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)

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

11:45

Pt. II (Fast)

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

6:01

Pt. III (Slow)

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

6:18

Pt. IV (Fast)

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

6:23

Eight Lines (Octet)

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

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

Grant Gerson, 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)

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

7:54

Second Movement (Moderate)

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

6:59

Third Movement, Pt. 1 (Slow)

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

6:59

Third Movement, Pt. 2 (Moderate)

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

5:53

Third Movement, Pt. 3 (Slow)

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

5:54

Fourth Movement (Moderate)

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

3:35

Fifth Movement (Fast)

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

10:47

Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ

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

16:58

Pt. I

17:30

Pt. II

18:10

Pt. III

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

11:12

Pt. IV

9:50

Steve Reich

Composer
Steve Reich

Tape, Conductor, Piano
Kronos Quartet

String Quartet
Ananda Goud

Mezzo-Soprano
Slagwerk Den Haag

Percussion