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