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