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