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