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