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