblances between old and new were only passing ones. Mr. Fain was the soloist, and he blazed through some of Mr. Glass’s flashiest riffs with impressive authority. Under the conductor George Manahan, the orchestra maintained a firm grasp on the chugging rhythms.”
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