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  1. Act 1. West Jersalem/Hebron (May - June 1989). Typing Music (Genesis XV
  2. Act 1. West Jersalem/Hebron (May - June 1989). Who Is Abraham?
  3. Act 1. West Jersalem/Hebron (May - June 1989). Genesis XII
  4. Act 1. West Jersalem/Hebron (May - June 1989). Who Is Sarah?
  5. Act 1. West Jersalem/Hebron (May - June 1989). Who Is Hagar?
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  1. Act 1. West Jersalem/Hebron (May - June 1989). Typing Music (Genesis XV
  2. Act 1. West Jersalem/Hebron (May - June 1989). Who Is Abraham?
  3. Act 1. West Jersalem/Hebron (May - June 1989). Genesis XII
  4. Act 1. West Jersalem/Hebron (May - June 1989). Who Is Sarah?
  5. Act 1. West Jersalem/Hebron (May - June 1989). Who Is Hagar?
  6. Act 1. West Jersalem/Hebron (May - June 1989). Typing Music Repeat
  7. Act 1. West Jersalem/Hebron (May - June 1989). Who Is Ishmael?
  8. Act 1. West Jersalem/Hebron (May - June 1989). Genesis XVIII
  9. Act 1. West Jersalem/Hebron (May - June 1989). Who Is Isaac?
  10. Act 1. West Jersalem/Hebron (May - June 1989). Genesis XXI
  11. Act 1. West Jersalem/Hebron (May - June 1989). The Casting Out of Ishma
  12. Act 1. West Jersalem/Hebron (May - June 1989). Machpelah Commentary
  13. Act 1. West Jersalem/Hebron (May - June 1989). Genesis XXV (chanted in
  14. Act 1. West Jersalem/Hebron (May - June 1989). Interior of the Cave
  15. Act 2. East Jersalem/Hebron (June 1989 and June 1991). Surah 3 (chanted
  16. Act 2. East Jersalem/Hebron (June 1989 and June 1991). Who Is Ibrahim?
  17. Act 2. East Jersalem/Hebron (June 1989 and June 1991). Who Is Hajar?
  18. Act 2. East Jersalem/Hebron (June 1989 and June 1991). The Near Sacrifi
  19. Act 2. East Jersalem/Hebron (June 1989 and June 1991). El Khalil Commen
  20. Act 2. East Jersalem/Hebron (June 1989 and June 1991). Interior of the
  21. Act 3. New York City/Austin (April - May 1992). Who Is Abraham?
  22. Act 3. New York City/Austin (April - May 1992). Who Is Sarah?
  23. Act 3. New York City/Austin (April - May 1992). Who Is Hagar?
  24. Act 3. New York City/Austin (April - May 1992). Who Is Ishmael?
  25. Act 3. New York City/Austin (April - May 1992). The Binding of Isaac
  26. Act 3. New York City/Austin (April - May 1992). The Cave of Machpelah
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The Cave is a December 1994 piece featuring the Steve Reich Ensemble (conducted by Paul Hillier) in collaboration with video/text writer Beryl Korot. The story concerns the only place in the world where both Jews and Muslims are allowed to worship, a mosque in Hebron supposed to be the Cave of the Patriarchs where Abraham and many of his descendants were buried. Reich's ensemble includes four vocalists, four percussionists, three vocalists and a five-piece string section. The work begins with regimented percussion and ...

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Steve Reich: The Cave 1995, Nonesuch

UPC: 075597932720

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