Steve Reich "Music for 18 Musicians" -Section V

"Music for 18 Musicians-Section V" at Opera City Concert Hall in Tokyo, May 21,2008.

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[martingowar]

This is (probably) Reich's most well known large scale work, and here in Section 5, with the build up of notes gradually over the four grand pianos he achieves an almost hypnotic aura over which the different groups of instruments play their accompaniment. It is a masterpiece of orchestration, but certainly not a minimalist one !

[pckg21c]

It is so. Reich is not a minimalist. I think that it is a composer who produced most modern trance music.

[werner99]

reich is a german word and means rich. i interpert it, that he is so "rich" in terms of ideas. that is why he can create such beautiful music.

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[quyenthenghiem]

guy with the maracas is the best.

[blkjock81]

V and VI are my fave sections. I wonder why it is not V and Va. F# - E -F# -E C# motive seems to be a resultant motive heard in pianos @1:07. He just brings it out to the forefront later in the section and in section VI in the mallet percusion.

[cwlithium]

I just found out about steve reich a couple of days ago and i was an instant fan, this guy's composition's are amazing.

[RiflemanIzzie]

@martingowar Minimalism in music is not small, but slowly building.

[Antonin4447]

Steve, you are a real artist, and your music is the best, your music has a real meaning !!

Love U !!

[ARDORMUSICANDSOUND]

inspiring, waves of sensation; breathtaking <3 

[tommyk77]

3:04 is wonderful

[tommyk77]

@pckg21c "Minimalist" shouldn't be considered a bad word. Reich is a minimalist

[vandrissen1]

@danielinsporto It's worth mentioning that those swells are also largely vocal. Vocals and clarinets.

[tuktuktok]

Reich isn't a minimalist. Listen to this, this is maximalism.

[PhasedMind]

@danielinsporto It's written into the score. It should be pure player.