Daniel Variations is a major 2006 work for chamber ensemble and voices, setting excerpts from Walt Whitman and Daniel Barenboim.
- The piece was commissioned by the International Festival of Arts & Ideas in New Haven, Connecticut.
- The premiere was conducted by the composer at the festival in 2006.
- This Nonesuch recording won the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Small Ensemble Performance.
Steve Reich is a foundational figure in American minimalist music. Daniel Variations was released late in his career, in the midst of a period focused on large-scale works and settings of religious texts.
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