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