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