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