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