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