Steve Reich Essentials

Steve Reich Essentials

Apple Music Classical

A pioneer in the movement known as minimalism, American composer Steve Reich debuted in the early '60s with a series of innovative electronic experiments. As his career progressed, Reich began to incorporate traditional African and Asian music into his compositions, layering complex polyrhythms to create trance-inducing landmarks like 1971's “Drumming” and 1976's “Music for 18 Musicians.” He's continued to explore his interest in hypnotic rhythms and sonorous melodies on works like 1988's “Different Trains” and 1995's “City Life,” blurring the line between accessibility and the avant-garde.

III. Fast

4:30

XIV. Section Pulses

6:10

I. America - Before the war

8:58

II. Europe - During the war

7:30

III. Fast

Evan Ziporyn, Steve Reich

3:40

V. V'hinei, malachei Elokim olim v’yordim bo (And behold, messengers of G-d ascending and descending on it)

Jaap van Zweden, New York Philharmonic, Synergy Vocals

5:35

Tehillim (Pt. I & II)

Steve Reich Ensemble, Steve Reich

17:24

Duet

Simos Papanas, Kammerorchester Basel, Daniel Hope

4:50

III. Fast

Bang On a Can

7:07

II. Slow

Colin Currie Group

3:58

IV. Moderate

Alan Pierson, Ossia, Alarm Will Sound

3:03

V. Fast

Ossia, Alarm Will Sound, Alan Pierson

9:38

Nagoya Marimbas

Peter Martin, Sean Connors

4:47

Cello Counterpoint

11:29

Clapping Music (1972)

Russ Hartenberger, Steve Reich

4:48

Ziffer 61

Bradley Lubman, Ensemble Modern

3:21

I. 9/11/01

3:38

Six Marimbas

Manhattan Marimba Quartet, Bob Becker, Kory Grossman

16:19

I. Fast

Jonny Greenwood

6:51

III. It's Been a Honeymoon – Can't Take No Mo'

Steve Reich, Holst-Sinfonietta, Klaus Simon

5:09

IV. Heartbeats/Boats and Buoys

Steve Reich, Klaus Simon, Holst-Sinfonietta

3:57

V. Heavy Smoke

Holst-Sinfonietta, Klaus Simon, Steve Reich

4:54

Music for a Large Ensemble

Ossia, Alarm Will Sound, Alan Pierson

14:50

Shiviti Hashem L'Negdi (I Place the Eternal Before Me)

Grant Gershon, Los Angeles Master Chorale

4:15

Come Out (1966)

13:09

III. Fast

Third Coast Percussion

5:03

Pulse (Live)

Colin Currie, Colin Currie Group

15:48

Dance Patterns

Garry Kvistad, Nurit Tilles, Thad Wheeler, James Preiss, Frank Cassara, Edmund Niemann

6:09

Ending

George Jackson, Ensemble Intercontemporain

4:34

It's Gonna Rain, Part I (1965)

8:02

Four Organs

15:52

III. Fast

Brad Lubman, Ensemble Signal

6:39

Vermont Counterpoint

Solisti New York, Ransom Wilson, Alan Feinberg

8:49

Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ

Michael Tilson Thomas, London Symphony Orchestra, Tim Ferchen, Russell Hartenberger, Bob Becker, Rebecca Armstrong, Steve Reich, Steve Reich Ensemble, Pamela Wood Ambush, Garry Kvistad, Nurit Tilles, Thad Wheeler, Jay Clayton, James Preiss

16:58

III. I Couldn't Understand It

Synergy Vocals, Todd Reynolds, Steve Reich Ensemble, Ashley Catling, Olive Simpson, Micaela Haslam

5:14

III. Fast

Brad Lubman, Ensemble Signal

3:30

IV. Slow

Brad Lubman, Ensemble Signal

3:40

V. Fast

Brad Lubman, Ensemble Signal

3:10

Pt. I

Bob Becker, Russ Hartenberger, James Preiss

24:35

IV. Full Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, Steve Reich

6:14

Proverb

Steve Reich Ensemble, Theatre of Voices, Paul Hillier

14:09

Pendulum Music (I)

Ensemble Avantgarde

4:54

I. Pulses

5:26

II. Slow

London Sinfonietta, Steve Reich

6:51

I. Typing Music (Genesis XVI)

Steve Reich Ensemble, Paul Hillier

2:58

Variations for Winds, Strings, and Keyboards

San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart

21:43

II. –

4:04

III. –

3:31

Music for pieces of wood

LSO Percussion Ensemble

11:41

V. Sixteenths

Los Angeles Philharmonic, Susanna Mälkki

5:00

Piano Phase (1967)

Edmund Niemann, Nurit Tilles, Double Edge

20:36