Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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