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