Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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