Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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