Phases

Phases

2006

The quintuple-length Phases is the second Nonesuch Records box set of minimalist master Steve Reich's work. Phases marked Reich's 70th birthday and documents his 1985-2005 output. But while this means that the set features such latter-day pieces as the vocal-oriented "You Are Wherever Your Thoughts Are" (part of You Are [Variations]) and the angular modernist chamber work Triple Quartet, it crucially includes later recordings of Reich's trailblazing minimalist compositions from the '70s, as well as a '60s piece featured on the 1987 collection Early Works. In this way, Phases offers an even wider overview of Reich's career than Works, letting us follow the composer from his tape-based '60s works (Come Out) through percussion-heavy '70s pieces (Drumming, 18 Musicians) to compositions like Tehillim and You Are that not only make more use of vocals but tap into Reich's Jewish cultural identity.

Pulses

5:26

Section I

3:58

Section 2

5:13

Section IIIA

3:55

Section IIIA

3:48

Section IV

6:36

Section V

6:48

Section VI

4:54

Section VII

4:19

Section VIII

3:34

Section IX

5:23

Section X

1:50

Section XI

5:44

Pulses II

6:10

I. America—Before the war

8:58

II. Europe—During the war

7:30

III. After the war

10:30

Pt. I (Fast)

Reinbert de Leeuw, Tannie Willemstijn, Barbara Borden, Schönberg Ensemble, Yvonne Benschop, Slagwerk Den Haag, Ananda Goud

11:45

Pt. II (Fast)

Schönberg Ensemble, Tannie Willemstijn, Yvonne Benschop, Reinbert de Leeuw, Barbara Borden, Ananda Goud, Slagwerk Den Haag

6:01

Pt. III (Slow)

Barbara Borden, Schönberg Ensemble, Reinbert de Leeuw, Yvonne Benschop, Slagwerk Den Haag, Tannie Willemstijn, Ananda Goud

6:18

Pt. IV (Fast)

Reinbert de Leeuw, Tannie Willemstijn, Yvonne Benschop, Schönberg Ensemble, Barbara Borden, Ananda Goud, Slagwerk Den Haag

6:23

Eight Lines (Octet)

Bang On a Can, Martha Mooke, Jaqueline Carrasco, Nurit Tilles, Ron Lawrence, Michael Lowenstern, Edmund Niemann, Gregor Kitzis, Steve Reich, Patti Monson, Evan Ziporyn, Todd Reynolds, David Fedele, Liz Knowles, Bradley Lubman, Mark Stewart, Greg Hesselink

17:36

I. You are wherever your thoughts are

Los Angeles Master Chorale, Grant Gershon

13:14

II. Shiviti hashem l'negdi (I place the eternal before me)

Los Angeles Master Chorale, Grant Gershon

4:15

III. Explanations come to an end somewhere

Los Angeles Master Chorale, Grant Gershon

5:24

IV. Ehmor m'aht, v'ahsay harbay (Say little and do much)

Los Angeles Master Chorale, Grant Gershon

4:04

I. Fast

Evan Ziporyn, Steve Reich

5:03

II. Slow

Evan Ziporyn, Steve Reich

2:43

III. Fast

Evan Ziporyn, Steve Reich

3:40

Cello Counterpoint

11:29

I. Fast

6:51

II. Slow

3:21

III. Fast

4:30

First Movement

7:10

Second Movement

4:04

Third Movement

3:28

Come Out

12:58

Proverb

Paul Hillier, Theatre of Voices, Steve Reich Ensemble

14:09

First Movement (Fast)

Michael Tilson Thomas, Brooklyn Philharmonic and Chorus, Donald Palma, Colorado Quartet, Sharon Prater, Deborah Redding, Garry Kvistad, Francesca Martin, Cheryl Bensman, Glen Velez, Bob Becker, Russell Hartenberger

7:54

Second Movement (Moderate)

Michael Tilson Thomas, Brooklyn Philharmonic and Chorus, Colorado Quartet, Bob Becker, Cheryl Bensman, Glen Velez, Francesca Martin, Donald Palma, Deborah Redding, Sharon Prater, Garry Kvistad, Russell Hartenberger

6:59

Third Movement, Pt. 1 (Slow)

Michael Tilson Thomas, Brooklyn Philharmonic and Chorus, Garry Kvistad, Donald Palma, Cheryl Bensman, Glen Velez, Bob Becker, Francesca Martin, Deborah Redding, Colorado Quartet, Russell Hartenberger, Sharon Prater

6:59

Third Movement, Pt. 2 (Moderate)

Brooklyn Philharmonic and Chorus, Michael Tilson Thomas, Bob Becker, Colorado Quartet, Francesca Martin, Sharon Prater, Deborah Redding, Donald Palma, Cheryl Bensman, Glen Velez, Garry Kvistad, Russell Hartenberger

5:53

Third Movement, Pt. 3 (Slow)

Michael Tilson Thomas, Brooklyn Philharmonic and Chorus, Deborah Redding, Donald Palma, Cheryl Bensman, Garry Kvistad, Bob Becker, Colorado Quartet, Francesca Martin, Sharon Prater, Glen Velez, Russell Hartenberger

5:54

Fourth Movement (Moderate)

Michael Tilson Thomas, Brooklyn Philharmonic and Chorus, Colorado Quartet, Cheryl Bensman, Donald Palma, Sharon Prater, Francesca Martin, Deborah Redding, Bob Becker, Garry Kvistad, Glen Velez, Russell Hartenberger

3:35

Fifth Movement (Fast)

Brooklyn Philharmonic and Chorus, Michael Tilson Thomas, Francesca Martin, Deborah Redding, Sharon Prater, Donald Palma, Colorado Quartet, Cheryl Bensman, Glen Velez, Bob Becker, Garry Kvistad, Russell Hartenberger

10:47

Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ

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

16:58

Pt. I

17:30

Pt. II

18:10

Pt. III

Steve Reich, Glen Velez, Thad Wheeler, Bob Becker, Pamela Wood Ambush, Ben Harms, Mort Silver, Gary Schall, Jay Clayton, Garry Kvistad, Russell Hartenberger, James Preiss

11:12

Pt. IV

9:50

Steve Reich

Composer
Steve Reich

Tape, Conductor, Piano
Kronos Quartet

String Quartet
Reinbert de Leeuw

Conductor
Tannie Willemstijn

Soprano