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