Q2, WQXR’s vibrant new 24/7 music stream dedicated to contemporary classical music, kicks off its first full festival, Maximum Reich: A Celebration of Steve Reich on Thursday, December 10th. Click ahead to read more about this weeklong immersion into the world of one of the most game-changing composers of the last 50 years. More »
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Throughout Maximum Reich on Q2, you'll be able to hear Reich provide his own introductions directly for you for almost 20 of his seminal works. Only here can you hear each introduction in its entirety, from Drumming to Music for 18 Musicians to the recent Pulitzer Prize-winning Double Sextet. More »
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This Wednesday night, December 16th, at 9pm hear a special presentation of the world premiere performance of Steve Reich’s 2009 Mallet Quartet. Also included will be his 2006 piece Daniel Variations.
Mallet Quartet is co-commissioned by Stanford Lively Arts and will receive its U.S. premiere at Stanford University. More »
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WQXR sister station, WNYC, has had an almost 30-year relationship with Reich... and we scoured the archives to find you the interviews to prove it. Going back to 1981 for an interview with host of New, Old and Unexpected, Tim Page, to interviews with John Schaefer and Leonard Lopate, hear 30 years of thought evolve before your very ears. More »
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Steve Reich has taken over Do You Q2. For each day of an eight-day extended Maximum Reich blog, Q2 reveals a new portrait of Reich from those with deeply personal connections to the man and his music, including devoted musicians and ensembles, conductors, and a former member of Steve Reich and Musicians. Check back in each day, as we light another candle of tribute to this icon of contemporary music. More »
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Steve Reich seems more like a teen with his iPod up too loud than a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer. Reich describes his latest project which brings together a passionate appreciation for both musical technique and rock virtuosity. More »
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Steve Reich embodies all that is New York. His sound is local, but globally relevant; diverse but stylistically coherent.
What do you think? Where are you on Steve Reich? Tell Q2 and your fellow listeners. More »
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Q2 artist-in-residence, violist and black-belt new-music champion, Nadia Sirota takes center stage on Maximum Reich with a two-hour daily exploration of each day's particular theme and featured music. You can hear previous shows available for 24/7 on-demand streaming by clicking ahead. More »
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You can't get it on iTunes. You can't get it in a record store. But you can get it on Thursday as part of an exclusive download made available by Nonesuch Records . It's the six-minute-plus Dance Patterns composed in 2002 for xylophones, vibraphones, and pianos, and originally released online as a bonus track to the Daniel Variations CD. Have a peek now, but come back on Thursday and take it with you. More »
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Tune in Monday, December 14th for a day of Maximum Reich devoted to the wealth of live performances recorded by Q2 and WQXR sister station, WNYC. More »
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