Steve Reich: A New Musical Language
A profile of composer Steve Reich, a leading creator of stripped-down, "minimal" music. The program explores how Reich's music eventually became accessible to the musical audience at large. Included are interviews with the composer himself, and contemporaries, and also performances of some of his works.
Cast: Steve Reich, Michael Tilson Thomas, Richard Stoltzman
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Steve Reich: A New Musical Language
198757m
A profile of composer Steve Reich, a leading creator of stripped-down, "minimal" music. The program explores how Reich's music eventually became accessible to the musical audience at large. Included are interviews with the composer himself, and contemporaries, and also performances of some of his works.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Margaret Williams
- Producers
- Rodney Wilson, Mary Jane Walsh
- Cast
- Steve Reich, Michael Tilson Thomas, Richard Stoltzman, Ransom Wilson, Beryl Korot, Rebecca Armstrong
- Studio
- MJW Productions, Arts Council of Great Britain, Thirteen
