Advantages: A good range of music is presented here Disadvantages: Not so good for new Reich fans
...piece on this CD is Triple Quartet, a work written as recently as 1999. It has a strident and pungent sound but features Reich's famous driving, pulsing rhythms that are really captivating. Unlike his earlier works, the harmonies are stronger and less lush and there is a constant sense of drama and a surprisingly high level of passion. It took me some time to warm to the piece but now it is very high on my list. The slow movement is particlarly beautiful. ... ...it is MIDI marimba, it lacks any human warmth, and it does very little for me. The original is far more pleasing.
This CD is very good, it features rare glimpses into older works as well as presenting the new work Triple Quartet in a fast and dynamic recording. ...
HymnSpace 30.04.2005
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The Kronos Quartet's advocacy of contemporary music is one of the wonders of our time. ... more
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....
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