Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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