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