Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

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