Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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