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