Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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