Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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