Steve Reich - Collected Works (CD)

This 26 CD/ 1 DVD box set featuring recordings spanning four decades of the composer's career with Nonesuch Records and sixty years of his career. The collection ranges from Reich's It's Gonna Rain (1965) to first recordings of his two latest works: Jacob's Ladder (2023) and Traveler's Prayer (2020). Two extensive booklets contain new essays by longtime Nonesuch President Robert Hurwitz, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, Steve Reich and Musicians percussionist Russell Hartenberger, producer Judith Sherman, and composer Nico Muhly, as well as a comprehensive listener's guide by pianist and composer Timo Andres.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Come Out
2. Piano Phase
3. Clapping Music
4. It's Gonna Rain-Part I
5. It's Gonna Rain-Part II

Disc: 2

1. Piano Phase
2. Pendulum Music
3. Four Organs
4. Phase Patterns

Disc: 3

1. Drumming-Part I
2. Drumming-Part II
3. Drumming-Part III
4. Drumming-Part IV

Disc: 4

1. Duet
2. Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ
3. Six Pianos
4. Variations for Winds, Strings and Keyboards
5. Vermont Counterpoint

Disc: 5

1. Music for 18 Musicians-Pulses
2. Music for 18 Musicians-Section I
3. Music for 18 Musicians-Section II
4. Music for 18 Musicians-Section Iiia
5. Music for 18 Musicians-Section Iiib
6. Music for 18 Musicians-Section IV
7. Music for 18 Musicians-Section V
8. Music for 18 Musicians-Section VI
9. Music for 18 Musicians-Section VII
10. Music for 18 Musicians-Section VIII
11. Music for 18 Musicians-Section IX
12. Music for 18 Musicians-Section X
13. Music for 18 Musicians-Section XI
14. Music for 18 Musicians-Pulses

Disc: 6

1. New York Counterpoint-I. Fast
2. New York Counterpoint-II. Slow
3. New York Counterpoint-III. Fast
4. Eight Lines
5. Four Organs

Disc: 7

1. Tehillim-Part I (Fast)
2. Tehillim-Part II (Fast)
3. Tehillim-Part II (Slow)
4. Tehillim-Part IV (Fast)
5. Three Movements-Movement I: Quarter Note = 176
6. Three Movements-Movement II: Quarter Note = 88
7. Three Movements-Movement III: Quarter Note = 176

Disc: 8

1. Desert Music-First Movement (Fast)
2. Desert Music-Second Movement (Moderate)
3. Desert Music-Third Movement: Part One (Slow)
4. Desert Music-Third Movement: Part Two (Moderate)
5. Desert Music-Third Movement: Part Three (Slow)
6. Desert Music-Fourth Movement (Moderate)
7. Desert Music-Fifth Movement (Fast)

Disc: 9

1. Sextet-I
2. Sextet-II
3. Sextet-III
4. Sextet-IV
5. Sextet-V
6. Six Marimbas

Disc: 10

1. Different Trains-America - Before the War
2. Different Trains-Europe - During the War
3. Different Trains-After the War
4. Electric Counterpoint-I. Fast
5. Electric Counterpoint-II. Slow
6. Electric Counterpoint-III. Fast

Disc: 11

1. Four Sections-I. Strings (With Winds and Brass): Quarter Note = 80
2. Four Sections-II. Percussion: Quarter Note = 80
3. Four Sections-III. Winds and Brass (With Strings): Quarter Note = 120
4. Four Sections-IV. Full Orchestra: Quarter Note = 180
5. Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ

Disc: 12

1. Cave-Act 1. Typing Music (Genesis XVI)
2. Cave-Act 1. Who Is Abraham?
3. Cave-Act 1. Genesis XII
4. Cave-Act 1. Who Is Sarah?
5. Cave-Act 1. Who Is Hagar?
6. Cave-Act 1. Typing Music Repeat
7. Cave-Act 1. Who Is Ishmael?
8. Cave-Act 1. Genesis XVIII
9. Cave-Act 1. Who Is Isaac?
10. Cave-Act 1. Genesis XXI
11. Cave-Act 1. the Casting Out of Ishmael and Hagar
12. Cave-Act 1. Machpelah Commentary
13. Cave-Act 1. Genesis XXV
14. Cave-Act 1. Interior of the Cave
15. Cave-Act 2. Surah 3

Disc: 13

1. Cave-Act 2. Who Is Ibrahim?
2. Cave-Act 2. Who Is Hajar?
3. Cave-Act 2. the Near Sacrifice
4. Cave-Act 2. El Khalil Commentary
5. Cave-Act 2. Interior of the Cave
6. Cave-Act 3. Who Is Abraham?
7. Cave-Act 3. Who Is Sarah?
8. Cave-Act 3. Who Is Hagar?
9. Cave-Act 3. Who Is Ishmael?
10. Cave-Act 3. the Binding of Isaac
11. Cave-Act 3. the Cave of Machpelah

Disc: 14

1. Proverb
2. Nagoya Marimbas
3. City Life-Check It Out
4. City Life-Pile Driver / Alarms
5. City Life-It's Been a Honeymoon - Can't Take No Mo
6. City Life-Heartbeats / Boats ; Buoys
7. City Life-Heavy Smoke

Disc: 15

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

Disc: 16

1. Three Tales-Part I: Hindenburg: Nibelung Zeppelin
2. Three Tales-Part I: Hindenburg: A Very Impressive Thing to See
3. Three Tales-Part I: Hindenburg: I Couldn't Understand It
4. Three Tales-Part II: Bikini: In the Air - 1
5. Three Tales-Part II: Bikini: The Atoll - 1
6. Three Tales-Part II: Bikini: On the Ships - 1
7. Three Tales-Part II: Bikini: In the Air - 2
8. Three Tales-Part II: Bikini: The Atoll - 2
9. Three Tales-Part II: Bikini: On the Ships - 2
10. Three Tales-Part II: Bikini: In the Air - 3
11. Three Tales-Part II: Bikini: The Atoll - 3
12. Three Tales-Part II: Bikini: On the Ships - 3
13. Three Tales-Part II: Bikini: Coda
14. Three Tales-Part III: Dolly: Cloning
15. Three Tales-Part III: Dolly: Dolly
16. Three Tales-Part III: Dolly: Human Body Machine
17. Three Tales-Part III: Dolly: Darwin
18. Three Tales-Part III: Dolly: Interlude
19. Three Tales-Part III: Dolly: Robots/Cyborgs/Immortality

Disc: 18

1. You Are (Variations)-You Are Wherever Your Thoughts Are
2. You Are (Variations)-Shiviti Hashem L'negdi (I Place the Eternal Before Me)
3. You Are (Variations)-Explanations Come to An End Somewhere
4. You Are (Variations)-Ehmor M'aht, V'ahsay Harbay (Say Little and Do Much)
5. Cello Counterpoint

Disc: 19

1. Daniel Variations-I Saw a Dream
2. Daniel Variations-My Name Is Daniel Pearl (I'm a Jewish American from Encino, California)
3. Daniel Variations-Let the Dream Fall Back on the Dreaded
4. Daniel Variations-I Sure Hope Gabriel Likes My Music, When the Day Is Done
5. Variations for Vibes, Pianos and Strings-Fast
6. Variations for Vibes, Pianos and Strings-Slow
7. Variations for Vibes, Pianos and Strings-Fast

Disc: 20

1. Double Sextet-Fast
2. Double Sextet-Slow
3. Double Sextet-Fast
4. 2X5-Fast
5. 2X5-Slow
6. 2X5-Fast

Disc: 21

1. Wtc9/11-I. 9/11
2. Wtc9/11-II. 2010
3. Wtc9/11-III. WTC
4. Mallet Quartet-I. Fast
5. Mallet Quartet-II. Slow
6. Mallet Quartet-III. Fast
7. Dance Patterns

Disc: 22

1. Electric Counterpoint-I. Fast
2. Electric Counterpoint-II. Slow
3. Electric Counterpoint-III. Fast
4. Piano Counterpoint
5. Radio Rewrite-I. Fast
6. Radio Rewrite-II. Slow
7. Radio Rewrite-III. Fast
8. Radio Rewrite-IV. Slow
9. Radio Rewrite-V. Fast

Disc: 23

1. Pulse
2. Quartet-I. Fast
3. Quartet-II. Slow
4. Quartet-III. Fast

Disc: 24

1. Runner-I. Sixteenths
2. Runner-II. Eighths
3. Runner-III. Quarters
4. Runner-IV. Eighths
5. Runner-V. Sixteenths
6. Music for Ensemble and Orchestra-I. Sixteenths
7. Music for Ensemble and Orchestra-II. Eighths
8. Music for Ensemble and Orchestra-III. Quarters
9. Music for Ensemble and Orchestra-IV. Eighths
10. Music for Ensemble and Orchestra-V. Sixteenths

Disc: 25

1. Reich/Richter-Opening
2. Reich/Richter-Patterns ; Scales
3. Reich/Richter-Cross Fades
4. Reich/Richter-Ending

Disc: 26

1. Jacob's Ladder-Genesis
2. Jacob's Ladder-Vayachalom (And He Dreamed)
3. Jacob's Ladder-V'hinei, Sulam Mutzav Artza (And Behold, a Ladder Set Up on the Earth)
4. Jacob's Ladder-V'rosho Magia Hashamayima (And It's Top Reached Heaven)
5. Jacob's Ladder-V'hinei, Malachei Elokim Olim V'yordim Bo (And Behold, Messengers of G-D Ascending and Descending on It)
6. Traveler's Prayer

Disc: 27

1. Music for 18 Musicians-Pulses
2. Music for 18 Musicians-Section I
3. Music for 18 Musicians-Section II
4. Music for 18 Musicians-Section Iiia
5. Music for 18 Musicians-Section Iiib
6. Music for 18 Musicians-Section IV
7. Music for 18 Musicians-Section V
8. Music for 18 Musicians-Section VI
9. Music for 18 Musicians-Section VII
10. Music for 18 Musicians-Section VIII
11. Music for 18 Musicians-Section IX
12. Music for 18 Musicians-Section X
13. Music for 18 Musicians-Section XI
14. Music for 18 Musicians-Pulses