Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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