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Re: Steve Reich (was: Looper's Essential Listening revisited: the 1980's)



Thanks Todd for sharing!
Cheers
Lou


>From: todd reynolds <todd@toddreynolds.com>
>Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
>Subject: Re: Steve Reich (was: Looper's Essential Listening revisited: 
>the 
>1980's)
>Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 15:59:53 -0500
>
>What's so special in that tune is simply the instrumentation.  Steve is
>obsessive about timbre, and that's what creates that incredible sound.  
>Yes,
>it's a nice recording, but I think if you find the latest Alan Pierson
>recording, you'll find it sounds great.
>
>Regarding Microtunings, the maestro doesn't have any interest in that.
>Everything's at 440...
>
>For the record, even the poorly done recordings of reich still, imho have
>that special sound.  I might have recorded or even performed it slightly
>differently, but all in all, the music is so well written that the
>performances and the recordings end up rather similar to each other.
>
>Hope that answers the your questions.  Pleasure.
>
>T.
>
>
>
>On 2/17/06 11:37 AM, "Per Boysen" <per@boysen.se> wrote:
>
> > On 14 feb 2006, at 13.41, todd reynolds wrote:
> >
> >> I've played this piece incessantly since 1990 as a member in his
> >> ensemble
> >> and am most excited to be able to answer a question about it and
> >> Reich.
> >> Thanks for the opportunity!  If any other questions, bring em on!
> >
> >
> > Well, ok then, Todd. Here's a related question: You don't happen to
> > know what's so special with his "Music for a Large Ensemble (12/78)?
> > I'm curios on what exactly makes this music so beautiful (that record
> > is higher on my list compared to Different Trains). I was completely
> > floored the first time I heard it and bought the vinyl album
> > (released 1980) and later the CD. How about tunings? Does the
> > orchestra perform in JI? But don't they have to rebuild marimbas etc
> > if so? Or maybe it isn't the tuning... I was just thinking about that
> > because I have been listening a lot to Robert Rich lately and somehow
> > I hear a lot of Reich in his music and Robert is known for using JI.
> >
> > Maybe it's just a good recording that makes that record stand out? I
> > have a CD of Bach's Brandenburger that sounds awesome and I'm always
> > disappointed when hearing other recordings of that classic piece.
> >
> > Greetings from Sweden
> >
> > Per Boysen
> > www.looproom.com (international)
> > www.boysen.se (Swedish)
> > --->  iTunes Music Store (digital)
> > www.cdbaby.com/perboysen
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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