Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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