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