Steve Reich Collected Works 27-Disc Box Set

Steve Reich Collected Works 27-Disc Box SetThe twenty seven disc box set Steve Reich Collected Works features music recorded during the composer's forty years on the labelsix decades of his compositions, including first recordings of his two latest works, Jacobs Ladder and Travelers Prayerplus two extensive booklets with new essays by Robert Hurwitz, Michael Tilson Thomas, Russell Hartenberger, Judith Sherman, and Nico Muhly, and a comprehensive listeners guide by Timo Andres. Nonesuch made

The double-LP Crack-Up

its eerie beauty and its sheer intensity are instantly memorable

“It's completely euphoric

"then vocally thrilled

These 13 tracks—mostly written by Tuttle and Ketch Secor (Old Crow Medicine Show)—capture the electric energy of the band’s live shows by highlighting each members’ musical strengths

including traditional fado songs

along with Chaney's interpretations of Henry Purcell's "O Solitude" and Frank Harford and Tex Ritter's "Long Time Gone

” He commissioned Ukrainian composer Leonid Desyatnikov’s title piece and pairs it with Alexander Raskatov’s arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s 12-part The Seasons

” plus two previously unreleased tracks and a hard-to-find Spanish mix of “Hotel California

"Their shared musical vision is almost as remarkable as their technical skill and coordination

" The New York Times says the pianists bring "a high sheen to some choice material

The tunes on Don Byron Plays the Music of Mickey Katz were drawn from Katz’s recorded legacy