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