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