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New York Counterpoint / Eight Lines / Four Organs

Steve Reich (Composer), Bang On A Can (Performer) Format: Audio CD

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1	New York Counterpoint: Fast
2	New York Counterpoint: Slow
3	New York Counterpoint: Fast
4	Eight Lines (Octet)
5	Four Organs

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1 x CD Album
Europe 2000

New York Counterpoint (1985)
4 - Eight Lines (Octet) (1979/83) (17:39)
5 - Four Organs (1970) (15:53)

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Steve Reich's take on what's popularly been called minimalism has been to illuminate the nature of musical phrases played in staccato fashion on various instruments and then variously "phase shift" their lines into new, contrapuntal relationships. This music can either delight or annoy, and Reich has done both in his time. Fortunately, on this disc the music itself is neither too complex to play nor too difficult to follow, and it could stand as an excellent primer for Reich's early minimalism. What genuinely triumphs on this disc is Octet (of 1979/80). It's an athletic work that brings various instruments into and out of play in carefully cadenced rhythmic patterns that are typical of Reich's very best writing. For Reich fans, though, there might not be anything new here; newbies, however, should be quite taken. --Paul Cook

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 5 x 0.25 inches; 4.18 Ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Nonesuch
Item model number ‏ : ‎ MFR075597948127#VG
SPARS Code ‏ : ‎ DDD
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 15, 2006
Label ‏ : ‎ Nonesuch
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00004SUVK
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

Best Sellers Rank: #375,913 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #14,903 in Symphonies (CDs & Vinyl)
- #15,879 in Chamber Music (CDs & Vinyl)

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Ariel Cinii

Manhattan Strutting Music

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 7, 2013

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I taped the first five sections of NY Counterpoint in the 80s from the NPR show, "New Sounds", and I played the tape the next day on my Walkman® while walking up 5th Avenue in NYC from one job interview to the next. I particularly recommend starting at Madison Sq. Park and proceeding north toward the Empire State Building at about 12:30-1 PM. Make sure it's a sunny day and the traffic will want to keep up with you.

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Monk

Eight Lines!!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 15, 2016

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Thg recording of everything is great, but Eight Lines is phenomenal! Great music for all sorts of situations, including long road trips.

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S. C Rice

Some interesting works. Some uninteresting.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 15, 2001

In my opinion, minimalist music definitely has its hits and misses. However, Steve Reich tends to weave far more aurally interesting patterns into his music than, say, Phillip Glass. On this CD is what I consider to be one of Reich's successes; the New York Counterpoint. This work for recorded clarinet soloist is able to hold its own as an interesting piece of music. It is in some ways reminiscent of Reich's `Music for 18 Instruments,' as there are droning pulses that appear periodically and contrapuntal repetitions. The movements each have a distinct character. The first is mysterious, the second contemplative and the third silly and carefree. The third movement also incorporates jazzish rhythms into the mix. This piece is a really excellent example of using minimal means to maximum effect.
The other pieces are less interesting. The `Octet' often drags and `Four Organs' definitely does, although it has a certain hypnotic quality that the Octet lacks. Four Organs is one of those pieces that created audience uproar when it was played in New York, so it's always interesting to hear what people fussed about. Overall, `Four Organs' is the earliest and most experimental piece. By contrast it is pretty rugged; the Hammond organs create a wall of homogenous sound that really starts to grate on you unless you stop waiting for it to change. The Octet, I think straddles the line between `New York....' and `Four Organs' both chronologically and in terms of the duration of repetitions. In `New York...' things change just when they become uninteresting. In `Four Organs' things don't change and you just need to adapt yourself to what is going on. `Octet' yields a little; it is not as mechanistic as `Four Organs,' but still leaves you getting bored with the events before they change. New York Counterpoint is worth it, and 'Four Organs' is historically interesting. Perhaps the octet is interesting filler.

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Paul A. Schumann Jr.

Great

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 8, 2016

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Great! I've been looking for a recording of this music for years.

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somebody

New York School, the second generation...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 21, 2000

A composer unique in his own systematic musical processes, Steve Reich's approach to music making is one of sonic exploration, tangled complexity, and formulas laden with rhythmic intensity. Frequently based on tonal canonic motives, his harmonies phase seamlessly together to create a mesmerizing musical environment. Presented chronologically in reverse order of time composed, this recording presents three seminal works by Reich that demonstrate his unyielding evolution from minimalist to modernist. Reminiscent of the classic "Music for 18 Musicians" from the mid-seventies, "New York Counterpoint," displays Reich's pulsing sonorities, convincingly interpreted by clarinetist Evan Ziporyn. The intricate "Eight Lines," revised in 1983, blends calm, elongated string lines against a backdrop of coloristic woodwinds in contrapuntal fury. "Four Organs", composed in 1970, shows a compositional structure in the form of uncompromising minimalism. The music is absolutely static, played flawlessly by maracas and four Farfisa organs. In Reich's own words, "The tones would simply begin in unison..., and then gradually extend out like a sort of horizontal bar graph in time."
Who better than Reich's own musicians could pull off such an amazing clinical performance of this music? New York resident ensemble Bang on a Can. A must have for any Reich enthusiast.

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R. R. NOVAES

Why would anyone buy this?

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 13, 2013

To listen to this once in a lifetime is plenty. Yeah, minimalism, historical interest, curiosity, whatever. Go stream it. You'll learn something, but I bet you'll delete this album from your playlist the second it's done. You know people screamed to make Four Organs stop in NY? They were right. It is torture. And the other tracks are only slightly less boring and painful.

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Francisco J. Muñoz

Repetición�Repetición�Repetición�etc�

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 16, 2000

La verdad es que la música de Steve Reich, es de lo más aburrida y poco creativa que uno se pueda imaginar. Al margen de alguna que otra idea bien realizada, el resto del disco es decepcionante.
Un disco para obviar.

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Me-Sun

ライヒ好きなので。

Reviewed in Japan 🇯🇵 on September 29, 2016

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ライヒは聴き流す音楽かな、と思っています。
ぼんやりしたい時、何も考えたくない時、眠れない時の御用達です。
精神的に参ってる時の安定剤…が私にとってのライヒです。
ニューヨークカウンターポイントが私にとってのはじめてのライヒですが、MDしか手元になかったので、ipodに入れるために購入しました。
ニューヨークカウンターポイントは何か、朝もやに霞む都会を、高層ビルの一室からぼんやり見下ろしているような風景が脳裏に浮かびます。
だからか、安全で、達観しているようで、世の中と隔絶しているようでもあり、疲れたり荒んだり悲しかったり沈んでいたり、世の中に疲れた心を、世の中に居ながらして休ませてくれるような気がします。
エイトラインズもフォーオルガンスも良かったです。
エイトラインズは何か、NHKの金融系のドキュメントのバックに流れてそうな。
フォーオルガンスは頭の整理に良いような、着々とごちゃごちゃになった箱の中身を綺麗に種類別して並べているようなイメージです。

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