Terry Riley - The Columbia Recordings
Terry Riley
Awards:
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The Times, Best Classical Box Sets Christmas 2025
The set is a reminder that the historical importance of Riley’s early music is undeniable, but how much of it deserves our attention now is more debatable.
Terry Riley - The Columbia Recordings
Terry Riley
Purchase product
Awards:
-
The Times, Best Classical Box Sets Christmas 2025
The set is a reminder that the historical importance of Riley’s early music is undeniable, but how much of it deserves our attention now is more debatable.
About
A deluxe 4-CD box set bringing together the seminal Columbia recordings of Terry Riley.
Thoughtfully presented with archival materials, this collection offers an essential document of Riley’s most transformative period when the pulse of innovation met the possibilities of high-fidelity sound.
Starting with the original 1968 recording of In C, the set also includes A Rainbow In Curved Air and Church Of Anthrax.
Contents and tracklist
CD1
1 In C (2009 Remastered)
CD2
1 A Rainbow in Curved Air
2 Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band
3 A Rainbow in the Curved Air (Radio Spot) (Bonus Track)
CD3
1 Church of Anthrax
2 The Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles
3 The Soul of Patrick Lee
4 Ides of March
5 The Protégé
CD4
1 Anthem of the Trinity
2 Celestial Valley
3 Across the Lake of the Ancient World
4 Desert of Ice
Awards and reviews
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The TimesBest Classical Box Sets Christmas 2025
21st August 2025
The set is a reminder that the historical importance of Riley’s early music is undeniable, but how much of it deserves our attention now is more debatable.
9th December 2025
Take a trip (it’s the optimum word) to the 1970s with this smartly packaged collection of four albums from the American minimalist pioneer, keyboard wizard and world music guru. The greatest album remains the hypnotic In C, performed by 11 musicians transformed by overdubbing into a throbbing orchestra of 28.
