The "Old & New Masters" series is being released as a box set.
According to The Guardian, Steve Reich is one of the few living composers who have truly transformed music history, while The New Yorker calls him the most important musical thinker of our time.
To mark his 80th birthday on October 3, ECM Recordings is celebrating the anniversary with a limited edition that brings together the seminal albums "Music for 18 Musicians," "Music for a Large Ensemble/Violin Phase," and "Tehillim." These works, originally released in 1978, 1980, and 1982, respectively, have had a lasting impact that continues to resonate in various musical movements.
The set includes three CDs and a 44-page booklet featuring Steve Reich's original liner notes, a new essay by Paul Griffiths, and recordings from the sessions by Deborah Feingold and Barbara Klemm.