V.A. / Steve Reich Ensemble：The ECM Recordings (3CD)

Steve Reich Ensemble
Steve Reich：Marimba, Piano
Shem Guibbory：Violin
Ken Ishii：Cello
Elizabeth Arnold：Voice
Rebecca Armstrong：Voice
Nurit Tilles：Piano
Larry Karush：Piano, Maracas
Gary Schall：Maracas, Marimba
Bob Becker：Marimba, Xylophone
Russ Hartenberger：Marimba, Xylophone
James Preiss：Metallophone, Piano
Steve Chambers：Piano
David van Tieghem：Marimba, Piano, Xylophone
Glen Velez：Marimba, Xylophone
Virgin Blackwell：Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
Richard Cohen：Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
Jay Clayton：Piano, Voice
Pamela Fraley Voice

Steve Reich has been described by The Guardian as one of “a handful of living composers who can legitimately claim to have altered the direction of musical history" and as “the greatest musical thinker of our time” by The New Yorker. Reich celebrates his 80th birthday on October 3, and The ECM Recordings brings together the landmark albums Music for 18 Musicians, Music for a Large Ensemble/Violin Phase and Tehillim in a limited edition set to mark the occasion. Originally released in 1978, 1980 and 1982, each of these recordings had a decisive influence which continues to reverberate across musical idioms.
The 3-CD box set includes a 44-page booklet with original liner notes by Steve Reich, a new essay by Paul Griffiths, and session photography by Deborah Feingold and Barbara Klemm.

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