Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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