Glassworks - Philip Glass

Description: Genre: Classical - Opera / Artist: Philip Glass / Audio CD released 2003-03-10 at Sony / Disc #1 Tracklisting 1 Op ... more

Glassworks - Philip Glass ... Opening
2 Floe
3 Slands
4 Rubric
5 Facades
6 Closing

Newest Review: ... simple, haunting cyclical notes cascading from Glass' keyboard. I think the answer lies in the fact that Glassworks is placed ... more

... somewhere between the two. Also, its six pieces though very much of a whole can be played and appreciated individually. Though, of course, pieces from Koyaanisqatsi and Solo Piano can be, but not to the extent of Glassworks I would argue. There is a certain balance to Glassworks. It cycles (yes, there's that word again) between slower pieces then more up tempo, one after the other - a little like boy, girl, boy, girl round a table!! This balancing act gives the six pieces a sense of wholeness, as belonging to one a...more

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Glassworks - Philip Glass: Revel in the presence of the master of minimalism (1373 words)
by - written on 07/02/07 (Very useful, 175 readings)
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Recorded in 1982, for a series of six CDs for CBS, Glassworks is a Philip Glass primer. It's not a compilation, more of an introduction to the master minimalist. To quote Glass directly "Glassworks was intended to introduce my music to a more general audience than had been familiar with it up to then". And indeed it does. It represents one of his most accessible works, as well as being one of his most haunting and most beautiful. For those less conversant with Philip Glass, he has been 'lumped' into the Minimalist bracket, along with other modern composer such as Steve Reich, Terry Reilly and to a lesser extent John Adams. In general Glass is the ... Read the complete review