| recordings |
|---|
| 1981 | Glassworks: Opening | | Michael Riesman | 6:25 |
| 1994-05-06 | Opening | live | Philip Glass | 4:50 |
| 2008-10-31 – 2008-11-03 | Opening from Glassworks | | Lautten Compagney, Wolfgang Katschner | 7:12 |
| 2010-04-12 | Glassworks: Opening | | Michael Riesman, Signal, Brad Lubman | 6:31 |
| 2012-05 | Opening Piece From Glassworks | | Lavinia Meijer | 6:20 |
| 2012-10-27 | Opening (from Glassworks) | | Floraleda Sacchi | 4:17 |
| 2014-09-01 – 2014-09-04 | Opening | | Valentina Lisitsa | 6:09 |
| 2016-10-24 – 2016-10-25 | Glassworks: Opening | | Víkingur Ólafsson | 7:45 |
| 2016-10-24 – 2016-10-25 | Glassworks: Opening (reworked by Christian Badzura) | | Siggi String Quartet, Víkingur Ólafsson | 6:40 |
| 2020-09-17 | Beethoven-veisla | live | Víkingur Ólafsson, Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands, Eva Ollikainen | 1:04:27 |
| Glassworks - Opening | | Philip Glass | 4:26 |
| Glassworks: I. Opening | | Nicolas Horvath | 6:16 |
| Glassworks: I. Opening | | Philip Glass | 6:12 |
| Glassworks: Opening | | John Lenehan | 5:10 |
| Glassworks: Opening | | Henri Demarquette, Vanessa Benelli Mosell | 6:30 |
| Opening | | Bruce Brubaker | 6:31 |
| Opening | | Piccola Accademia degli Specchi | 4:08 |
| Opening | | Gamelan Pacifica, Jarrad Powell | 6:35 |
| Opening | | Philip Glass | 6:25 |
| Opening | | Sally Whitwell | 5:09 |
| Opening | | Aleck Karis | 5:11 |
| Opening "Glassworks" | | Gaëtane Bouchez-van Veen | 1:24 |
| Opening (from “Glassworks”) | | Olivia Belli | 7:25 |
| Opening (Special remix for Compact Cassette (MC) Player) | | Philip Glass | 6:26 |
| Opening from 'Glassworks' | | Jeroen van Veen | 9:25 |
| Opening from 'Glassworks' (arr. Jeroen van Veen) | | Jeroen van Veen | 8:54 |
| Opening from Glassworks | | Philip Glass Ensemble | 6:23 |
| Opening From Glassworks | | Jeroen van Veen | 6:10 |
| Opening From Glassworks | | Philip Glass | 6:45 |
