Steve reich s different trains with london contemporary orchestra boiler room duration. Sep 30, 2016 different trains is a piece by steve reich which imagines how he, as a jew, would have travelled on very different trains in europe during the second world war to the ones he travelled on in the. Different trains electric counterpoint, an album by steve reich on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Listening to steve reichs holocaust opus different trains. As reich describes the project, the idea for the piece comes from my childhood. The manhattan chamber players is a chamber music collective of new yorkbased musicians who share the common aim of performing the greatest works in the chamber repertoire at the highest level. Steve reichs different trains with london contemporary. Different trains by steve reich 1936 parts sheet music. Different trains, for string quartet and prerecorded performance tape, begins a new way of composing that. Aug 01, 2017 sotw takes a look at minimalism and composer steve reichs different trains, a threemovement piece for string quartet and tape 1988. Different trains steve reichs different trains, a work for string quartet and tape written in 1988 for the kronos quartet, is widely recognised as one of the most significant musical compositions of the last thirty years. Reich spent his early years travelling on trains from new york to california, living with each parent in turn. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Oct 03, 2017 steve reich, one of the worlds greatest living composers, was born in 1936 to a jewish family.
In different trains 1988, steve reich presents a semiautobiographical account of the holocaust that electronically mixes his memories of being a jewish child in the 1940s with those of childsurvivors of the holocaust who later recorded their testimonies. Reich s style of composition has influenced many contemporary composers and groups, especially in the us. Watch steve reichs different trains performed by the lco at. Different trains is beautifully clear, and played with a rather touching delicacy which brings out the subtle poetry of the ending reich isnt often credited with a. Check out different trains electric counterpoint by steve reich w pat metheny on amazon music.
This is steve reich different trains part 3america after the war by lost highway on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Music for pieces of wood, cello counterpoint, piano phasevideo phase, electric counterpoint, different trains steve reich and musicians metropolitan museum of art, new york city. Steve reich, one of the worlds greatest living composers, was born in 1936 to a jewish family. Download steve reich different trains, electric counterpoint. Music for pieces of wood, cello counterpoint, piano phasevideo phase, electric counterpoint, different trains steve reich and musicians metropolitan museum of art. On sale through our online shop orders will be despatched by mail from our online shop. To precisely map out the influence of steve reich s work, both in america and the rest of the world across the last halfcentury or so, would be a nearimpossible task. Years later, he realised that had he been in europe at that time, his jewish background would have ensured that he would have been on very different trains travelling to the concentration camps. String quartet, tapecd sheet music book by steve reich 1936. Steve reich, different trains 1988 digital video and audio excerpt, with background information. Reich s 1988 piece, different trains, marked a new compositional method, rooted in its gonna rain and come out, in which speech recordings generate the musical material for musical instruments. Different trains electric counterpoint by steve reich on. This page lists all recordings of different trains by steve reich b.
Steve reichs different trains with london contemporary orchestra. Different trains 1988 will probably go down in history as reich s masterpiece. Different trains 1988 27 for string quartet and tape. Buy a cd or vinyl record and get 90 days free amazon music unlimited. Composer steve reich, for instance, would ride the subway around new york. Payment security we take the security of our website and of your transactions extremely seriously. Recognised as one of the foremost composers of our time, minimalist steve reich was, for many years, considered. Drumming by so percussion, released 01 march 2005 1. Steve reich biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Steve reich kronos quartet pat metheny different trains. Reich s phaseshifting minimalism is made dazzlingly entertaining in different trains, which is scored for string quartet and digitally sampled voices that repeat bits of speech concerning trains and reich s experience with them growing up. Oct 03, 2016 steve reich celebrates his 80th birthday today. Its original release was performed by the kronos quartet.
Steve reich s different trains brought together various strands of his musical thinking phase shifting, sampling of voices, jewish experience, and the combination of live instruments with prerecorded sound, to name some in a highly personal synthesis that is both moving and compactly powerful. Complete your steve reich kronos quartet pat metheny collection. Reich uses recorded spoken phrases of his governess, a retired pullman porter, and various holocaust survivors interlaid with the astounding kronos quartet to contrast his childhood memories of train journeys between new york and california in 19391941. Biography, news, discography, works, articles, concerts, sound files, and three tales a documentary digital video. Its original release was performed by the kronos quartet and won the grammy award for best classical contemporary composition in 1989.
Its rare that one says this about a contemporary composer, but its become too easy to take steve reich for granted. Performed days before steve reichs 80th birthday, this site specific performance of different trains was the first to pair the piece with a visual. Cd, album, club elektra nonesuch, elektra nonesuch 9 791762, 791762. After the war licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of nonesuch. Different trains kronos quartet, pat metheny, steve reich on allmusic 1989 this late80s work finds the minimalist composer. Steve reich a ecouter sur deezer musique en streaming. Different trains by steve reich 1936 sheet music for.
The basic idea is that carefully chosen speech recordings generate the musical materials for musical instruments. Different trains is a threemovement piece for string quartet and tape written by steve reich in 1988. Different trains different trains part one introduction and the use of music technology different trains part two thematic development different trains part three thematic development and continuity different trains part four dynamics and conclusions. Steve reichs different trains steve reichs different trains is a 27minute work for string quartet and tape, written in i988 to a commission from the kronos quartet. Buy a cd or vinyl record and get 90 days free amazon music unlimited with the. Reich s work took on a darker character in the 1980s with the introduction of historical themes as well as themes from his jewish heritage, notably different trains. Different trains at the muse brooklyn, ny manhattan. Of course, thats a sign of just how influential his music has been, the way.
Deceptive cadence hes been a hero to musicians from brian eno and david bowie to radiohead and the national. John somebody 1982 and steve reich different trains 1988. Steve reich on different trains video editing by max. Different trains by steve reich, the smith quartet from amazons classical music store. Different trains, for string quartet and prerecorded performance tape, begins a new way of composing that has its roots in my early tape pieces its gonna rain 1965 and come out 1966. It won a grammy award in 1990 for best contemporary classical composition.
Different trains electric counterpoint by steve reich w. Steve reich different trains part 3america after the war. The performance on the 29th september took place just days before steve reichs 80th birthday, in. Latinautor warner chappell, umpi, bmi broadcast music inc. We encrypt all traffic involving personal data with industrystandard ssl certificates and we are also pci compliant meaning that we follow all current data security standards and undergo weekly scans monitoring our security status. Steve reich kronos quartet pat metheny different trains electric counterpoint. Different trains electric counterpoint by steve reich, pat metheny from. Different trains by steve reich, the smith quartet from amazons. Sep 05, 2005 listen free to steve reich different trains triple quartet.
Different trains, piano counterpoint, triple quartet by london steve reich ensemble and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Introduction in 1988, steve reich new york, 1936 composed the threepart different trains for the kronos quartet. Performed days before steve reich s 80th birthday, this site specific performance of different trains was the first to pair the piece with a visual element. Steve reichs different trains with london contemporary orchestra boiler room duration.