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

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