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