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