Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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