Steve Reich- Music for 18 Musicians
Today's post is, regretfully, one day late, because my Sunday evening rapidly turned into a grotesque, caffeine-fueled animal. My apologies to all four of my readers.
This week's album of note is Steve Reich's landmark minimalist work Music for 18 Musicians, originally released in 1976. Although a casual listener might put this release under the "classical" umbrella, closer examination would put it a bit closer to the "experimental" or "avant-garde" side of things. Listeners who are unfamiliar with the modus operandi of minimal music might find this album oppressively boring, but I encourage everyone to give it at least one listen. Reich's work with dynamics and harmonic changes is simply breathtaking, and in the right mindset, Music for 18 Musicians becomes a pulsating, hypnotic, stunning work.
Highly recommended, especially for fans of typical "classical" music.
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