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