Steve Reich: Different Trains; Piano Phase (2006)

Steve Reich's Different Trains brought together various strands of his musical thinking -- phase shifting, sampling of voices, Jewish experience, and the combination of live instruments with prerecorded sound, to name some -- in a highly personal synthesis that is both moving and compactly powerful. The "different trains" of the title are trains that have had an impact on Reich's own life; the middle movement, "Europe -- During the War," includes the voices of concentration camp survivors. Several recordings, including one ... Read More

Steve Reich's Different Trains brought together various strands of his musical thinking -- phase shifting, sampling of voices, Jewish experience, and the combination of live instruments with prerecorded sound, to name some -- in a highly personal synthesis that is both moving and compactly powerful. The "different trains" of the title are trains that have had an impact on Reich's own life; the middle movement, "Europe -- During the War," includes the voices of concentration camp survivors. Several recordings, including one by the popular Kronos Quartet, are available, but this one, by England's Duke Quartet (a versatile ensemble that has performed on pop albums by the likes of Morrissey as well as essaying Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht), offers an unusual perspective. In what new directions has minimalism been taken? John Adams represents one direction, but the music of Marc Mellits, a protégé of Reich's (that's the word used in the notes, not "student"), suggests an alternative -- a music that moves in... Read Less

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