Performed by Augustina Vasiliauskaite at Palanga Kurhaus Concert Hall, Lithuania.
Philip Glass in Etudes explores a variety of tempi, textures, and piano techniques.
For me, these Etudes are related to Mandalas (a spiritual and ritual symbol in Hinduism and Buddhism, representing the universe). Both Etudes and Mandalas consist of repetitive charts or patterns. In various spiritual traditions, mandalas may be employed for focusing attention of practitioners and adepts, as a spiritual guidance tool, for establishing a sacred space, and as an aid to meditation and trance induction.

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