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