Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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