Steve Reich
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"The Reich, set to William Carlos Williams’s poetry about the testing and detonation of nuclear weapons, is a thing of contradictions. Melodic and dissonant, percussive and smooth, it consistently pushes minimalism to its max," says @nytimes.com. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/a...
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September 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"The Reich, set to William Carlos Williams’s poetry about the testing and detonation of nuclear weapons, is a thing of contradictions. Melodic and dissonant, percussive and smooth, it consistently pushes minimalism to its max," says @nytimes.com. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/a...
Nonesuch Records is having 24-hour Flash Sale: 50% off all inventory on their site, including all Steve Reich vinyl, CD, HD, MP3, and merch (pre-orders and items over $250 excluded). Head over to store.nonesuch.com and enter promo code SUMMER at checkout. Sale ends Thursday at 10am ET.
August 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Nonesuch Records is having 24-hour Flash Sale: 50% off all inventory on their site, including all Steve Reich vinyl, CD, HD, MP3, and merch (pre-orders and items over $250 excluded). Head over to store.nonesuch.com and enter promo code SUMMER at checkout. Sale ends Thursday at 10am ET.
Steve Reich stopped by @nonesuch.com for the Nonesuch Selects video series to share some favorite recordings by Kronos Quartet, John Adams, and Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion, and from the Nonesuch Explorer Series in Bali and Ghana: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dIw...
Steve Reich's Nonesuch Selects
Composer Steve Reich stopped by for the Nonesuch Selects video series, in which artists visit the Nonesuch office, pick some of their favorite albums from the music library, and share a few words on their choices. Opening music: Steve Reich's 'Jacob's Ladder: I. Genesis 28:12' Steve Reich's Nonesuch Selects: 0:18 Kronos Quartet's 'Early Music' https://kronosquartet.lnk.to/earlymusic 1:57 John Adams's 'Hallelujah Junction' from 'Road Movies' https://johnadams.lnk.to/roadmovies 2:37 Nonesuch Explorer Series, 'The Balinese Gamelan: Music from the Morning of the World' https://nonesuch.lnk.to/MorningOfTheWorld 3:49 Nonesuch Explorer Series, 'Africa: Ancient Ceremonies, Dance Music & Songs of Ghana' https://nonesuch.lnk.to/GhanaAncientCeremonies 4:34 Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion's 'Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part' https://nonesuch.lnk.to/letthesoil You can hear a playlist of music from Steve Reich's Nonesuch Selects at https://stevereich.lnk.to/NonesuchSelects Video by Robert Edridge-Waks Watch the complete 'Nonesuch Selects' series at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpMx6WPPoWyaqnfP6uYLwIcG-hQXMCttt #SteveReich #NonesuchSelects #Nonesuch #NonesuchRecords
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July 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Steve Reich stopped by @nonesuch.com for the Nonesuch Selects video series to share some favorite recordings by Kronos Quartet, John Adams, and Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion, and from the Nonesuch Explorer Series in Bali and Ghana: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dIw...
**GIVEAWAY CLOSED**
Thank you to all who participated! The five winners will be contacted via Instagram on Monday, July 28.
Thank you to all who participated! The five winners will be contacted via Instagram on Monday, July 28.
Attention, Steve Reich fans! @booseyandhawkes.bsky.social and @nonesuch.com are offering FIVE lucky winners the following two items:
-Brand new publication of the “Jacob’s Ladder” music score
-Newly released “Steve Reich: Jacob’s Ladder / Traveler’s Prayer” album, featuring world premiere recordings
-Brand new publication of the “Jacob’s Ladder” music score
-Newly released “Steve Reich: Jacob’s Ladder / Traveler’s Prayer” album, featuring world premiere recordings
July 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
**GIVEAWAY CLOSED**
Thank you to all who participated! The five winners will be contacted via Instagram on Monday, July 28.
Thank you to all who participated! The five winners will be contacted via Instagram on Monday, July 28.
Attention, Steve Reich fans! @booseyandhawkes.bsky.social and @nonesuch.com are offering FIVE lucky winners the following two items:
-Brand new publication of the “Jacob’s Ladder” music score
-Newly released “Steve Reich: Jacob’s Ladder / Traveler’s Prayer” album, featuring world premiere recordings
-Brand new publication of the “Jacob’s Ladder” music score
-Newly released “Steve Reich: Jacob’s Ladder / Traveler’s Prayer” album, featuring world premiere recordings
July 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Attention, Steve Reich fans! @booseyandhawkes.bsky.social and @nonesuch.com are offering FIVE lucky winners the following two items:
-Brand new publication of the “Jacob’s Ladder” music score
-Newly released “Steve Reich: Jacob’s Ladder / Traveler’s Prayer” album, featuring world premiere recordings
-Brand new publication of the “Jacob’s Ladder” music score
-Newly released “Steve Reich: Jacob’s Ladder / Traveler’s Prayer” album, featuring world premiere recordings
@nonesuch.com has released an album comprising the first recordings of Steve Reich’s latest works—"Jacob’s Ladder" and "Traveler’s Prayer." Listen here: stevereich.lnk.to/JacobsLadder...
July 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
@nonesuch.com has released an album comprising the first recordings of Steve Reich’s latest works—"Jacob’s Ladder" and "Traveler’s Prayer." Listen here: stevereich.lnk.to/JacobsLadder...
"Composer Steve Reich is one of the most influential musicians of modern times," BBC Radio 4's
@johnwilson14.bsky.social says of his 'This Cultural Life' guest. You can hear their conversation about Reich's life, work, and influences, at www.nonesuch.com/journal/list...
@johnwilson14.bsky.social says of his 'This Cultural Life' guest. You can hear their conversation about Reich's life, work, and influences, at www.nonesuch.com/journal/list...
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June 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
"Composer Steve Reich is one of the most influential musicians of modern times," BBC Radio 4's
@johnwilson14.bsky.social says of his 'This Cultural Life' guest. You can hear their conversation about Reich's life, work, and influences, at www.nonesuch.com/journal/list...
@johnwilson14.bsky.social says of his 'This Cultural Life' guest. You can hear their conversation about Reich's life, work, and influences, at www.nonesuch.com/journal/list...
The first recordings of Steve Reich’s two latest works—'Jacob’s Ladder' (2023) and 'Traveler’s Prayer' (2020)—are due on CD July 11 via @nonesuch.com. You can hear it and pre-order now at stevereich.lnk.to/JacobsLadder...
May 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The first recordings of Steve Reich’s two latest works—'Jacob’s Ladder' (2023) and 'Traveler’s Prayer' (2020)—are due on CD July 11 via @nonesuch.com. You can hear it and pre-order now at stevereich.lnk.to/JacobsLadder...
Tune in to hear Steve Reich in conversation with Alexis Ffrench as Artist of the Week on Apple Music's Classical Connections Radio this Saturday at 6pm BST / 1pm EDT: apple.co/classicalconnections
April 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Tune in to hear Steve Reich in conversation with Alexis Ffrench as Artist of the Week on Apple Music's Classical Connections Radio this Saturday at 6pm BST / 1pm EDT: apple.co/classicalconnections
Steve Reich was on @newsounds.bsky.social to discuss what host John Schaefer calls Reich's "six decade long career at the forefront of contemporary music" and the new 27-disc box set 'Collected Works.' You can hear the episode via @wnyc.org: www.wnyc.org/story/4999-s...
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Influential composer, Pulitzer Prize-winner, and New Yorker Steve Reich reflects on six decades: from early musical signposts to setting Hebrew texts, on the release of a new boxed set.
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April 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Steve Reich was on @newsounds.bsky.social to discuss what host John Schaefer calls Reich's "six decade long career at the forefront of contemporary music" and the new 27-disc box set 'Collected Works.' You can hear the episode via @wnyc.org: www.wnyc.org/story/4999-s...
"His career has not only helped define the latest era of classical music, but had an enormous influence on pop, rock and electronica. He has helped shape 20th Century music in a way few can claim to match." —BBC World Service 'In the Studio' on Steve Reich. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
BBC World Service - The Documentary Podcast, In the Studio: Steve Reich
Composer Steve Reich reflects on six decades of musical innovation
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April 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"His career has not only helped define the latest era of classical music, but had an enormous influence on pop, rock and electronica. He has helped shape 20th Century music in a way few can claim to match." —BBC World Service 'In the Studio' on Steve Reich. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
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"Nonesuch’s beautifully produced set is an excellent showcase for @stevereich.bsky.social classics." — @thewiremagazine.bsky.social on 'Steve Reich Collected Works'
You can get the 27-disc box set at stevereich.lnk.to/collectedworks
You can get the 27-disc box set at stevereich.lnk.to/collectedworks
April 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"Nonesuch’s beautifully produced set is an excellent showcase for @stevereich.bsky.social classics." — @thewiremagazine.bsky.social on 'Steve Reich Collected Works'
You can get the 27-disc box set at stevereich.lnk.to/collectedworks
You can get the 27-disc box set at stevereich.lnk.to/collectedworks
“The emotional aspect of music has always been, to me, paramount,” Steve Reich tells @michaelbrodeur.bsky.social
in a @washingtonpost.com article on the new 27-disc box set 'Steve Reich Collected Works.' www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
in a @washingtonpost.com article on the new 27-disc box set 'Steve Reich Collected Works.' www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
March 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
“The emotional aspect of music has always been, to me, paramount,” Steve Reich tells @michaelbrodeur.bsky.social
in a @washingtonpost.com article on the new 27-disc box set 'Steve Reich Collected Works.' www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
in a @washingtonpost.com article on the new 27-disc box set 'Steve Reich Collected Works.' www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
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How well do you know @stevereich.bsky.social’s music? Test your ear with our “Name That Piece: Steve Reich Edition” challenge! We’ve lined up 10 mystery tracks from Reich’s renowned recording catalog with @nonesuch.com in celebration of the recently released “Steve Reich Collected Works."
March 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
How well do you know @stevereich.bsky.social’s music? Test your ear with our “Name That Piece: Steve Reich Edition” challenge! We’ve lined up 10 mystery tracks from Reich’s renowned recording catalog with @nonesuch.com in celebration of the recently released “Steve Reich Collected Works."
Steve Reich recorded a Selected Works track-by-track for
@appleclassical.bsky.social to mark the release of a number of his albums in Spatial Audio there, from 'Music for 18 Musicians' to the just-released 'Jacob's Ladder / Traveler's Prayer.'
🎧: classical.music.apple.com/gb/artist/11...
@appleclassical.bsky.social to mark the release of a number of his albums in Spatial Audio there, from 'Music for 18 Musicians' to the just-released 'Jacob's Ladder / Traveler's Prayer.'
🎧: classical.music.apple.com/gb/artist/11...
March 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Steve Reich recorded a Selected Works track-by-track for
@appleclassical.bsky.social to mark the release of a number of his albums in Spatial Audio there, from 'Music for 18 Musicians' to the just-released 'Jacob's Ladder / Traveler's Prayer.'
🎧: classical.music.apple.com/gb/artist/11...
@appleclassical.bsky.social to mark the release of a number of his albums in Spatial Audio there, from 'Music for 18 Musicians' to the just-released 'Jacob's Ladder / Traveler's Prayer.'
🎧: classical.music.apple.com/gb/artist/11...
Steve Reich answers The Guardian readers' questions about David Bowie, Grateful Dead, Philip Glass, Radiohead, & more in celebration of the release of the new 27-disc box set 'Steve Reich Collected Works.' You can see what he had to say in The Reader Interview at www.theguardian.com/.../steve-re....
March 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Steve Reich answers The Guardian readers' questions about David Bowie, Grateful Dead, Philip Glass, Radiohead, & more in celebration of the release of the new 27-disc box set 'Steve Reich Collected Works.' You can see what he had to say in The Reader Interview at www.theguardian.com/.../steve-re....
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"It makes me feel very good ... The music is going to have a life independent of me ... I'm very proud that it happened. And now I'm busily working on the next piece." — @stevereich.bsky.social on his new 'Collected Works' box set in conversation w/Tom Huizenga @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/03/14/n...
March 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
"It makes me feel very good ... The music is going to have a life independent of me ... I'm very proud that it happened. And now I'm busily working on the next piece." — @stevereich.bsky.social on his new 'Collected Works' box set in conversation w/Tom Huizenga @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/03/14/n...
The 27-disc box set 'Steve Reich Collected Works' is out now on Nonesuch Records. Take a quick look inside in this unboxing video narrated by Steve Reich and pick up a copy at stevereich.lnk.to/collectedworks
March 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The 27-disc box set 'Steve Reich Collected Works' is out now on Nonesuch Records. Take a quick look inside in this unboxing video narrated by Steve Reich and pick up a copy at stevereich.lnk.to/collectedworks
On Jan 7, Steve Reich's "Proverb" was performed at the newly reopened Notre-Dame de Paris by La Tempête & Simon-Pierre Bestion, marking the cathedral's first concert of 2025.
Full video now online at ARTE: www.arte.tv/fr/videos/12...
Full video now online at ARTE: www.arte.tv/fr/videos/12...
March 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
On Jan 7, Steve Reich's "Proverb" was performed at the newly reopened Notre-Dame de Paris by La Tempête & Simon-Pierre Bestion, marking the cathedral's first concert of 2025.
Full video now online at ARTE: www.arte.tv/fr/videos/12...
Full video now online at ARTE: www.arte.tv/fr/videos/12...
The 27-seven disc box set 'Steve Reich Collected Works,' out next Friday, March 14, includes a chronology of
Steve Reich's life and work—his 40 years on @nonesuch.com and six decades of compositions heard in the collection—brought to life here: youtu.be/FGJ2WdvPLkQ
Steve Reich's life and work—his 40 years on @nonesuch.com and six decades of compositions heard in the collection—brought to life here: youtu.be/FGJ2WdvPLkQ
Steve Reich Collected Works - A Chronology
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March 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The 27-seven disc box set 'Steve Reich Collected Works,' out next Friday, March 14, includes a chronology of
Steve Reich's life and work—his 40 years on @nonesuch.com and six decades of compositions heard in the collection—brought to life here: youtu.be/FGJ2WdvPLkQ
Steve Reich's life and work—his 40 years on @nonesuch.com and six decades of compositions heard in the collection—brought to life here: youtu.be/FGJ2WdvPLkQ
Steve Reich is answering your questions for the
@theguardian.com 'Reader Interview' ahead of next week's release of the 27-disc box set 'Steve Reich Collected Works'! Post Q's in the article's comments by Thursday, Mar 6, and stay tuned for his A's on Mar 21. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/m...
@theguardian.com 'Reader Interview' ahead of next week's release of the 27-disc box set 'Steve Reich Collected Works'! Post Q's in the article's comments by Thursday, Mar 6, and stay tuned for his A's on Mar 21. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/m...
Post your questions for composer Steve Reich
As the 88-year-old master of minimalist composition releases a career-spanning 27-disc box set, he will take on your questions about his life and work
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March 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Steve Reich is answering your questions for the
@theguardian.com 'Reader Interview' ahead of next week's release of the 27-disc box set 'Steve Reich Collected Works'! Post Q's in the article's comments by Thursday, Mar 6, and stay tuned for his A's on Mar 21. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/m...
@theguardian.com 'Reader Interview' ahead of next week's release of the 27-disc box set 'Steve Reich Collected Works'! Post Q's in the article's comments by Thursday, Mar 6, and stay tuned for his A's on Mar 21. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/m...
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“'Collected Works,' with its rich detail and extraordinary depth, is an august monument honouring a music revolutionary who infiltrated the mainstream and profoundly shaped modern music ... [M]agnificent box set ... A compelling musical biography of a genuine trailblazer.” —Record Collector ⭐⭐⭐⭐
February 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
“'Collected Works,' with its rich detail and extraordinary depth, is an august monument honouring a music revolutionary who infiltrated the mainstream and profoundly shaped modern music ... [M]agnificent box set ... A compelling musical biography of a genuine trailblazer.” —Record Collector ⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Travelling across the entire sweep of this extraordinary box set, you're joyously reminded of Steve Reich's diversity and invention over 60 years, while all the time retaining an audible stamp that is instantly recognisable." — @uncutmagazine.bsky.social on 'Steve Reich Collected Works.'
January 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"Travelling across the entire sweep of this extraordinary box set, you're joyously reminded of Steve Reich's diversity and invention over 60 years, while all the time retaining an audible stamp that is instantly recognisable." — @uncutmagazine.bsky.social on 'Steve Reich Collected Works.'
Here's a quick look at the design of the upcoming ‘Steve Reich Collected Works' 27-disc box set, due March 14 on @nonesuch.com. Design by Ben Tousley. Book layout by
@dmstith.bsky.social with Ben Tousley. Pre-order: stevereich.lnk.to/collectedworks
@dmstith.bsky.social with Ben Tousley. Pre-order: stevereich.lnk.to/collectedworks
January 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Here's a quick look at the design of the upcoming ‘Steve Reich Collected Works' 27-disc box set, due March 14 on @nonesuch.com. Design by Ben Tousley. Book layout by
@dmstith.bsky.social with Ben Tousley. Pre-order: stevereich.lnk.to/collectedworks
@dmstith.bsky.social with Ben Tousley. Pre-order: stevereich.lnk.to/collectedworks
“How small a thought it takes to fill a whole life!” On January 7, Steve Reich's meditative, Pérotin-inspired "Proverb" for voices and ensemble was performed at the newly reopened Notre-Dame in Paris by La Tempête and Simon-Pierre Bestion, marking the cathedral's first opening concert of 2025.
January 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“How small a thought it takes to fill a whole life!” On January 7, Steve Reich's meditative, Pérotin-inspired "Proverb" for voices and ensemble was performed at the newly reopened Notre-Dame in Paris by La Tempête and Simon-Pierre Bestion, marking the cathedral's first opening concert of 2025.