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