FIGURES OF GLASS: PIANO ETUDES - EDITS (VINYL)

With Figures of Glass (Piano Etudes ' Edits), Vanessa Wagner offers a new listening perspective on Philip Glass''''s Piano Etudes,
shaping a curated selection of edited versions drawn from her acclaimed recording of the complete cycle. These edits do not alter the
substance of the works; rather, they refine their temporal focus, revealing their emotional force with renewed clarity.
Conceived in parallel with Figures of Glass, a hybrid project developed with visual arts collective Scale, the release extends a dialogue
between piano and light, sound and space. Between piano and light, Vanessa Wagner interprets Glass''''s Etudes at the heart of a
scenographic installation, exploring the visual imagination embedded in the composer''''s music. Minimal structures become spatial
gestures; repetition opens onto perception, colour, and resonance. Taken together, these edits form a coherent arc through Glass''''s
language: from tension and propulsion to suspension and introspection, from rhythmic urgency to contemplative stillness. Wagner''''s
approach is marked by precision, restraint, and a deep attention to resonance, allowing each piece to unfold with an assumed
expressive sobriety.
Figures of Glass also exists as a live creation, presented for the first time in Paris at the Theatre du Chatelet on April 7, 2026. In both
recorded and staged forms, the project invites contemporary listening contexts ' from focused headphone listening to immersive
visual environments ' while reaffirming the Piano Etudes as a major landmark of 21st-century repertoire. Bridging modern classical
piano, minimalist writing, and spatial listening formats, Figures of Glass (Piano Etudes ' Edits) speaks equally to traditional classical
audiences and new listeners discovering Philip Glass through curated, editorial-driven experiences.