"Music for 18 Musicians" is a landmark of minimalist composition, featuring an ensemble of 18 musicians playing winds, strings, percussion, and voices. The piece unfolds over roughly an hour through a series of pulsing harmonies and rhythmic cycles.
- The recording sessions took place over three days in April 1976 at the CBS Arena in New York City.
- Producer for the original Nonesuch LP was Georgata Schuman.
- Upon its release in 1978, "Music for 18 Musicians" was lauded by critics and became Reich's best-selling work to date.
Steve Reich and Musicians is an ensemble led by the composer Steve Reich, a pioneer of minimalist music. This recording was made midway through Reich's career, after his critically acclaimed "Music for the Piano" and before his larger-scale works like "The Desert Music".
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