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)

Synergy Vocals, Jaap van Zweden, New York Philharmonic

5:35

Tehillim (Pt. I & II)

Steve Reich Ensemble, Steve Reich

17:24

Duet

Kammerorchester Basel, Daniel Hope, Simos Papanas

4:50

III. Fast

Bang On a Can

7:07

II. Slow

Colin Currie Group

3:58

IV. Moderate

Alarm Will Sound, Alan Pierson, Ossia

3:03

V. Fast

Alan Pierson, Ossia, Alarm Will Sound

9:38

Nagoya Marimbas

Sean Connors, Peter Martin

4:47

Cello Counterpoint

11:29

Clapping Music (1972)

Steve Reich, Russ Hartenberger

4:48

Ziffer 61

Bradley Lubman, Ensemble Modern

3:21

I. 9/11/01

3:38

Six Marimbas

Manhattan Marimba Quartet, Kory Grossman, Bob Becker

16:19

I. Fast

Jonny Greenwood

6:51

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

Holst-Sinfonietta, Klaus Simon, Steve Reich

5:09

IV. Heartbeats/Boats and Buoys

Holst-Sinfonietta, Klaus Simon, Steve Reich

3:57

V. Heavy Smoke

Steve Reich, Klaus Simon, Holst-Sinfonietta

4:54

Music for a Large Ensemble

Alarm Will Sound, Alan Pierson, Ossia

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 Group, Colin Currie

15:48

Dance Patterns

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

6:09

Ending

Ensemble Intercontemporain, George Jackson

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, Alan Feinberg, Ransom Wilson

8:49

Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ

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

16:58

III. I Couldn't Understand It

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

5:14

III. Fast

Ensemble Signal, Brad Lubman

3:30

IV. Slow

Brad Lubman, Ensemble Signal

3:40

V. Fast

Brad Lubman, Ensemble Signal

3:10

Pt. I

Russ Hartenberger, James Preiss, Bob Becker

24:35

IV. Full Orchestra

Michael Tilson Thomas, London Symphony Orchestra, 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)

Nurit Tilles, Edmund Niemann, Double Edge

20:36