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