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    Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians (1978)

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    Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians (1978)

    Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians (1978)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 291 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 140 Mb | Scans included
    Avant-Garde, Minimalism | Label: ECM | # ECM New Series 1129, 422 821 417-2 | 00:56:31

    If Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians is simply described in terms of its materials and organization – 11 chords followed by 11 pieces built on those chords – then it might seem utterly dry and monotonous. The actual music, though, is far from lackluster. When this recording was released in 1978, the impact on the new music scene was immediate and overwhelming. Anyone who saw potential in minimalism and had hoped for a major breakthrough piece found it here. The beauty of its pulsing added-note harmonies and the sustained power and precision of the performance were the music's salient features; and instead of the sterile, electronic sound usually associated with minimalism, the music's warm resonance was a welcome change. Yet repeated listening brought out a subtle and important shift in Reich's conception: the patterns were no longer static repetitions moving in and out of phase with each other, but were now flexible units that grew organically and changed incrementally over the course of the work.

    Bojan Gorisek - Philip Glass: Solo Piano (2013)

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    Bojan Gorisek - Philip Glass: Solo Piano (2013)

    Bojan Gorišek - Philip Glass: Solo Piano (2013)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 231 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 160 Mb | Scans included
    Classical, Minimalism | Label: Audiophile Classics | # APC 101060 | Time: 01:04:11

    Bojan Gorišek is the leading Slovenian pianist in the field of contemporary music, perhaps best known for recording the complete piano opus (10 CDs) of Erik Satie for the Blaricum Music Group of the Netherlands and the English label LTM Recordings. Those recordings, rated among the best ever made, represent the most complete review of Satie’s piano compositions to date. He has recorded over 30 CDs to date, including four CDs by George Crumb, the piano sonata Concord by Charles Ives and two CDs by Philip Glass for the Blaricum Music Group (Audiophile Classics series). He has also recorded the complete piano opuses of a number of Slovenian composers. Most recently, he has received high regard for his interpretations of Arvo Pärt and Philip Glass.

    Angele Dubeau & La Pieta - Ludovico Einaudi: Portrait (2015)

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    Angele Dubeau & La Pieta - Ludovico Einaudi: Portrait (2015)

    Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà - Ludovico Einaudi: Portrait (2015)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 338 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 181 Mb | Scans included
    Contemporary Classical, Minimalism | Label: Analekta | # AN 2 8738 | Time: 01:08:16

    “Portrait is a string of recordings presenting contemporary composers with a unique musical signature. Ludovico Einaudi is one of them. A music that captivates the listener, a sonic landscape to discover!” Angèle Dubeau. Driven by the works of this grand and prolific Italian composer, the internationally renowned violinist shares once again her passion with the excellent musicians of her string orchestra, La Pietà. Angèle Dubeau offers a unique revisit to Ludovico Einaudi’s music, “changing its texture, rethinking its character, while bringing a new sonic dimension.” After three critically acclaimed albums in the Portrait series devoted to Philip Glass, Arvo Pärt and John Adams, Angèle Dubeau delves into another distinctive minimalist universe. She chose 13 works arranged by François Vallières and herself that put in light the multiple facets of the popular composer. His refined and diverse works are present on the soundtracks of various celebrated movies such as Mommy (2014) by Xavier Dolan, Untouchables (2011) by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano, as well as This is England (2006) by Shane Meadows.

    Jeroen van Veen - Arvo Part: Fur Anna Maria, Complete Piano Music (2014) 2CDs

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    Jeroen van Veen - Arvo Part: Fur Anna Maria, Complete Piano Music (2014) 2CDs

    Jeroen van Veen - Arvo Pärt: Für Anna Maria, Complete Piano Music (2014) 2CD
    EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 374 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 287 Mb | Scans included
    Genre: Classical, Minimalism | Label: Brilliant Classics | # 95053 | Time: 02:00:24

    A much-admired contemporary, living composer whose popularity among a wide cross-section of music devotees and casual listeners transcends genre barriers. This new double-disc set of the complete piano music encompasses works composed over a 50 year span. Jeroen Van Veen is a preeminent and critically-favored Minimalist advocate and multi-dimensional artist with a noteworthy backlist of Brilliant Classic releases to his credit with more to come. Booklet notes written by Jeroen Van Veen.

    Ensemble Signal, Brad Lubman - Steve Reich: Double Sextet & Radio Rewrite (2016)

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    Ensemble Signal, Brad Lubman - Steve Reich: Double Sextet & Radio Rewrite (2016)

    Ensemble Signal, Brad Lubman - Steve Reich: Double Sextet & Radio Rewrite (2016)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 211 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 119 Mb | Scans included
    Classical, Minimalism | Label: Harmonia Mundi | # HMU 907671 | Time: 00:39:45

    Following their internationally acclaimed recording of Steve Reich's masterpiece Music For 18 Musicians, Ensemble Signal and Brad Lubman present two recent pieces by the composer: Double Sextet from 2007 and Radio Rewrite from 2012. Double Sextet is scored for two sextets of flute, clarinet, violin, cello, vibraphone and piano. It won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Music - the first for the composer. Radio Rewrite is a work for instrumental ensemble inspired by two songs by the British rock band Radiohead - ''Jigsaw Falling into Place'' and ''Everything in Its Right Place.'' The piece represents the first time that Reich has reworked material from western pop/rock music. These strong, tuneful, energetic, tightly made works receive impassioned performances from Ensemble Signal, who The New York Times has called 'one of the most vital groups of its kind.'

    Ensemble Signal, Brad Lubman - Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians (2015)

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    Ensemble Signal, Brad Lubman - Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians (2015)

    Ensemble Signal, Brad Lubman - Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians (2015)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 309 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 171 Mb | Scans included
    Classical, Minimalism | Label: Harmonia Mundi | # HMU 907608 | 00:59:16

    As more ensembles perform and record Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians, its status as a minimalist masterpiece is increasingly affirmed. Ensemble Signal's 2015 release on Harmonia Mundi is one of several amazing performances that have matched Reich's original ECM New Series recording in technical brilliance and expressivity, and it has even earned the composer's approval for being, "…fast moving, spot on, and emotionally charged." Under the direction of Brad Lubman, Ensemble Signal maintains a relentlessly steady pulse and articulates the interlocking patterns with absolute precision, though the shifting tone colors are perhaps a little clearer in this performance than in other recordings. The microphone placement is not so close that individual instruments stand out, but there is enough separation of parts to allow some sense of direction and the orientation of the smaller sub-groups of pianos, xylophones, marimbas, strings, clarinets, and voices. This is a mesmerizing performance that will transfix listeners, and the music is so compelling that it will linger on well after the CD stops. Highly recommended.

    Angela & Jennifer Chun - Philip Glass - In The Summer House, Mad Rush; Nico Muhly - Four Studies, Honest Music (2016)

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    Angela & Jennifer Chun - Philip Glass - In The Summer House, Mad Rush; Nico Muhly - Four Studies, Honest Music (2016)

    Philip Glass: In The Summer House, Mad Rush; Nico Muhly: Four Studies, Honest Music (2016)
    Angela & Jennifer Chun, violins; Nico Muhly, piano & keyboard

    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 281 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 157 Mb | Scans included
    Classical, Minimalism | Label: harmonia mundi | # HMU 907599 | Time: 00:56:57

    The music on this recital was specifically written or arranged for duo violinists Angela and Jennifer Chun. It highlights the personal and professional connections between Philip Glass and Nico Muhly, a longtime colleague and admirer of Glass's work. Glass's miniaturist works, Mad Rush and In the Summer House, create a maximum effect when paired with Muhly's minimalist Four Studies and Honest Music.

    Kronos Quartet - Terry Riley: Requiem For Adam (2001)

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    Kronos Quartet - Terry Riley: Requiem For Adam (2001)

    Kronos Quartet - Terry Riley: Requiem For Adam (2001)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 195 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 126 Mb | Scans included
    Classical, Avant-Garde, Minimalism | Label: Nonesuch | # 79639-2 | Time: 00:47:55

    This may be the single most powerful piece of music that the Kronos Quartet has ever recorded, and perhaps that Terry Riley has ever written. This is because Requiem for Adam is so personal, so direct, and experiential. Requiem for Adam was written after the death of Kronos violinist David Harrignton's son. He died, in 1995, at the age of 16, from an aneurysm in his coronary artery. Riley, who is very close to the Harringtons and has a son the same age, has delved deep into the experience of death and resurrection, or, at the very least, transmutation. Requiem for Adam is written in three parts, or movements. The first, "Ascending the Heaven Ladder," is based on a four-note pattern that re-harmonizes itself as it moves up the scale. There are many variations and series based on each of these notes and their changing harmonics, and finally a 5/4 dance as it moves to the highest point on the strings. The drone-like effect is stunning when the listener realizes that the drone is changing shape too, ascending the scale, moving ever upward and taking part in the transmutation of harmony.

    Shanghai FO, Wang Yongji - Terry Riley: In C; David Mingyue Liang: Music Of A Thousand Springs, Zen (Ch'an) of Water (1989)

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    Shanghai FO, Wang Yongji - Terry Riley: In C; David Mingyue Liang: Music Of A Thousand Springs, Zen (Ch'an) of Water (1989)

    Terry Riley: In C; David Mingyue Liang: Music Of A Thousand Springs, Zen (Ch'an) of Water (1989)
    Shanghai Film Orchestra, conducted by Wang Yongji

    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 359 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 162 Mb | Scans included
    Classical, Minimalism | Label: Celestial Harmonies | # 13026-2 | Time: 01:08:22

    Performed by the Shanghai Film Orchestra, conducted by Wang Yongji. Truly celestial and a different feeling than American / European performances of this famous piece. This CD also contains David Mingyue Lang's gorgeous Music of a Thousand Springs and his Zen (Ch'an) of Water. Highly recommended.

    Lavinia Meijer - The Glass Effect (The Music Of Philip Glass) (2016) 2CDs

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    Lavinia Meijer - The Glass Effect (The Music Of Philip Glass) (2016) 2CDs

    Lavinia Meijer - The Glass Effect (The Music Of Philip Glass) (2016) 2CDs
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 360 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 266 Mb | Scans ~ 27 Mb
    Label: Sony Classical | # 88985351432 | Time: 01:56:07
    Classical, Minimalism, Contemporary

    An album the majority of whose contents consists of harp arrangements of music by Philip Glass might seem a bit arcane for a major label, but it seems that Sony knows what it is doing here. The Glass Effect double album is one of those releases that succeed on two different levels, an explicit one and one that, although not mentioned, is perhaps even more important. The former level here is the one denoted by the title, as Meijer picks up the rather neglected theme of Philip Glass' influence by offering, on disc two, a group of works by younger composers who follow Glass in varying degrees but who, it's safe to say, wouldn't have the styles they do without Glass having gone before. Much of the album consists of arrangements by Meijer herself, and these include, at the end, a remix of music from Koyaanisqatsi that's delightful and would be spoiled by description. But there's also solo harp music: sample the Suite for Harp by progressive rock musician Bryce Dessner, who certainly seems to have absorbed Glass' style far enough to make it his own.

    Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi: Original Motion Picture Score (1983) Complete Original Soundtrack Version 2009

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    Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi: Original Motion Picture Score (1983) Complete Original Soundtrack Version 2009

    Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi: Original Motion Picture Score (1983)
    Complete Original Soundtrack Version 2009

    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 371 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 176 Mb | Artwork included
    Soundtrack, Minimalism | Label: Orange Mountain Music | # OMM0058 | 01:16:22

    Koyaanisqatsi is a contemporary masterpiece. The film has had a significant impact on the media arts, music and popular culture since its release in 1983. This version is the original soundtrack including the sound effects used in the film.

    Philip Glass - Kundun: Music From The Original Soundtrack (1997)

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    Philip Glass - Kundun: Music From The Original Soundtrack (1997)

    Philip Glass - Kundun: Music From The Original Soundtrack (1997)
    EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 265 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 138 Mb
    Label: Nonesuch | # 7559-79460-2 | Time: 01:00:23 | Scans ~ 114 Mb
    Soundtrack, Score, Contemporary, Minimalism, World Fusion

    Philip Glass' soundtrack to Martin Scorsese's Dalai Lama epic Kundun captures the grace, beauty, joy and melancholy within the film. Glass uses familiar minimalist structures, but works with traditional Tibetan instrumentation and monks, giving the music an alluringly otherworldly feel. It's an entirely original, evocative score, and one of Glass' high-water marks in the field.

    Bruce Brubaker - Hope Street Tunnel Blues: Music for Piano by Philip Glass & Alvin Curran (2007)

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    Bruce Brubaker - Hope Street Tunnel Blues: Music for Piano by Philip Glass & Alvin Curran (2007)

    Bruce Brubaker - Hope Street Tunnel Blues: Music for Piano by Philip Glass & Alvin Curran (2007)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 216 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 169 Mb | Scans included
    Classical, Contemporary, Minimalism | Label: Arabesque | # Z6798 | 01:02:44

    The piano may not be the ideal medium for capturing the expressive possibilities of Glass' style of minimalism, but pianist Bruce Brubaker selects pieces that work well on the instrument. Part of the problem with hearing Glass on the piano is forgetting the sound of his ensemble, and the variety of colors (and volume) they have imparted to similar music. Brubaker begins his recital of works by Glass and Alvin Curran with his transcription of "Knee Play 4" from Einstein on the Beach. It is in fact a lovely piece on the piano if one can put the spectacular power and tonal range of the instrumental version out of one's mind. "Opening" from Glassworks, originally scored for piano, works beautifully on the instrument, and flows as naturally as the C major Prelude from Book I of The Well Tempered Clavier. The two pieces by Curran, Hope Street Tunnel Blues III and Inner Cities II, use a syntax similar to Glass, with a more dissonant tonal vocabulary. Hope Street Tunnel Blues III has ample kinetic energy that gives it an exhilarating momentum.

    The London Steve Reich Ensemble - Steve Reich: Different Trains; Piano Counterpoint; Triple Quartet (2011)

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    The London Steve Reich Ensemble - Steve Reich: Different Trains; Piano Counterpoint; Triple Quartet (2011)

    Steve Reich: Different Trains; Piano Counterpoint; Triple Quartet (2011)
    The London Steve Reich Ensemble; Kevin Griffiths, conductor; Vincent Corver, piano

    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 301 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 156 Mb | Scans included
    Classical, Contemporary, Minimalism | Label: EMI Classics | # 50999 0 87319 2 0 | 00:54:43

    The hook for this terrific recording of three of Steve Reich's most attractive works is the use of alternate versions of the several pieces that differ from the original recordings on Nonesuch. This recording has Reich's imprimatur; he enthusiastically recommends the performances in a program note. The most radical departure from the original version is Piano Counterpoint, Vincent Corver's arrangement of Six Pianos for a single live pianist with the other five parts prerecorded. This allows the piece to fit nicely into Reich's "Counterpoint" series, which includes Vermont Counterpoint for flutes and New York Counterpoint for clarinets. Corver also speeds up the tempo so the piece has an even more propulsive aural energy, although in live performance it's hard to beat the visceral excitement of six pianists on-stage. The London Steve Reich Ensemble version of the Triple Quartet, unlike the Kronos Quartet's premiere recording, uses three live quartets, and is one of three performance options that Reich specified in the score, the third being an orchestral version with 36 players. This is the first commercial recording of this version.

    Brooklyn Rider - Philip Glass: String Quartets Nos. 6 And 7 (2017)

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    Brooklyn Rider - Philip Glass: String Quartets Nos. 6 And 7 (2017)

    Brooklyn Rider - Philip Glass: String Quartets Nos. 6 And 7 (2017)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 334 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 157 Mb | Scans included
    Classical, Minimalism | Label: Orange Mountain Music | # OMM0121 | 01:04:08

    It’s often said that the distilled essence of composers can be heard in their string quartets. And so it is with Glass, whose quartets here show a craftsman of considerable invention. String Quartet No. 6 begins as a bustling burst of dense energy, its second movement beautifully meandering, rich, and complex. The single-movement String Quartet No. 7 is almost Beethovenian in its restless questioning. Arranged for string quartet (with two violas), the Saxophone Quartet is warmly scored and yet shows Glass at his most forensic, with each bar stunningly sculpted.