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