Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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