Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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