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