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