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