GLASS for TWO

Glass Two

Die Glass-Hommage vom Vibrafonisten Pascal Schumacher und der Pianistin Danae Dörken breitet nicht nur die hypnotische Kraft dieser Musik aus, sondern taucht sie auch noch in die feinen Farbfacetten der Mischung aus angeschlagenen Saiten und Metallplatten, die sich wie in einem riesigen Resonanzraum gegenseitig aufschaukeln. (Rondo Klassik)

Awarded the 2025 Opus Klassik in the New Classics category, Pascal Schumacher and German-Greek pianist Danae Dörken deliver with GLASS TWO (Neue Meister) an album of rare intensity.

A central figure of minimalism, Philip Glass has shaped contemporary music through the use of repeating motifs and transparent structures, sustained by steady pulses. His language draws as much on Western classicism as on Indian music, jazz, and popular culture, creating an immediately recognizable aesthetic.

On GLASS TWO, Schumacher and Dörken adapt selected works for the vibraphone–piano duo, drawn from the rich breadth of Glass’s musical universe, revealing all its nuance and depth. Alongside these works, Pascal Schumacher contributes his own compositions, paying tribute to key figures in Glass’s artistic life—Lucinda Childs, Richard Serra, Robert Wilson, and Allen Ginsberg among them. The alliance of vibraphone and piano illuminates Glass’s art: leading the listener on a sensory, hypnotic journey into sound worlds of singular beauty.