Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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