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