CD, Reich (composer)
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New. Steve Reich: Jacob's Ladder/Traveler's Prayer
RecommendedNew York Philharmonic, Synergy Vocals, Colin Currie Group, Jaap van Zweden, Colin Currie
The gentle vocal lines and placid instrumental textures from the Colin Currie Group in Traveler’s Prayer feel exactly right. It’s the least ‘Reich-like’ sound I’ve heard in any of his compositions...Jacob’s... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 25th July 2025
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There’s no doubting that [Shibe] is an artist blessed with grace to spare, and a roar that is fearsome – witness the opening section of Julia Wolfe’s LAD which screams into anguished life before... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2018, Instrumental Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2019, Finalist - Instrumental
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Gramophone Awards, 2019, Winner - Concept Album
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Currie’s connection with this music is unashamedly deep, bordering on the spiritual...Likewise, the listener ’s relationship with this recording is dependent on the ability to enter a place... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2023, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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Special offer. Colin Currie & Steve Reich Live at Fondation Louis Vuitton
Colin Currie (percussion), Steve Reich (percussion)
Colin Currie Group, Synergy Vocals
A powerful rhythmic incisiveness and assertiveness that marked the group’s excellent recording of Drumming (5/18) is again apparent throughout… Synergy Vocals impart a beautiful, haunting performance,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2019, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Contemporary Music
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Critics' Choice
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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... — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Composer of the Year
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Sonic Wires
Katia Labèque (piano), Marielle Labèque (piano), David Chalmin (guitar), Bryce Dessner (guitar)
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2025, Innovative Listening Experience
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Jazz pianist and classical clarinettist join forces in new interpretations of music by Bernstein, Stravinsky and Reich. An unexpected delight. — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Klassik ohne Grenzen
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Reich: Clapping Music & other works
RecommendedRecorded live, in DSD 128fs, at LSO St Luke’s, London 30th October 2015
Neil Percy
LSO Percussion Ensemble
The LSO Percussion Ensemble’s riveting recording [of Music for Pieces of Wood] has the bonus of being live. Moreover, they take it very fast indeed…and accomplish it brilliantly. I’ve found... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Intégrales proves an energetic opener for this survey of the city from the eminent, Paris-based Ensemble Intercontemporain, lucidly conducted by their music director, Matthias Pintscher. Likewise... — More…
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The Times Records of the Year, 2017
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It's an illuminating, flawlessly performed survey of two halves: the first, rich with the vibrant freshness of his early process work, and the second no less driven or clear, but arguably less... — More…
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