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