This 2003 release captures Reich’s signature pulsing rhythms and complex phase patterns in a live setting. The album features "Three Tales," a major work for speaking voice, video, and ensemble.
- "Three Tales" was composed between 1993 and 1996, but this 2003 Nonesuch release is its first widely available recording.
- The piece is structured as a live realization of Reich’s 1999 multimedia work "The Cave," with the video component removed.
- This recording features the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Voices, conducted by the composer.
Steve Reich is a foundational figure in minimalist music, known for developing distinctive interlocking rhythmic patterns. In 2003, Reich was nearing the end of a period that saw a resurgence of interest in his work, following the critical and commercial success of his 1996 piece "Different Trains."
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