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Tehillim-Three Movements [Import]

Steve Reich Audio CD
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1. Tehillim For Voices And Ensemble: Part I: Fast
2. Tehillim For Voices And Ensemble: Part II: Fast
3. Tehillim For Voices And Ensemble: Part III: Slow
4. Tehillim For Voices And Ensemble: Part IV: Fast
5. Three Movements For Orchestra: Movement I: =176
6. Three Movements For Orchestra: Movement II: =88
7. Three Movements For Orchestra: Movement III: =176

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Steve Reich is the self-renewer of his one-time minimalist peers, able to revitalise his output just at the point when accusations of resting on laurels start to surface. By 1980, he had seemingly exhausted the possibilities of eight years of harmony-based writing, and aural wallpaper felt worryingly close. Tehilim changed all that: with its grounding in Hebrew cantilation and complex though always dancing rhythmic surround, this was Reich at his absolute best. The four Psalm texts--never so literal as to be settings--form a half-hour vocal "symphony", in impact though emphatically not in conception. The first and longest demonstrates to perfection Reich's method of deriving more from less; textures are spare and streamlined, but capable of great intricacy--the passage from roughly 4'30'' is a wonder of metrical freefall. The closing minutes have a sense of release rare in music of any period. De Leeuw's performance is a marvel of accuracy and energy. Don't worry that the accompanying Three Movements is Reich at his dreariest: Tehilim is one of the most joyous half-hours you'll ever spend. --Richard Whitehouse

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Unlike some of the other reviewers, although I acquired this album several years ago, I am not familiar with any of Reich's other works, or other releases of Tehillim, which may or may not be better than the one at hand. What I can say, however, is that over the several years since acquiring this album, I have come to enjoy the latter half, consisting of "Three Movements", to a greater extent, and during a wider variety of moods, than "Tehillim", although I was originally interested in this album for the first half due to the ancient Hebrew for Psalms 18, 19, 34, and 150. "Tehillim" is still the reason I hold on to this album, but in my opinion one has to be in the right mood to listen to it. For example, this is not the type of work to listen to when needing mental concentration. A more cheerful, uplifting recording of the Psalms, although in Latin rather than Hebrew, is "Utopia Triumphans" (Huelgas Ensemble, Paul Van Nevel). Refer to my review for that work.
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5.0 out of 5 stars transcendent minimalism Sep 2 2003
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If you are going to buy Tehillim, which I highly recommend, get this recording, not the one with the red cover, which, while I probably would have been delighted by it if I had heard it first, after hearing this recording seems fatuous, heavy-handed, and gurgling with sloppy emotion, the singers mooing away with their faces screwed up in the high-art version of teenager-guitar-hero-face.
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4.0 out of 5 stars the first recording of a great work Oct 22 2002
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I strongly disagree with the previous reviewer who rated this CD beneath the one with Reich on the cover. That Nonesuch recording is really a disaster -- the rhythm is mechanical, which makes the performance pretty flat and passionless; the intonation, particularly in the slow movement, is awful (far worse than anything on this disc); and the voices have none of the pop-music lightness that the composer asks for.

This recording, in contrast, is pretty inarguable. It's the first recording and represents the composer's original intentions. In recent weeks, many reviewers have said they prefer the brand new version on Cantaloupe Music (with the red cover) to this old CD, which I can understand. I see both of these as terrific, extremely different interpretations of this Reich masterpiece: this original recording is cool and understated; the new recording more passionate and romantic. You can't go wrong with either one. If you've already heard this recording and feel -- like the previous reviewer -- that there isn't a good Tehillim CD out yet, check out the latest release.

But I don't have many good words to say about the Nonesuch CD with Reich on the cover -- best, I think, to steer clear.

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3.0 out of 5 stars amazing piece, weak recording
Tehillim is an incredible, uplifting, mesmerizing piece of music. Unfortunately, there hasn't yet been a halfway decent recording made of it. Read more
Published on May 23 2002 by new music guy
4.0 out of 5 stars Tehillim amazing, performance mediocre
Tehillim is an incredible, uplifting, mesmerizing piece of music. Unfortunately, there hasn't yet been a halfway decent recording made of it. Read more
Published on April 4 2002 by new music guy
2.0 out of 5 stars Don't Buy This For Tehillim
Steve Reich is my favorite classical composer, period. I own every CD he has ever released, including this one. Read more
Published on Dec 11 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars POWERFUL & UPLIFTING!
I am not a lover of classical music, nor do I particularly revere the Bible as scripture, but this music sure cooks up a storm. Read more
Published on Feb 8 2001 by Pieter Uys
5.0 out of 5 stars A showcase of Reich's variety
This is an excellent pairing of two of Reich's contrasting styles--Three Movements, an example of the pulsating process-music of his earlier works, reminiscent of Desert Music and... Read more
Published on Nov 5 2000
2.0 out of 5 stars Reich at his worst
I believe that Three Movements was the last symphonic piece that Reich has written, and this comes as no surprise. Read more
Published on Aug 21 2000 by "aloni"
5.0 out of 5 stars An Exhilerating Recording of an Exhilerating Work
I was present at the premiere of this work in Chicago's Orchestra Hall more years ago than I like to think about. It blew me away. Read more
Published on Jun 4 2000
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