Tehillim / Three Movements

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TIME called Tehillim (named after the Hebrew word for "Psalm" or "praises") "infectious, high-spirited" music. London's Daily Mail concurred: "Harmonies and rhythms from jazz, the Middle East, Africa, and the Western tradition combine to form something truly special."

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TIME called Tehillim (named after the Hebrew word for “Psalm” or “praises”) “infectious, high-spirited” music. London’s The Mail concurred: “Harmonies and rhythms from jazz, the Middle East, Africa, and the Western tradition combine to form something truly special.”

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PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Judith Sherman

Tehillim
Recorded August 30 and 31, 1993, at Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, The Netherlands
Engineered by Hans Bedecker
Additional recording at The Hit Factory, New York
Assistant Engineer: Andy Grassi

Three Movements
Recorded February 10, 1992, at Abbey Road Studios, London
Engineered by Simon Rhodes

Edited and mixed by Judith Sherman and Steve Reich at Soundbyte Productions, New York
Mastered by Robert C. Ludwig at Gateway Studios, Portland, ME

Design by Barbara deWilde and Calvin Chu
Cover photography by Joel Meyerowitz

Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz

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79295

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1disc
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Steve Reich
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MUSICIANS
Tehillim
Schönberg Ensemble
with Percussion Group The Hague
Barbara Borden, soprano
Tannie Willemstijn, soprano
Yvonne Benschop, mezzo-soprano
Ananda Goud, mezzo-soprano
Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor

Three Movements
London Symphony Orchestra
Percussion: Neil Percy, Simon Carrington, Ray Northcott, Frank Ricotti, Clive Malabar
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

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CD+MP3
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075597929522BUN
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MP3
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9.00
UPC
603497127269
  • 79295

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  • An album comprising the first recordings of Steve Reich’s two latest works—Jacob’s Ladder (2023) and Traveler’s Prayer (2020)—is due July 11 on Nonesuch. Jacob's Ladder, performed by the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Jaap van Zweden, and Synergy Vocals, was made during its October 2023 world premiere at Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall. “Lovely and refreshing," says the New York Classical Review. "Superb." Traveler's Prayer, performed by Colin Currie Group and Synergy Vocals, was made at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall in 2023. "The tone of its score, from first note to last, is sustained sublimity," says the Los Angeles Times. The two pieces were first released earlier this year digitally and as part of the 27-disc box set Steve Reich Collected Works.

  • "When you've had a six decade long career at the forefront of contemporary music, and your record label issues a 27-disc box set called Collected Works, you tend to want to look back a bit," says New Sounds host John Schaefer. "Steve Reich is the subject of such a box set." Reich is also Schaefer's guest for the full hour of the show, in which they do look back to hear and discuss some of those earlier works as well as two new works in the set, Jacob’s Ladder (2023) and Traveler’s Prayer (2020). You can hear the episode via WNYC here.

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    TIME called Tehillim (named after the Hebrew word for “Psalm” or “praises”) “infectious, high-spirited” music. London’s The Mail concurred: “Harmonies and rhythms from jazz, the Middle East, Africa, and the Western tradition combine to form something truly special.”

    Credits

    MUSICIANS
    Tehillim
    Schönberg Ensemble
    with Percussion Group The Hague
    Barbara Borden, soprano
    Tannie Willemstijn, soprano
    Yvonne Benschop, mezzo-soprano
    Ananda Goud, mezzo-soprano
    Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor

    Three Movements
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Percussion: Neil Percy, Simon Carrington, Ray Northcott, Frank Ricotti, Clive Malabar
    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    PRODUCTION CREDITS
    Produced by Judith Sherman

    Tehillim
    Recorded August 30 and 31, 1993, at Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, The Netherlands
    Engineered by Hans Bedecker
    Additional recording at The Hit Factory, New York
    Assistant Engineer: Andy Grassi

    Three Movements
    Recorded February 10, 1992, at Abbey Road Studios, London
    Engineered by Simon Rhodes

    Edited and mixed by Judith Sherman and Steve Reich at Soundbyte Productions, New York
    Mastered by Robert C. Ludwig at Gateway Studios, Portland, ME

    Design by Barbara deWilde and Calvin Chu
    Cover photography by Joel Meyerowitz

    Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz

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