Steve Reich; Signal; Brad Lubman / Music For 18 Musicians
Artist Steve Reich; Signal; Brad Lubman
Album Title: Music For 18 Musicians
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Classical
Format CD
Released 05/00/2015
Label Harmonia Mundi
Catalog No HMU 907608
Bar Code No 0 93046 76082 3
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Pulses (5:23)
2. Section I (4:19)
3. Section II (4:26)
4. Section III A (3:57)
5. Section III B (4:05)
6. Section IV (4:59)
7. Section V (5:24)
8. Section VI (4:38)
9. Section VII (3:43)
10. Section VIII (3:46)
11. Section IX (4:25)
12. Section X (1:33)
13. Section XI (4:08)
14. Pulses (4:33)
Date Acquired 08/10/2019
Personal Rating
Acquired from pop.market (Discogs)
Purchase Price 21.90

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Recorded in the Concert Hall of The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York
Packaging type: jewel case (clear tray) with 20 page booklet.
Administrator [Artist Services Administrator] – Zhenelle Falk
Cello – Lauren Radnofsky
Clarinet [Clarinet 1], Bass Clarinet [Bass Clarinet 1] – Ken Thomson
Clarinet [Clarinet 2], Bass Clarinet [Bass Clarinet 2] – Bill Kalinkos
Composed By – Steve Reich
Cover, Design [Graphic Design] – Karin Elsener
Curated By [Curator] – Micah Silver
Directed By [Live Sound Director] – Paul Coleman
Directed By [Music Director] – Brad Lubman
Engineer [Audio Engineer] – Jeff Svatek, Steve McLaughlin
Ensemble – Ensemble Signal
Executive-Producer – Robina G. Young
Executive-Producer [Project Manager] – Ian Hamelin
Liner Notes [English, French, German] – Steve Reich
Liner Notes [English] – Ashley Capps
Liner Notes [Translation (French)] – Geneviève Bégou
Liner Notes [Translation (German)] – Heidi Fritz
Maracas – James Deitz
Marimba [Marimba 1] – Doug Perkins
Marimba [Marimba 2] – Bill Solomon
Marimba [Marimba 3 (Player 1)] – David Skidmore
Marimba [Marimba 3 (Player 2, Section IIIb Only)] – Robert Dillon (tracks: 5)
Marimba [Marimba 3 (Player 3, Section IIIb Only)] – James Deitz (tracks: 5)
Marimba [Marimba 3 (Section VII Only)] – Brad Lubman (tracks: 9)
Photography By [Page 2] – Betty Freeman
Photography By [Pages 4, 22, 32] – Victoria Kereszi
Piano [Piano 1] – David Friend
Piano [Piano 2] – Lisa Moore
Piano [Piano 3] – Red Wierenga
Piano [Piano 4 (Player 2, Section II Only)] – Peter Martin (33) (tracks: 3)
Piano [Piano 4 (Player 2, Section IX & X Only)] – David Skidmore (tracks: 11, 12)
Piano [Piano 4] – Thomas Rosenkranz
Piano [Piano III (Player 1, Section IX & X Only)] – Peter Martin (33) (tracks: 11. 12)
Producer [Ensemble Signal Project Producer] – Lauren Radnofsky
Producer [Produced By], Mixed By, Mastered By – Michael Riesman
Vibraphone – Peter Martin
Violin – Olivia De Prato
Voice [Voice 1] – Martha Cluver
Voice [Voice 2] – Caroline Shaw
Voice [Voice 3] – Mellissa Hughes
Voice [Voice 4] – Kirsten Sollek
Xylophone [Xylophone 1] – Owen Clayton Condon
Xylophone [Xylophone 2] – Robert Dillon
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Harmonia Mundi USA
Copyright (c) – Harmonia Mundi USA
Recorded At – EMPAC
Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC – A0102471982-0101
Barcode: 0 93046 76082 3
Label Code: LC 7045
Matrix / Runout: Sony DADC A0102471982-0101 12 A00
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L552
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94K8
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Analyzed Folder: Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians_dr.txt
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DR         Peak       RMS        Filename                      
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DR11       -7.16 dB   -21.13 dB  01 - Pulses.flac
DR12       -2.87 dB   -18.71 dB  02 - Section I.flac
DR12       -3.53 dB   -17.31 dB  03 - Section II.flac
DR12       -3.35 dB   -17.61 dB  04 - Section III A.flac
DR13       -4.15 dB   -19.71 dB  05 - Section III B.flac
DR12       -5.45 dB   -19.78 dB  06 - Section IV.flac
DR12       -3.94 dB   -20.08 dB  07 - Section V.flac
DR12       -2.81 dB   -17.30 dB  08 - Section VI.flac
DR12       -0.39 dB   -15.51 dB  09 - Section VII.flac
DR11       -5.20 dB   -18.50 dB  10 - Section VIII.flac
DR14       -2.04 dB   -18.97 dB  11 - Section IX.flac
DR12       -3.13 dB   -18.66 dB  12 - Section X.flac
DR12       -7.63 dB   -21.64 dB  13 - Section XI.flac
DR11       -6.49 dB   -20.81 dB  14 - Pulses.flac
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Number of Files: 14
Official DR Value: DR12
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Reviews
AllMusic Review by Blair Sanderson:

As more ensembles perform and record Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians, its status as a minimalist masterpiece is increasingly affirmed. Ensemble Signal's 2015 release on Harmonia Mundi is one of several amazing performances that have matched Reich's original ECM New Series recording in technical brilliance and expressivity, and it has even earned the composer's approval for being, "...fast moving, spot on, and emotionally charged." Under the direction of Brad Lubman, Ensemble Signal maintains a relentlessly steady pulse and articulates the interlocking patterns with absolute precision, though the shifting tone colors are perhaps a little clearer in this performance than in other recordings. The microphone placement is not so close that individual instruments stand out, but there is enough separation of parts to allow some sense of direction and the orientation of the smaller sub-groups of pianos, xylophones, marimbas, strings, clarinets, and voices. This is a mesmerizing performance that will transfix listeners, and the music is so compelling that it will linger on well after the CD stops. Highly recommended.
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