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