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