Philip Glass. The Complete Etudes, Book 1. Anton Batagov, piano

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Glass has become a classic, because beauty creates classics

One thing (out of many) I love about these etudes is how much of Glass's prior works they include, making it available in piano form for us amateurs to play and study. And yes, we can only dream of even approaching Batagov's virtuosity and interpretive skills.

It’s hard to trust a person, while the music gives you a moment to relieve and secure yourself, it’s fine

too fast

Incredible number of ads. As best I can tell, a fabulous bit of music.

Very intellectual performer. He has conversations with all his works.

Coeur sur vous! Heart on you!

Wonderful performance.

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The first etude, so little played, is a true masterpiece wonderfully executed here

I can't find another video of these played with such remarkable precision and technique. I've been practicing all twenty of these for at least two years and I still marvel at how smoothly he handles the most difficult passages. I also really like where he added some bass octaves in No. 16 in Bk 2.

The Music of Philip Glass is amazing.
Tank you for share it with us.

I'm currently learning the first piece in this video. It's a really beautiful piece and hope to improve my playing

Interesting. He manages to make #3 sound almost more Reich-like than Glass-like ☺️

Spoiler alert. Google shows its lack of class by inserting ads in the middle of the piece.

I can't imagine these etudes being played any better than this. The crispness and rhythmical lilt and accuracy are out-of-this-world.

It struck me that Pink Floyd uses a lot of this type of schema.

So simple and yet inexplicably beautiful and moving.

Excellent playing and sound quality !!! Superb, really .

I have loved Philip Glass and his hypnotic and beautiful works for years. I just got some of these etudes played by the NYU Steel Drum group and it is a very lively and interesting version. His music is so open to so many variations, from piano and guitar, to steel drums, harps, and vibraphones!

I just listen to this on repeat.

It's amazing how Glass' music has perhaps the widest door opening for interpretation than any composer I know.

Incredible.

I really enjoyed the etude 6 interpretation, very different but makes a lot of sense

nice background music

as Mozart said to Salieri, "...and the rest is just the same right?"

Wonderful!!

It's time for me to admit, I listen to this performance of Etude 2 many times a week as a form of stress relief and escape from the insane time we live in. Wonderful interpretation by Batagov.

Anton Batagov is one of the most talented, beautiful musical souls I've encountered in my life. This is one good thing about recording devices and the internet. (But can you imagine how great it would be to see him in live performance!)

Will it be heretical if I say that Mr Philip Glass is interpreting the spirit of J S Bach for us in the late 20th /early 21st century? Mr Glass has his own inimitable way of presenting musical ideas which may not appeal to all but here Mr Anton Batagov's sensitive , technically brilliant interpretation surely will beguile all lovers of beauty. Many thanks for sharing this performance.

que lindo

No. 6 was amazing.

Je me suis amusée à liker et à reliker pour voir si par hasard... je ne pourrais pas surliker ;p
Un "j'aime" est si faible pour Philip Glass. Alors je vous laisse faire le reste !

Красиво!) Приглашаю на мой канал с бесплатными уроками фортепиано)🎶🎹
Учим Гласса,Эйнауди и др.

Anton B great!
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Great

Fabuleuse interprétation, complètement assumée, solide. Merci! :)

Do you know where he got the sheet music?

amazing ^.^ thank you from Brasil ^.^

Just fantastic performance! Thanks for sharing!!

a big bore.

Etude N°5. Quel beauté. Quelle tristesse.

¿Alguien sabe dónde puedo conseguir Distant Figure interpretada por Batagov?

musique et interpétation: un délice!

6-й этюд абсолютно фантастический

With out words. Thank you.