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