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