Glassworks & Interview with Philip Glass

Glassworks & Interview with Philip Glass

Philip Glass
1982

A founder of the minimalist school of composition, American composer Philip Glass was introduced to a wide variety of classical music by his father, who owned a record shop. He entered the Peabody Institute’s preparatory programme as a flautist, before studying math and philosophy at the University of Chicago. After being exposed to the music of Anton Webern, Glass went on to complete keyboard studies at Juilliard as a contemporary of Steve Reich and won a Fulbright scholarship to study with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. Composed in 1981 for his own Philip Glass Ensemble, Glassworks was intended as an accessible piece of music for the “Walkman generation” and was successfully marketed as such. This re-edition of the original recording features Glass talking about the piece and his process. Whether you’re already familiar with it or not, this is a great companion guide.

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

1 January 1982 14 Tracks, 1 hour 28 minutes ℗ This Compilation 2016 Sony Music Entertainment // 1982 Sony Music Entertainment

RECORD LABEL

Sony Classical

Production

  • Philip Glass
    Producer
  • Kurt Munkacsi
    Producer