Chamber, Quartets, String Quartets, Reich (composer)
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A classic release in which Warren-Green and his colleagues play with such passion and commitment that any Minimalist doubters will be swept along with them. Spotlessly engineered. —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Steve Reich: The String Quartets
Mivos Quartet (string quartet), Olivia De Prato (violin), Tyler J. Borden (cello), Victor Lowrie Tafoya (viola), Maya Bennardo (violin)
There’s an edginess to the Mivos Quartet ’s playing [in Different Trains]; lines are angular and brusque…[Triple Quartet] sounds as exciting as ever; Mivos’s recording of this distinctive piece... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Composer of the Year
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Grammy Awards, 32nd Awards (1989), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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The excellent French string quartet Quatour Zaïde bring their crisp playing to bear on this uneven all-Americanminimalist pairing of works by Bryce Dessner and Steve Reich. —
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Steve Reich: Collected Works
Steve Reich, Mahan Esfahani (early keyboard instruments), Steve Reich Ensemble (miscellaneous ensemble), Kronos Quartet (string quartet), Pat Metheny (guitar), Maya Beiser (cello), Colin Currie (percussion), Ensemble Intercontemporain (chamber ensemble), San Francisco Symphony, London Symphony Orchestra,...
Along the way, his music gains in social and spiritual significance; sometimes video imagery too (as in the DVD of Three Tales). But the biggest bliss for this listener came with Ensemble Signal’s... —
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The Times, Best Classical Box Sets Christmas 2025
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The New York Times, Best Classical Music Albums of 2025
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26 CDs + DVD Video
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The Dudok Quartet ’s playing is vigorous, intense and at times thrilling. Roukens’s string quartet in particular merits repeated and rewarded listening. —
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Phases - Steve Reich
RecommendedA Nonesuch Retrospective - celebrating the work and life of composer Steve Reich
Pat Metheny (guitar), Maya Beiser (cello), et al.
Steve Reich Ensemble, Kronos Quartet, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Bang on a Can, London Symphony Orchestra
…Phases is now the best option for anyone looking to acquire an instant Steve Reich back catalogue collection. …covering all the significant areas of Reich's career in a well-proportioned,... —
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Grammy Awards, 41st Awards (1998), Best Chamber Music Recording
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…Different Trains… is beautifully clear, and played with a rather touching delicacy which brings out the subtle poetry of the ending (Reich isn't often credited with a power to move, but he... —
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This version of Different Trains, a reworking of the original string quartet version, impresses immediately by the richness of its vastly expanded sound palette. It reveals that inside that... —
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