Manfred Eicher on working with Steve Reich | ECM Records

“Recordings on ECM”, a 3-LP (AAA) collection of the three Steve Reich albums released on ECM between 1978 and 1982, is out now. Get the 3-LP box set here: https://ecm.lnk.to/SteveReichRecordingsOnEcm Compiling “some of the minimalist composer’s finest works, including the definitive recording of his undisputed masterpiece Music for 18 Musicians” (Pitchfork), “Recordings on ECM” is comprised of the albums “Music for 18 Musicians” (1978), “Octet / Music for a Large Ensemble / Violin Phase” (1980) and “Tehillim” (1982), presented as facsimile editions housed in a high-quality cardboard box with a booklet containing photos from the archives, manuscript pages and liner notes by Paul Griffiths. Sourced from the original analogue master tapes (AAA), these vinyl editions authentically re-introduced the listener to recordings that have since become staples in contemporary music. The works included on these three albums are Music for 18 Musicians, Octet, Music for a Large Ensemble, Violin Phase and Tehillim, tracing the influential early creative period of the composer and his development over the course of fifteen years. "Listening to the ECM album ‘Octet ∙ Music For A Large Ensemble ∙ Violin Phase’ is a revelation. There is a crystalline clarity, a depth of space, a feeling for the unique functions and qualities of each voice. […] The composer’s second, imperial phase arguably starts from his work with Eicher at the turn of the 1980s. As Paul Griffiths notes in his liner notes to the collection, ‘Tehilim’, their third album together, marked the birth of ‘a new era’ – and not just for Reich and ECM. Music would never be the same again." - Robert Barry, The Quietus Website: https://www.ecmrecords.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ecmrecords Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ecm_records @SteveReichMusic #stevereich #classicalmusic #minimalmusic #ecmrecords