Glassworks & Interview with Philip Glass

Glassworks & Interview with Philip Glass

Philip Glass
1982

A founder of the minimalist school of composition, American composer Philip Glass was introduced to a wide variety of classical music by his father, who owned a record shop. He entered the Peabody Institute’s preparatory programme as a flautist, before studying math and philosophy at the University of Chicago. After being exposed to the music of Anton Webern, Glass went on to complete keyboard studies at Juilliard as a contemporary of Steve Reich and won a Fulbright scholarship to study with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. Composed in 1981 for his own Philip Glass Ensemble, Glassworks was intended as an accessible piece of music for the “Walkman generation” and was successfully marketed as such. This re-edition of the original recording features Glass talking about the piece and his process. Whether you’re already familiar with it or not, this is a great companion guide.

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

1 January 1982 14 Tracks, 1 hour 28 minutes ℗ This Compilation 2016 Sony Music Entertainment // 1982 Sony Music Entertainment

RECORD LABEL

Sony Classical

Production

  • Philip Glass
    Producer
  • Kurt Munkacsi
    Producer