Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Philip Glass, Michael Riesman

2003

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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.

Opening

Philip Glass, Michael Riesman, Philip Glass Ensemble

6:24

Floe

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

5:59

Islands

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

7:40

Rubric

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

6:04

Facades

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

7:21

Closing

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

5:57

Dance I

Michael Riesman, Philip Glass Ensemble

1:10

Dance II

Michael Riesman, Philip Glass Ensemble

5:42

Dance V

Michael Riesman, Philip Glass Ensemble

3:25

Dance VIII

Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman

4:57

Dance IX

Michael Riesman, Philip Glass Ensemble

8:10

Philip Glass

Producer
Kurt Munkacsi

Producer