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