Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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