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