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