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