Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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

September 29, 2003 11 Tracks, 1 hour 2 minutes ℗ 1982, 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

RECORD LABEL

Sony Classical

Production

  • Philip Glass
    Producer
  • Kurt Munkacsi
    Producer