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