Composer Steve Reich, whose new album, Jacob's Ladder / Traveler's Prayer, and the 27-disc box set Collected Works, were recently released on Nonesuch, stopped by for the Nonesuch Selects video series, in which artists visit the Nonesuch office, pick some of their favorite albums from the music library, and share a few words on their choices. He chose music by Kronos Quartet, John Adams, and Caroline Shaw and Sō Percussion, and from the Nonesuch Explorer Series in Bali and Ghana. You can watch it below and subscribe to the Nonesuch Records YouTube channel for all the latest:

The first recording of Steve Reich's 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. The first recording of Traveler's Prayer (2020), performed by Colin Currie Group and Synergy Vocals, was made at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, also in 2023. You can get that album here. The 27-disc box set Steve Reich Collected Works features music recorded during the composer's forty years on the label—six decades of his compositions—plus two extensive booklets with new essays by Robert Hurwitz, Michael Tilson Thomas, Russell Hartenberger, Judith Sherman, and Nico Muhly, and a comprehensive listener’s guide by Timo Andres. You can get the box set here. Nonesuch made its first record with Steve Reich in 1985; he was signed exclusively to the label that year.

You can hear a playlist of music from Steve Reich's Nonesuch Selects on Spotify and Apple Music here. You can watch all of the Nonesuch Selects videos here.