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