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Einstein on the Beach
Classical · 2025 · 12 tracks · 2h 26m

Einstein on the Beach

Philip Glass

A five-hour marathon of electric organs, rapid-fire chanting, and abstract poetry. The definitive explosion of minimalism that redefined what opera could be.

November 21, 2025 · Vlek

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A relentless, mechanical ecstasy that transforms mathematical precision into profound spiritual intensity.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 2h 26m
01
Einstein on the Beach: Knee 1
8:07
01
Einstein on the Beach: Trial/Prison
20:20
02
Einstein on the Beach: Train
27:09
02
Einstein on the Beach: Dance 2
15:05
03
Einstein on the Beach: All Men Are Equal
5:24
03
Einstein on the Beach: Knee 4
8:16
04
Einstein on the Beach: Knee 2
5:34
04
Einstein on the Beach: Building
6:05
05
Einstein on the Beach: Night Train
20:13
05
Einstein on the Beach: Spaceship
15:15
06
Einstein on the Beach: Knee 5
8:34
06
Einstein on the Beach: Knee 3
6:55
Moments Worth Waiting For
The hypnotic, rapid-fire chanting of numbers in Knee 1 that establishes the album's rhythmic vocabulary.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Einstein on the Beach sound next to the rest of Philip Glass's catalogue?

Surreal Abstract+3.7σ

The writing leans far further into surreal abstract than the rest of the catalogue.

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