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