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

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