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Triple Quartet

Steve Reich (Artist) | Format: Audio CD
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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1. Triple Quartet: First Movement
2. Triple Quartet: Second Movement
3. Triple Quartet: Third Movement
4. Electric Guitar Phase
5. Music for a Large Ensemble
6. Tokyo/Vermont Counterpoint

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The Kronos Quartet's advocacy of contemporary music is one of the wonders of our time. Here the four players appear in triplicate, performing Steve Reich's Triple Quartet by pre-recording two quartets and playing the third simultaneously with the tape. As they have demonstrated time and time again in their vast repertoire, they possess the razor-sharp precision Reich's music begs for. The clear, closely miked recording means that the interplay of part work is consistently fascinating. The Kronos brings out an almost Copland-like quality in the second movement, which speaks of quiet, open spaces. The four pieces on this disc offer a perfectly balanced, musically satisfying set of contrasts. Electric Guitar Phase is a 2001 version of the 1967 Violin Phase with Dominic Frasca overdubbing the four electric guitar parts. Exuding a purer minimalism than Triple Quartet, Electric Guitar Phase is heady and hypnotic. Music for Large Ensemble is a glittering, xylophone/marimba-decorated panorama of sound, but it is a fitting tribute to the talents of marimba player Mika Yoshida that Tokyo/Vermont Counterpoint acts as a satisfying climax to the disc. Originally for flutes, alto flutes and piccolos and entitled merely Vermont Counterpoint, Yoshida's own arrangement is a truly virtuoso feat, gripping from first to last. --Colin Clarke

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good stuff.. Jun 10 2004
By Jonny B
Format:Audio CD
From the sharp, discerning Triple Quartet, to Tokyo-Vermont Counterpoint, this CD is worth hearing to see an insight into Reich's later works, (starting with Triple Quartet), and it was brilliant to hear a revision of Music for a Large Ensemble, although I cannot really say that it tops the original in terms of colour and rhythm. Tokyo-Vermont Counterpoint shows the musical processes in a more precise way than the flutes, although the natural timbre of the flutes can be more pleasing. Electric Guitar Phase is worth hearing for a re-interpretation of Violin Phase, because the resulting patterns sound so interesting with such a different light shone on them. Overall a very successful CD.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Worth it for Electric Guitar Phase. May 21 2003
By Matthew G. Taylor
Format:Audio CD
The rest of it is actually pretty boring. not boring like the desert music though so it's okay.
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5.0 out of 5 stars wow! Mar 12 2003
By I X Key
Format:Audio CD
Steve Reich is such a great creative genius. The title piece, Triple Quartet, is very new music for Steve Reich. One factor in this was that just before & during composition of this piece he heard Schnittke for this first time. It's different from other music by Reich, but it's also quintissentially Reich. To me it kind of feels like a caravan, camels & sands & silks & all. It's the Kronos Quartet playing over 2 tapes of themselves.

Electric Guitar Phase is a rescoring of Violin Phase, & it sounds very different from the original. The electric guitar, with some distortion, is certainly a change.

The Music for a Large Ensemble on this cd is a revised version of the original piece, & it does sound very different. Good work, Reich, I do prefer the new version on this cd.

Tokyo/Vermont Counterpoint is crazy music. This & Electric Guitar Phase are the 2 pieces on this great cd that feel extremely futuristic in different ways. After numerous times people tried to perform it, this is the only one to satisfy Steve Reich.

I wouldn't recommend this cd as an introduction to Steve Reich's music, but for established fans it's very exciting new music from a protean composer.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great recycle and new materials
Here you get a lot of Reich minimalist styles over the years.

Kronos play -as usual- well on this one in Bartok style and they taped themself and overdubbed it with a stunning... Read more

Published on Jun 4 2002
5.0 out of 5 stars mechanical electric
Here Steve Reich offers a refreshed experiencing of the old pieces Violin Phase & Music for a Large Ensemble. Read more
Published on Mar 14 2002 by "hirofantv"
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointingly flat rendering of Reich
A characteristic of better performances of Steve Reich is the how the dense rythmic structure creates a complex and expansive aural space. Read more
Published on Dec 1 2001 by Matthew Phillips
4.0 out of 5 stars What a difference re-orchestration makes
Last year I purchased the 'complete' Steve Reich works on Nonesuch and was confused as to the missing works. Read more
Published on Nov 4 2001 by Kevin S. Currie
2.0 out of 5 stars Recycled Reich...
The music on this "new" Steve Reich release falls into two distinct categories:

ACTUAL NEW MATERIAL (15 minutes)
"Triple Quartet": A slight improvement... Read more

Published on Nov 2 2001 by svf
5.0 out of 5 stars Startling insight into an amazing composer
This is one of those rare recordings where I have no complaints...from the quality of the music to the quality of the performances to the quality of the packaging... Read more
Published on Nov 1 2001 by E.G. Coxon
4.0 out of 5 stars Tracing Reich's Evolution
While Philip Glass continues to crank out formulaic mush that sounds like everything else he's written, Steve Reich has continued to evolve and change as a composer. Read more
Published on Oct 29 2001 by Jeff Abell
5.0 out of 5 stars Reich Grab Bag
The first piece on this disc--the Triple Quartet--may be startling to listeners familiar with Steve Reich's music. Read more
Published on Oct 19 2001 by Daniel Johnson
4.0 out of 5 stars Please sir, can we have some more?
Nonesuch has slowly been bringing out new recordings of Steve Reich's works that were previously available on other labels, so it's no surprise to find that once again a new... Read more
Published on Oct 18 2001 by Eastangle
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