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