{"product_id":"ccr0006-steve-reich-music-for-18-musicians-download","title":"Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians (download)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of Steve Reich’s most famous and enduring works, \u003cem\u003eMusic for 18 Musicians\u003c\/em\u003e first caught the attention of percussionist Colin Currie in the 1980s. Over the years that followed, Currie dutifully built his library of Reich scores and recordings, but it was this work in particular that truly captured his imagination, holding him in its epic grasp ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf Reich’s comprehensive catalogue, it is this warm and resonant composition that signifies a major breakthrough in the sphere of minimalist music. “The perfect musical beehive” is how Currie describes performing the piece—and it’s easy to see why, with each musician purposefully teasing the material along, playing their own brilliantly contained part, yet contributing to something greater that hums with life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the success of his previous Steve Reich albums, \u003cem\u003eSteve Reich: Drumming\u003c\/em\u003e (2018) and \u003cem\u003eColin Currie \u0026amp; Steve Reich Live at Fondation Louis Vuitton\u003c\/em\u003e (2019), Currie is joined on this album by his closest musical colleagues and companions, the Colin Currie Group and Synergy Vocals, who recorded the work at London’s Abbey Road Studios in November 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HL9S7U5XVNE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLISTEN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ciframe style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; background: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/gb\/album\/steve-reich-music-for-18-musicians\/1671919893?app=music\u0026amp;at=1000lon8\" height=\"500\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/gb\/album\/steve-reich-music-for-18-musicians\/1671919893?app=music\u0026amp;at=1000lon8\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *;\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003csmall\u003e\u003cem\u003eRelease date:\u003c\/em\u003e 21 April 2023\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eCatalogue code:\u003c\/em\u003e CCR0006-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/em\u003e 0811043030660\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/small\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003csmall\u003e\u003cem\u003eProducer:\u003c\/em\u003e Ian Dearden\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eCo-production:\u003c\/em\u003e Colin Currie\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eAdditional production:\u003c\/em\u003e Micaela Haslam\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eEngineer:\u003c\/em\u003e Daniel Halford for \u003cem\u003eSound Intermedia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDuration:\u003c\/em\u003e 63m54s\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eRecorded:\u003c\/em\u003e 16 November 2022 at Abbey Road Studios, London, at 24bit 96kHz PCM\u003c\/small\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREVIEWS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e★★★★★ \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"It would be hard to imagine a finer account of what is unquestionably a mesmorising and compelling piece than that given here by [the Colin Currie Group]. The many shifting layers of harmonia and rhythmic complexity are beautifully and faultlessly conveyed to the listener with focussed energy in sound of the utmost clarity.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e–\u003c\/em\u003e HR Audio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The extraordinary control that Steve Reich’s fascinating work requires, is matched by exquisite musicality from Colin Currie and colleagues – the result is a sublime and reflective recording. … impeccable musicianship and collective musical understanding is evident throughout.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e– \u003c\/em\u003eEditor's Choice, \u003c\/span\u003eGramophone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Combining full note-values with exemplary agility, the members of [the] Colin Currie Group and Synergy Vocals deliver an idiomatic performance, one of extraordinary edge and ravishing beauty. 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