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

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