Steve Reich

Classical · 2016 · 10 tracks · 1h 2m

Steve Reich

Percussive precision. Interlocking marimbas and vibraphones create a shimmering, mathematical landscape designed for deep mental immersion.

February 12, 2016

A rigorous, intellectual beauty that finds transcendence through extreme rhythmic discipline.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 1h 2m

01

Mallet Quartet: I. Fast

6:39

02

Mallet Quartet: II. Slow

3:15

03

Mallet Quartet: III. Fast

5:03

04

Sextet: I. Fast

11:16

05

Sextet: II. Moderate

4:22

06

Sextet: III. Slow

2:32

07

Sextet: IV. Moderate

3:36

08

Sextet: V. Fast

6:33

09

Nagoya Marimbas

4:47

10

Music for Pieces of Wood

14:19

Moments Worth Listening For

The transition into the second movement of Mallet Quartet where the frantic energy suddenly cools into a suspended, vibraphone-led drift.

The massive, wall-of-sound density that builds during the fifth movement of Sextet, where pianos and percussion become a single vibrating machine.

The stark, bone-dry clarity of the wood blocks in Music for Pieces of Wood, where the slightest rhythmic shift feels like a seismic event.

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