Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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