Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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