Brad Lubman, the conductor for this album, is a leading figure in modern music for over two decades and is the founding Co-Artistic and Music Director of Ensemble Signal.
Compositional Technique
The pieces on this album, Double Sextet and Radio Rewrite, refine elements from Steve Reich's earlier work, Music For 18 Musicians, such as pulsing rhythms, multiple instruments, and ecstatic harmony.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Steve Reich's compositional approach involves focusing on specific elements, isolating them, and pushing them further, as seen in the pieces on this album.
Composition History
Steve Reich's Radio Rewrite was inspired by his meeting with the band Radiohead, after their guitarist Jonny Greenwood performed Reich's Electric Counterpoint.
Recording & Production
Ensemble Signal's previous recording of Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians received a Diapason d'or and appeared on the Billboard Classical Crossover Charts.
Compositional Technique
For Double Sextet, Steve Reich returned to a strategy of having live performers play against pre-recorded versions of themselves, a technique he has used since his 1967 work, Violin Phase.
Performer Biography
Ensemble Signal, described by the New York Times as 'one of the most vital groups of its kind,' offers access to contemporary works through performance, commissioning, recording, and education.
