Cello Concerto No. 1 (2001)

In this vibrant work [...] rhythm is key. Once the classic Glass arpeggios get started, there are few opportunities to stop for breath. Much of the load rests on the soloist who has a long virtuosic cadenza at the start and plays throughout the piece. [...] The first and last movements were the most successful...

Philip Glass's Cello Concerto is more dogged in the way it pursues its rhythmic patterns. The tone is dark, even sombre...