Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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

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

RECORD LABEL

Sony Classical

Production

  • Philip Glass
    Producer
  • Kurt Munkacsi
    Producer