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