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