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