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