Philip Glass had some interesting musical ‘Heroes’ 🎶

Alexis Ffrench tells us how Philip Glass wrote his ‘Heroes’ Symphony No.4 based on the 1996 album by David Bowie and Brian Eno. Glass’ symphonies No.1 and No.9 were also based on albums by the duo (‘Low’ and ‘Lodger’).

Hear more about the unexpected places classical music appears in his new show, ‘Music to Live By’, on Classic FM.

📻 Music to Live By with Alexis Ffrench | Fridays, 9pm on Classic FM