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