Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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