Artist	Song
Steve Reich	It's Gonna Rain, Part I (1965)
from Early Works (2005)
London Sinfonietta	Violin Phase
from Warp Works & Twentieth Century Masters (2006)
Bob Becker, Jay Clayton, Mort Silver, Pamela Wood Ambush & Steve Reich	Drumming: Part IV
from Reich: Drumming (2005)
Steve Reich Ensemble	Music for 18 Musicians: I. Pulses
from Music for 18 Musicians (2005)
Russ Hartenberger	Clapping Music (1972)
from Steve Reich: Works - 1965-1995 (2005)
Delta Saxophone Quartet	New York Counterpoint - 3rd Movt
from Minimal Tendencies (1998)
Eighth Blackbird	Double Sextet: II. Slow
from Steve Reich: Double Sextet, 2x5 (2010)
Pat Metheny	Electric Counterpoint: II. Slow
from Reich: Different Trains, Electric Counterpoint (2006)
Steve Reich & Steve Reich Ensemble	Daniel Variations: II. My Name Is Daniel Pearl (I'm a Jewish American from Encino California)
from Reich: Daniel Variations (2008)
Arnold Schoenberg Chor & Schoenberg Ensemble	Tehillim - Part III (Slow)
from Reich: Tehillim - Three Movements (2005)
Paul Hillier & Steve Reich Ensemble	The Cave: New York City - Austin: Act 3 : I. Who Is Abraham?
from The Cave (2005)
Steve Reich & Steve Reich and Musicians	Sextet: 5th Movement
from Steve Reich: Sextet - Six Marimbas (2005)
Steve Reich	The Four Sections: III. Winds and Brass (with Strings)
from The Four Sections (2005)
Steve Reich	Reed Phase
from Sound Unbound - Excerpts and Allegories from the Sub Rosa Audio Archives (2011)
Bob Becker & James Preiss	Nagoya Marimba
from Steve Reich: Works - 1965-1995 (2005)
Steve Reich	It's Gonna Rain, Part II (1965)
from Early Works (2005)
Paul Hillier & Steve Reich Ensemble	The Cave: East Jerusalem - Hebron: Act 2 : I. Surah 3 (Chanted In Arabic From The Koran By Sheikh Dahoud Atalah, Muqri Of Al-Aksa Mosque)
from The Cave (2005)
Kronos Quartet	Different Trains: II. Europe-During the War
from Reich: Different Trains, Electric Counterpoint (2006)
David Harrington, Hank Dutt & John Sherba	Triple Quartet: Third Movement
from Phases (2010)
Orchestre National de Lyon & David Robertson	The Four Sections, No. II
from Different Trains (2004)
Steve Reich & Steve Reich Ensemble	Daniel Variations: I. I Saw a Dream
from Reich: Daniel Variations (2008)
Alan Pierson, Alarm Will Sound & Ossia	Tehillim: III. Psalm 18:26-27, "Imchahsid, titchahsahd"
from Steve Reich: Tehillim - The Desert Music (2011)
Steve Reich	You Are (Variations): III. Explanations Come to An End Somewhere
from You Are (2005)
Brad Lubman & Steve Reich Ensemble	City Life: IV. Heartbeats/Boats & Buoys
from City Life - Proverb - Nagoya Marimba (2005)
Arnold Schoenberg Chor & Schoenberg Ensemble	Three Movements - Movement II
from Reich: Tehillim - Three Movements (2005)
Bang On a Can	2x5: II. Slow
from Steve Reich: Double Sextet, 2x5 (2010)
Steve Reich & Steve Reich Ensemble	Variations for Vibes, Pianos, and Strings: III. Fast
from Reich: Daniel Variations (2008)
Kristjan Jarvi & Lower Austrian Tonkünstler Orchestra	3 Movements: I. quarter note = 176-184 -
from Reich: The Desert Music - Three Movements (2011)
Brad Lubman, Steve Reich Ensemble & Synergy Vocals	Hindenburg: I. Nibelung Zeppelin
from Three Tales (2005)
Chorus of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Members of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Michael Tilson Thomas & Steve Reich	The Desert Music: II. Second Movement (Moderate)
from Reich: The Desert Music (2005)
Steve Reich	2x5: III. Fast (Vakula Version)
from Reich: 2x5 (Remixed) (2011)
Kronos Quartet	Tokyo / Vermont Counterpoint
from Reich: Triple Quartet, etc (2005)
Bang On a Can	New York Counterpoint: II. Slow
from Reich: New York Counterpoint, Eight Lines, Four Organs (2007)
DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid	City Life (Open Circuit)
from Reich Remixed (2005)
Ensemble Modern & Bradley Lubman	Octet (Eight Lines): Eight Lines
from Steve Reich: City Life - 8 Lines (2002)
Steve Reich	Drumming (Four Tet Remix)
from Reich - Remixed 2006 (2006)
Steve Reich	You Are (Variations): IV. Ehmor M'aht, V'ahsay Harbay (Say Little and Do Much)
from You Are (2005)
Alan Pierson, Alarm Will Sound & Ossia	Tehillim: II. Psalm 34:13-15, "Mihaish heychahfaytz chayyim"
from Steve Reich: Tehillim - The Desert Music (2011)
Andreas Weiss, Edna Michell, Karlsruhe Camerata Chamber Music Ensemble & Ulf Hoelscher	Duet for 2 violins & strings, or chamber ensemble
from Compassion: A Tribute to Yehudi Menuhin (2001)
London Steve Reich Ensemble, The & Kevin Griffiths	Sextet (in 5 movements): III. [Slow] -
from Reich: Sextet - Piano Phase - Eight Lines (2007)
The Smith Quartet	Triple Quartet: III
from Reich: Different Trains (2005)
Contempoartensemble & Mauro Ceccanti	Sextet for Percussion & Keyboards: III.
from Steve Reich: City Life, Sextet (2006)
Bill Ryan & Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble	Music for 18 Musicians: Section XI
from Music for 18 Musicians (2007)
Bang On a Can	New York Counterpoint: I. Fast
from Reich: New York Counterpoint, Eight Lines, Four Organs (2007)
Ictus, Synergy Vocals, Miquel Bernat, Heather Cirncross, Gery Cambier, Micaela Haslam, Shinsuke Ishihara, Kuniko Kato, Gerrit Nulens, Georges-Elie Octors, Audrey Ribaucourt, Jessica Ryckewaert & Peter Van Tichelen	Drumming: IV. Part 4
from Reich: Drumming (2009)

Comment:

Giants still stride among us. After almost half-a-century of sharing his ideas with the public, minimalist deity Steve Reich is still challenging us to listen to music we've never heard before, in a way we've never heard it before. Not only was he one of the pioneers of tape manipulation — a technique that would be adopted by pop artists from the Age of Aquarius to the hip-hop era — but he also reset the goalposts of modern classical music, moving away from the 12-tone experiments of his peers to something much more melodic. For someone deeply entrenched in the often-cold world of electronics, he creates works that generally come across as profoundly human in scale and feeling. Like most classical composers, he requires some commitment on the part of his listeners, but after you spend a little time in the company of his compositions, you'll see why artists from Brian Eno to Pat Metheny cite him as one of contemporary music's most consequential voices.

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