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

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