04 ottobre 2026


Boosey & Hawkes riassume in un suo comunicato le decine e decine di concerti ed eventi che concorrono ovunque nel mondo a festeggiare i novant'anni di Steve Reich (e i cinquant'anni di Music for 18 Musicians). Tra questi si annovera un'eccezionale riedizione del 'mitico' box della Deutsche Grammophon contenente Drumming, Music For Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ e Six Pianos (1974), con suono restaurato da Rainer Maillard e Sidney C. Meyer presso gli Emil Berliner Studios.

Composer Steve Reich turns 90 on October 3, 2026, prompting a worldwide season of performances, festivals, recordings, and special events celebrating one of the most influential musical voices of the last century. Across Europe, the UK, North America, and Asia, leading ensembles, orchestras, presenters, and cultural institutions will honor Reich’s seven-decade career with performances spanning landmark early works to major late compositions. 2026 also marks the 50th anniversary of Reich’s iconic Music for 18 Musicians, with major anniversary performances and immersive presentations highlighting the groundbreaking work’s enduring impact. At the center of the celebrations is the premiere of In All Your Ways, an 18-minute work for large ensemble, scored for the classic Reich combination of double flutes and clarinets, mallet percussion, piano duo and string quartet.

https://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Steve-Reich-at-90

To celebrate composer Steve Reich’s 90th birthday on 3 October 2026, DG is releasing a deluxe, hand-numbered and limited-edition ‘Original Source’ edition of his groundbreaking 1974 recording of *Drumming*, along with two further earlier works. The set is released in the original LP format with authentic packaging and includes Reich’s original liner notes featuring numerous photographs from the recording sessions, as well as a detailed article containing Reich’s original correspondence with his DG producer. To ensure the best possible sound quality, the recordings have been remastered and edited from the original 4-track tapes for the first time.

https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/drumming
https://youtu.be/YS46Zsy70aM

03 ottobre 2026

Happy 90, Maestro!




02 ottobre 2026

L'ECM anticipa di un giorno il compleanno dei novant'anni di Steve Reich ripubblicando in vinile i tre album-capolavoro che essa stessa produsse a cavallo tra gli anni Settanta e Ottanta: Music for 18 Musicians, Octet / Music for a Large Ensemble / Violin Phase e Tehilim, ora raccolti in un box celebrativo dal titolo Recordings on ECM, analogamente al box in tre cd confezionato dieci anni fa quando il traguardo da celebrare era quello degli ottanta.

Compiling “some of the minimalist composer’s finest works, including the definitive recording of his undisputed masterpiece Music for 18 Musicians”, Recordings on ECM comprises the three Steve Reich albums that were released on the label between 1978-1982, presented as facsimile editions housed in a high-quality cardboard box with a booklet containing photos from the archives and liner notes by Paul Griffiths. Sourced from the original analogue master tapes, these vinyl editions authentically re-introduced the listener to  recordings that have since become staples in contemporary music. The works included on these three albums are Music for 18 Musicians, Octet, Music for a Large Ensemble, Violin Phase and Tehilim, tracing the influential early creative period of the composer and his development over the course of fifteen years. The box-set arrives on the occasion of Reich’s 90th birthday in October 2026.