Steve Reich announces new album Pulse/Quartet on vinyl

A complementary duo from the classical maestro.

Composer Steve Reich is releasing a new album featuring his Pulse and Quartet compositions, this March via Nonesuch Records.

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Pulse, which was created in 2015, has been performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble.

Quartet, which was created in 2013, was performed by the Colin Currie Group – an ensemble featuring percussionist Colin Currie who specialises in Reich’s music.

“Pulse, for winds, strings, piano and electric bass was, in part, a reaction to Quartet, in which I changed keys more frequently than in any previous work. In Pulse I felt the need to stay put harmonically and spin out smoother wind and string melodic lines in canon over a constant pulse in the electric bass and or piano,” shares Reich.

The album will be released digitally in February, followed by a vinyl release on the 30th of March.

Pre-order a copy here and listen to ‘Quartet III Fast’ below.