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