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70 of 73 people found the following review helpful Essential, February 23, 1999 By A Customer This review is from: Steve Reich 1965-1995 (Audio CD) The term "essential" gets thrown about too much. And heck, the claim that certain words get thrown about too much gets thrown about too much. But here is a collection that really *is* essential to understanding the nature of a whole shift not just in classical music, but in popular music and indeed in popular culture. So many of Reich's ideas and concepts have become so deeply embedded in current classical music, film scoring (any number of examples, but think about Tangerine Dream's score for "Risky Business" and Hans Zimmer's score for "Thin Red Line," for starters), electronic music and even the visual arts. This box set gives the listener all of Reich's major works. I can't even attempt to describe them individually, but every one of these 10 CDs is compelling. For the totally uninitiated, take out "Music for 18 Musicians" (presented here in a crystalline new recording) to get an idea of what the core of this guy is all... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink   Comment 30 of 31 people found the following review helpful Classic, but not the definitive..., May 19, 2004 By  Jonny B (London) - See all my reviews This review is from: Steve Reich 1965-1995 (Audio CD) While a multi CD collection spanning 30 years does sound very promsing, Nonesuch cannot offer all of the best recordings of some of Reich's masterpieces (Music for 18 Musicians or Drumming), and some have been missed out completely (Music for a Large Ensemble), presumably because the piece was not recorded under the Nonesuch label. While the collection is formidable, a listener wanting to hear the best recordings of all the pieces might do better seeking out the older (or longer!) recordings of the pieces. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink   Comment 0 of 17 people found the following review helpful Set box torn out, November 18, 2009 By  Dwarfclimb - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase( What's this?) This review is from: Steve Reich 1965-1995 (Audio CD) The package was not sturdy enough , so the set box is torn out ( CD are OK ) Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink   Comment

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