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