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