Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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