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