Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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