Steve Reich's Recommended Albums

US Nonesuch Selections with minimal music composer      31/07/25

Steve Reich has joined Nonesuch Records to discuss 5 recommended albums from their collection. In the video, he chooses a diverse range of artists and sounds including the Kronos Quartet, John Adams, The Balinese Gamelan, Caroline Shaw & So Percussion's and others. There is a full playlist of music from Steve Reich's Nonesuch Selects at https://stevereich.lnk.to/NonesuchSelects. Here's more on the selection: 

Composer Steve Reich stopped by for the Nonesuch Selects video series, in which artists visit the Nonesuch office, pick some of their favorite albums from the music library, and share a few words on their choices

Steve Reich's Nonesuch Selects:

  • Kronos Quartet's 'Early Music'
  • John Adams's 'Hallelujah Junction' from 'Road Movies'
  • Nonesuch Explorer Series, 'The Balinese Gamelan: Music from the Morning of the World'
  • Nonesuch Explorer Series, 'Africa: Ancient Ceremonies, Dance Music & Songs of Ghana'
  • Caroline Shaw & So Percussion's 'Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part'


If you enjoyed that, there's a playlist with numerous artists choosing from their collection available here
 

 

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About the author [midierror]: midierror is co-founder of Potato Audio, he makes nifty Max For Live devices, award-winning Sample Packs and hosts the 'midierror meets...' interview series speaking with all kinds of people working in sound & music. 


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