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