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