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