Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Philip Glass Ensemble, Philip Glass, Michael Riesman
2003

By the 1980s, Philip Glass’ position as a leading figure in contemporary classical music was already firmly established, but his work had yet to make a major impact beyond that mainly niche community. Glassworks, released in 1982, was a deliberate attempt to capture a broader audience. While all six pieces on the album are relatively brief, they give an evocative overview of Glass’ soundworld at that period. The gently rippling piano figurations of “Opening” immediately cast a soothing, hypnotic spell, while the electrical pulsations of “Floe” exemplify Glass in dynamic motion. “Facades”, by contrast, exudes a vein of melancholy mined from his 1980 opera Satyagraha. The expanded edition of Glassworks includes movements from the dance piece “In the Upper Room”, a welcome addition to what remains a highly accessible introduction to Glass’ music.

Philip Glass
Glassworks
Philip Glass Ensemble, Philip Glass, Michael Riesman
Michael Riesman, Linda Moss, Maureen Gallagher, Richard Peck, Seymour Barab, Lois Martin, Jack Kripl, Larry Wechsler, Julian Barber, Jon Gibson, Al Brown, Fred Zlotkin, Sharon Moe, Philip Glass Ensemble, John Abramowitz, Philip Glass
Sharon Moe, Julian Barber, Linda Moss, Philip Glass Ensemble, John Abramowitz, Maureen Gallagher, Fred Zlotkin, Michael Riesman, Jon Gibson, Al Brown, Seymour Barab, Philip Glass, Richard Peck, Lois Martin, Jack Kripl, Larry Wechsler
Richard Peck, Linda Moss, Jack Kripl, Larry Wechsler, Jon Gibson, Al Brown, Philip Glass Ensemble, John Abramowitz, Michael Riesman, Fred Zlotkin, Lois Martin, Sharon Moe, Philip Glass, Seymour Barab, Maureen Gallagher, Julian Barber
Seymour Barab, Richard Peck, Fred Zlotkin, Michael Riesman, Maureen Gallagher, Philip Glass Ensemble, John Abramowitz, Julian Barber, Philip Glass, Jack Kripl, Larry Wechsler, Linda Moss, Jon Gibson, Al Brown, Lois Martin, Sharon Moe
Maureen Gallagher, Jon Gibson, Al Brown, Lois Martin, Philip Glass, Seymour Barab, Fred Zlotkin, Michael Riesman, Sharon Moe, Philip Glass Ensemble, John Abramowitz, Linda Moss, Richard Peck, Julian Barber, Jack Kripl, Larry Wechsler
Philip Glass
In the Upper Room
Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman
Michael Riesman, Philip Glass Ensemble
Michael Riesman, Philip Glass Ensemble
Michael Riesman, Philip Glass Ensemble
Michael Riesman, Philip Glass Ensemble

29 September 2003 11 Tracks, 1 hour 2 minutes ℗ 1982, 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

RECORD LABEL

Sony Classical

Production

  • Philip Glass
    Producer
  • Kurt Munkacsi
    Producer