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