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