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