REICH,STEVE
REICH: DRUMMING MUSIC FOR MALLET INSTRUMENTS (180GRAM 3LP ORIGINAL SOURCE SERIES) - LP

UPC: 028948682232
Label: DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON
Format: LP
Release Date: October 30, 2026
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In celebration of the composer's 90th birthday in October 2026, Deutsche Grammophon re-presents Steve Reich's iconic 1974 3-LP set in its original format and in a brand new pure analogue mastering and cutting by Emil Berliner Studios.

Recorded in the Polydor Studios in Hamburg in January 1974, this 3-LP release was a landmark in Reich's career, and a prescient endorsement by a prestigious label of a burgeoning minimalist composer. It comprised his longest work to date, Drumming (1970–71), lasting nearly an hour and a half, and two later works, Six Pianos and Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ (both 1973).

To ensure the best possible sound quality, the recordings have been remastered and edited from the original 4-track tapes for the first time.

This limited and numbered release is available on 180g vinyl in a luxurious 3-LP box set featuring the original cover art, and includes additional photographs as well as facsimiles of the original recording logs and tape sleeves.

TRACK LIST:

Steve Reich (b.1936)

SIDE A:

1. Drumming: Part I (Russ Hartenberger, Bob Becker, James Preiss)

SIDE B:

1. Drumming: Part II (Tim Ferchen, Russ Hartenberger, Steve Reich, Steve Chambers, Cornelius Cardew, Bob Becker, Ben Harms, Glen Velez, Joan LaBarbara, Jay Clayton)

SIDE C:

1. Drumming: Part III (Leslie Scott, Glen Velez, Bob Becker, Russ Hartenberger, James Preiss, Steve Reich)

SIDE D:

1. Drumming: Part IV (Leslie Scott, Tim Ferchen, Steve Reich, Steve Chambers, Russ Hartenberger, Glen Velez, Bob Becker, James Preiss, Ben Harms, Cornelius Cardew, Jay Clayton, Joan LaBarbara)

SIDE E:

1. Six Pianos (Steve Chambers, James Preiss, Russ Hartenberger, Bob Becker, Steve Reich, Glen Velez)

SIDE F:

1. Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ (Russ Hartenberger, Bob Becker, Tim Ferchen, Steve Reich, Glen Velez, Ben Harms, James Preiss, Janice Jarrett, Joan LaBarbara, Jay Clayton, Steve Chambers)