The works three movements have the following titles. The basic idea is that carefully chosen speech recordings generate the musical materials for musical instruments. The pattern of sound, both the pitch and rhythm is mirrored by the string quartet. Different trains is a three movement piece for string quartet and tape written by steve reich in 1988. Naiveclassiqueessentials steve reich different trains full. Different trains by steve reich, the smith quartet from amazons classical music store. The first half of this release, different trains, was composed by steve reich and performed by the kronos quartet. Steve reich different trains lyrics and tracklist genius. The album features one of reichs most popular pieces the grammy awardwinning different trains, a piece which traces his childhood coasttocoast us train trips during world war ii, juxtaposing them with the very different trains jews were being forced to. Download steve reich different trains, electric counterpoint comments.
Reich signed different trains score different trains is widely considered to be a true masterpiece of 20th century music. Teatro alighieri, ravenna, italy for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. John coltranes style, which reich has described as playing a lot of notes to very few harmonies, also had an impact. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Nonesuch records 1989 recording of steve reichs different trains, the grammy award winner for best contemporary composition that year. Different trains electric counterpoint by steve reich on. Different trains electric counterpoint, an album by steve reich on spotify. Discover our naive essentials playlist on spotify and deezer. Different trains electric counterpoint three movements steve reich.
Report steve reich different trains, electric counterpoint please fill this form, we will try to respond as soon as possible. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Throughout different trains, the repetitive rhythm of the strings mimics the sounds train wheels make while spinning on the tracks a train whistle is also played every so often to further the resemblance to a train. Different trains, piano counterpoint, triple quartet. Steve reich 1989 different trains electric counterpoint kronos quartet 01 different trains americabefore the war. Different trains electric counterpoint nonesuch records mp3. Steve reichs songs stream online music songs listen.
Different trains, piano counterpoint, triple quartet by london steve reich ensemble now. The disc contains three of steve reich s most inspiring works. The performance on the 29th september took place just days before steve reichs 80th birthday, in. Listening to steve reichs holocaust opus different trains. Different trains kronos quartet, pat metheny, steve reich on allmusic 1989 this late80s work finds the minimalist composer. Reichs influence from jazz includes its roots, also, from the west african music he studied in his readings and visit to ghana.
Watch the video for different trains from steve reichs 19990623. Watch steve reichs different trains performed by the lco. Different trains is a threemovement piece for string quartet and tape written by steve reich in 1988. Lyrics to different trainsamericabefore the war movement 1 by steve reich. The words were recorded by reich from several sources. Steve reichs different trains, a work for string quartet and tape written in 1988, is widely recognised as one of the most significant musical compositions of the last thirty years. For this pledge amount you will receive a copy of this score signed by its composer steve reich. Steve reich different trainselectric counterpoint qwest tv. Members of acme violinists caroline shaw and ben russell, violist nadia sirota and cellist clarice jensen dug into steve reichs different trains to open their performance, recorded live on. Signum classics are proud to release the smith quartets debut disc on signum records different trains. Different trains by steve reich, released in 2006 on signum records. 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 by steve reich w. Europe during the war by the duke quartet published on 20120921t17.
Different trains by steve reich 1936 sheet music for. The piece uses recorded speech taken from interviews with people in the united states and europe about the years before, during, and. As reich describes the project, the idea for the piece comes from my childhood. This doubleheaded reissue is a timely reminder of the place of minimalism in contemporary music. Combining the effects of part i and part ii of the composition, part iii of different trains combines the testimony of an american pullman porter and reichs governess with the accounts of. Its original release was performed by the kronos quartet.
Cd, album, club elektra nonesuch, elektra nonesuch 9 791762, 791762. The different trains of the title are trains that have had an impact on. Artist biography by chris morrison a highly influential avantgarde composer and one of the key founders of the minimalist school of music, reich has embraced a wide variety of musical styles and interests, forging from them a unique synthesis. Reich different trains electric counterpoint torrent.
It won a grammy award in 1990 for best contemporary classical composition. His innovations include using tape loops to create phasing patterns for example, his early compositions its gonna. Triple quartet for three string quartets, reich s personal dedication to the late yehudi menuhin, duet, and the haunting different trains for string quartet and electronic tape. The signature piece here, different trains, was inspired by steve reichs experiences travelling by rail during the time of world war ii. Different trains was commissioned by betty freeman for the kronos quartet. String quartet, tapecd sheet music book by steve reich 1936. Steve reich, one of the worlds greatest living composers, was born in 1936 to a jewish family. He was inspired to write different trains in 1989, after realising that had he been in europe at the time, as a jew, he might have been travelling in holocaust trains. 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. Reichs 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. Listen free to steve reich different trains triple quartet. Biography, news, discography, works, articles, concerts, sound files, and three tales a documentary digital video. Different trains uses human speech played as evershorter fragments until they become just notes in a musical work. Download steve reich different trains piano counterpoint triple quartet the london steve reich ensemble 2011 from 37 mb, steve reich different trains piano counterpoint triple quartet the london steve reich ensemble 2011 from 273 mb free from tradownload.
Nonesuch records 1989 recording of steve reich s different trains, the grammy award winner for best contemporary composition that year, and electric counterpoint has returned on vinyl for the first time in more than twentyfive years. 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. Steve reich kronos quartet pat metheny different trains electric counterpoint. Steve reichs 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. Steve reichs pulse quartet includes the worldpremiere recordings of pulse, performed by the international contemporary ensemble, and quartet, played by the colin currie group. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
The album features the first recordings of the two pieces, performed by kronos quartet and pat metheny, respectively. Cd, album, rp elektra nonesuch, elektra nonesuch 9 791762, 791762. Different trains reich the best american classical. Its original release was performed by the kronos quartet and won the grammy award for best classical contemporary composition in 1989. Other articles where different trains is discussed. Steve reich, different trains 1988 digital video and audio excerpt, with background information. For different trains 1988, reich integrated fragments of audio recordings pertaining to rail travel, including the reminiscences of holocaust survivors, with a string quartet that mimicked both the rhythm of a train and the natural musicality of the voices on tape.
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