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