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