Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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