Steve Reich : phase to face /
This musical documentary profiles Pulitzer prize-winning American percussionist-turned-minimalist composer Steve Reich, examining the process and development of Reich's unique rhythmic style, following him as he travels from the Autumn in Normandy festival to Rome (with the Italian musicians of...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English with optional subtitles in French, German, or Japanese. |
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Berlin, Germany :
EuroArts Music International,
2011.
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| Summary: | This musical documentary profiles Pulitzer prize-winning American percussionist-turned-minimalist composer Steve Reich, examining the process and development of Reich's unique rhythmic style, following him as he travels from the Autumn in Normandy festival to Rome (with the Italian musicians of Ars Ludi, the Ready-Made Ensemble, Coro Ha-Kol and Quartetto Prometeo), to Tokyo, to New York, and to Manchester for the world premiere of 2X5, and even capturing the composer on the morning he learns of his having won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize in Music for the piece 'Double Sextet.' |
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| Item Description: | Includes excerpts from live performances including: It's gonna rain (1965), Piano phase (1967) (10:18), Pendulum (1968), Clapping music (1972), Music for pieces of wood (1973), Music for 18 musicians (1976), Tehillim (1981) (3:13), Sextet (1985), Different trains (1988) (9:43), The cave (1993) (7:50), Proverb (1995), 2 x 5 (2009) Originally released as a motion picture in 2009. Special features include: Talks in Tokyo with Steve Reich (18 min.); A brief history of music by Steve Reich (9 min.) Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (11 pages ; 18 cm.) |
| Format: | DVD NTSC; all region; 16:9; PCM-Stereo. |
| Production Credits: | Editing, Timothy Miller ; camera, Éric Darmon ; interview, Franck Mallet. |