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