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