Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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