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