Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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

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