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The Desert Music

~ Steve Reich

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Orchestra: Brooklyn Philharmonic Chorus, Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas
Composer: Steve Reich
Audio CD (9 April 1990)
SPARS Code: DDD
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Nonesuch
ASIN: B000005IXI
Other Editions: Audio Cassette | MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 51,371 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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(The) Desert Music
Composed by Steve Reich
Performed by Brooklyn Philharmonic Chorus, Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas

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5.0 out of 5 stars Simply stunning., 6 April 2001

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'Desert Music' is simply stunning. Steve Reich has forged a unique way of writing, a potent mixture of the melodic vocal style of 'Tehillim' or 'Proverb' with the repetitive structures of 'Drumming' or 'Sextet'. This is also perhaps Reich's most overt use of message in his composition: he uses the desert concept both to point to the environmental disaster implicit in current use of technology, and also as a harbour for thought, harking back perhaps to the vigils in the desert of the Bible. This cd cannot be too highly recommended.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Transformational Music, 31 Oct 2002

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I don't know where I go when I listen to this piece, and it's not always the same place, but when I come back things often look different. The extreme simplicity of the words (by William Carlos Williams) can easily hide their profound message, but Steve Reich's exquisite music allows them to permeate in a way that makes an emotional connection inevitable. Please buy this record.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Dark, rich, atmospheric, 13 Aug 2005

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ooh, this one is spooky. I listened to it while driving across Bolivia - it's hauntingly beautiful, just like the desert Reich seeks to conjour

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5.0 out of 5 stars the desert music
this is simply the most magnificent tone poem I have ever heard.
When I was young I would hum music in my head and wish that someone could transcribe it down on paper. Read more

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