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