Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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