Phases
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.
You Are Wherever Your Thoughts Are
Lisa Edwards, Mike Englander, Delores Bing, Samuel Fischer, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Darrin McCann, Larry Hughes, Ralph Morrison, Joel Timm, Brian Pezzone, Gloria Cheng, John Magnussen, Susan Reddish, James Faschia, Julie Rogers, Helen Goode-Castro, Vicki Ray, Joan Elardo, Victoria Miskolcsky, Roger LeBow, Maurice Grants, Wade Culbreath, Steve Schart, Sara Weisz, Catherine Reddish, Geri Ratella, Tamara Hatwan, Tom Raney, Grant Gershon
Shiviti Hashem L'Negdi (I Place The Eternal Before Me)
Larry Hughes, James Faschia, Maurice Grants, Steve Schart, Sara Weisz, Joan Elardo, Helen Goode-Castro, Catherine Reddish, Geri Ratella, Vicki Ray, Susan Reddish, Mike Englander, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Gloria Cheng, Grant Gershon
Explanations Come To An End Somewhere
Gloria Cheng, Vicki Ray, Steve Schart, Sara Weisz, Helen Goode-Castro, Joan Elardo, Maurice Grants, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Susan Reddish, Geri Ratella, Larry Hughes, James Faschia, Catherine Reddish, Mike Englander, Grant Gershon
Ehmor M'aht, V'ahsay Harbay (Say Little And Do Much)
Vicki Ray, Joan Elardo, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Geri Ratella, James Faschia, Larry Hughes, Gloria Cheng, Helen Goode-Castro, Catherine Reddish, Mike Englander, Susan Reddish, Maurice Grants, Steve Schart, Sara Weisz, Grant Gershon
First Movement (fast)
Steve Reich, Sharon Prater, Glen Velez, Michael Tilson Thomas, Donald Palma, Bob Becker, Francesca Martin, Deborah Redding, Colorado Quartet, Cheryl Bensman, Garry Kvistad, Russell Hartenberger
Second Movement (moderate)
Steve Reich, Glen Velez, Michael Tilson Thomas, Russell Hartenberger, Deborah Redding, Donald Palma, Bob Becker, Colorado Quartet, Sharon Prater, Francesca Martin, Garry Kvistad, Cheryl Bensman
Third Movement Part One (slow)
Steve Reich, Deborah Redding, Russell Hartenberger, Glen Velez, Francesca Martin, Colorado Quartet, Sharon Prater, Cheryl Bensman, Garry Kvistad, Michael Tilson Thomas, Donald Palma, Bob Becker
Third Movement Part Two (moderate)
Steve Reich, Colorado Quartet, Francesca Martin, Garry Kvistad, Cheryl Bensman, Deborah Redding, Russell Hartenberger, Glen Velez, Donald Palma, Bob Becker, Michael Tilson Thomas, Sharon Prater
Third Movement Part Three (slow)
Steve Reich, Cheryl Bensman, Garry Kvistad, Sharon Prater, Michael Tilson Thomas, Deborah Redding, Russell Hartenberger, Glen Velez, Francesca Martin, Donald Palma, Bob Becker, Colorado Quartet
Fourth Movement (moderate)
Steve Reich, Deborah Redding, Garry Kvistad, Cheryl Bensman, Francesca Martin, Michael Tilson Thomas, Sharon Prater, Glen Velez, Donald Palma, Colorado Quartet, Bob Becker, Russell Hartenberger
Fifth Movement (fast)
Steve Reich, Russell Hartenberger, Cheryl Bensman, Deborah Redding, Garry Kvistad, Francesca Martin, The Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra, Colorado Quartet, Michael Tilson Thomas, Sharon Prater, Glen Velez, Donald Palma, Bob Becker
Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ