Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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