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