Music for 18 Musicians [Nonesuch 1998]

by Steve Reich

Overview

Nonesuch's 1998 issue of Music for 18 Musicians was originally released as part of the ten-disc box set Works. It's a new digital recording (from 1996) of Reich's most famous piece, and it's the only single-disc release of the piece. It's a fine, nearly definitive, recording of one of the most influential contemporary classical compositions of the late 20th century. ~ Leo Stanley

Product Details

Release Date:	03/31/1998
Label:	Nonesuch
UPC:	0075597944822
Rank:	113511

Tracks

1. Music for 18 Musicians, for 4 female voices & 16 instruments~Pulses
2. Music for 18 Musicians, for 4 female voices & 16 instruments~Section 1
3. Music for 18 Musicians, for 4 female voices & 16 instruments~Section 2
4. Music for 18 Musicians, for 4 female voices & 16 instruments~Section 3A
5. Music for 18 Musicians, for 4 female voices & 16 instruments~Section 3B
6. Music for 18 Musicians, for 4 female voices & 16 instruments~Section 4
7. Music for 18 Musicians, for 4 female voices & 16 instruments~Section 5
8. Music for 18 Musicians, for 4 female voices & 16 instruments~Section 6
9. Music for 18 Musicians, for 4 female voices & 16 instruments~Section 7
10. Music for 18 Musicians, for 4 female voices & 16 instruments~Section 8
11. Music for 18 Musicians, for 4 female voices & 16 instruments~Section 9
12. Music for 18 Musicians, for 4 female voices & 16 instruments~Section 10
13. Music for 18 Musicians, for 4 female voices & 16 instruments~Section 11
14. Music for 18 Musicians, for 4 female voices & 16 instruments~Pulses

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Steve Reich   Primary Artist,Piano,Marimba,Conductor
Ensemble Modern   Primary Artist
Steve Reich & Musicians   Primary Artist,Ensemble
Bob Becker   Xylophone,Marimba
James Preiss   Piano,Metaphone,Vibraphone
Cheryl Bensman Rowe   Soprano (Vocal)
Gary Schall   Maracas,Marimba
Garry Kvistad   Piano,Marimba,Xylophone
Evan Ziporyn   Clarinet,Clarinet (Bass)
Marion Beckenstein   Soprano (Vocal)
Elizabeth Arnold   Voices
Benjamin Kobler   Piano
Pamela Fraley   Voices
Elizabeth Lim   Violin
Thad Wheeler   Maracas,Marimba
Ken Ishii   Cello
Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble   Ensemble
Timothy Ferchen   Marimba,Xylophone
Phillip Bush   Piano,Maracas
Leslie Scott   Clarinet,Clarinet (Bass)
Jeanne LeBlanc   Cello
Edmund Niemann   Piano
Steve Chambers   Piano
Rebecca Armstrong   Voices,Soprano (Vocal)
Richard Cohen   Clarinet,Clarinet (Bass)
Larry Karush   Piano,Marimba
Virgil Blackwell   Clarinet,Clarinet (Bass)
Jay Clayton   Piano,Vocals,Alto (Vocals)
Shem Guibbory   Violin
Glen Velez   Marimba,Xylophone
Russ Hartenberger   Marimba,Xylophone
David Van Tieghem   Piano,Marimba,Xylophone
Nurit Tilles   Piano

Technical Credits

Greg Thompson   Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Robert Hurwitz   Executive Producer
Glen Marchese   Assistant Engineer
Judith Sherman   Producer
Chester Gwazda   Assistant Engineer
Konstanze Streese   Translation,Liner Note Translation
Ensemble Modern   Performer
Betty Freeman   Photography
Sidney Chen   Assistant Producer,Production Assistant
Johnny Gall   Design
Dominique Darbois-Clous   Liner Note Translation
K. Robert Schwarz   Liner Notes
Chris Hilt   Assistant Engineer
Jeanne Velonis   Editing Assistant,Assistant Producer,Production Assistant
John Gall   Design
Juris Traductor   Liner Note Translation
Fumio Kurasakai   Photography
Steve Reich   Composer,Performer,Liner Notes,Production Assistant
Tony Black   Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
John Kilgore   Engineer