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

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