With Figures of Glass (Piano Etudes Edits), Vanessa Wagner offers a new listening perspective on Philip Glasss Piano tudes, 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 Glasss tudes at the heart of a scenographic installation, exploring the visual imagination embedded in the composers music.
Minimal structures become spatial gestures; repetition opens onto perception, colour, and resonance.
Taken together, these edits form a coherent arc through Glasss language: from tension and propulsion to suspension and introspection, from rhythmic urgency to contemplative stillness.
Wagners 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 Thtre du Chtelet 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 tudes 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.