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