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