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