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