Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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