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