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