US Composers: Steve Reich, Philip Glass and John Adams
As Philip Glass and Steve Reich reach 80, and John Adams 70, the three foremost living American composers talk to John Wilson about their work.
Philip Glass, Steve Reich and John Adams are America's greatest living composers. Between them, they have helped change the way music is made and heard, repeating rhythms, highlighting melodies and overlapping time signatures to create new musical languages that are widely heard in the looped and sampled soundtrack to the 21st century. As they reach milestone birthdays, they talk to John Wilson about their work, and about the musical movement that links the three of them - Minimalism.
Playlist:
Philip Glass - Closing
Steve Reich - Clapping
John Adams - Phrygian Gates
Bartok - Concerto For Two Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra, 3rd movt
Stravinsky - Rite of Spring
Bach Brandenburg 5
Charlie Parker - Be Bop
Tchaikovsky's - 1812 Overture
Bozo the Clown
Philip Glass - Dance 8
Steve Reich - Livelihood
John Adams - On the Transmigration of Souls
Steve Reich - Different Trains
Philip Glass - Floe
Philip Glass - Facades
Steve Reich - Clapping
Steve Reich - Piano Phase
Steve Reich - Drumming
Steve Reich - Clapping
John Adams - Grand Pianola Music
Philip Glass - Knee Play 1 from Einstein on the Beach
Philip Glass - Evening Song from Satyagraha
John Adams - The People Are The Heroes Now from Nixon in China
Steve Reich - The Cave
John Adams - Hallelujah Junction
Philip Glass - The Hours
Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians
Producer: Rebecca Armstrong.
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Philip Glass – ClosingÌý
Steve Reich – ClappingÌý
John Adams – Phrygian GatesÌý
Bartok – Concerto For Two
Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra, 3rd movementÌý
Stravinsky – Rite of SpringÌý
Bach - Brandenburg 5Ìý
Charlie Parker – Be BopÌý
Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture
Bozo the Clown Circus March
Philip Glass - Dance 8Ìý
Steve Reich – LivelihoodÌý
John Adams – On the Transmigration
of SoulsÌý
Steve Reich – Different Trains
Philip Gass – FloeÌý
Philip Glass – FacadesÌý
Steve Reich – ClappingÌý
Steve Reich – Piano PhaseÌý
Steve Reich – Drumming
Steve Reich – Clapping
John Adams – Grand Pianola
Music
Philip Glass – Einstein on the BeachÌý
Philip Glass – Evening Song from
Satyagraha
John Adams – Nixon in ChinaÌý
Steve Reich – The CaveÌý
John Adams – Hallelujah JunctionÌý
Philip Glass – The HoursÌý
Steve Reich – Music for 18
MusiciansÌý
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