Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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