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