Thomas, Michael Tilson > Percussion

Bernstein - The Best of all Possible Worlds

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-09-16

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Arias and Barcarolles; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; A Quiet Place, opera in 3 act...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Carrington, Simon; Gedda, Nicolai; Green, Adolph; Hadley, Jerry; Hampson, Thomas; Jones, Della; Ludgin, Chester; Ludwig, Christa; Ollmann, Kurt; Percy, Neil; Rostropov...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; ORTF Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

To commemorate the 90th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein's birth, and the 50th anniversary of his appointment as music director of the New York Philharmonic, Carnegie...continue...

EMI American Classics - Minimalism - Reich, Glass, etc / Thomas, Warren-Green, Wilson, London CO, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Steve Reich: Vermont Counterpoint; Eight Lines; New York Counterpoint; Four Organs; Philip Glass: Facades; Company
Performers: Damiens, Alain; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Wilson, Ransom
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson; Warren-Green, Christopher
Ensemble: London Chamber Orchestra; Solisti New York

Minimalism was originally the word used to describe certain movements in the visual arts and design of the immediate post World War II period. Then,...continue...

Steve Reich - Phases (A Nonesuch Retrospective)

5 CD / Warner Classics / 2006-09-26

Works: Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians; Different Trains, for double string quartet & tape; Tehillim, for 3 sopranos, alto, winds, strings, percussion & keyboards; Eight Lines; You Are (Variations), for...
Performers: Becker, Bob [Percussion]; Beiser, Maya; Benschop, Yvonne; Borden, Barbara; Can, Bang On A; Goud, Ananda; Hartenberger, Russ; Kronos Quartet; Kvistad, Garry; Los Angeles Master Chorale; Metheny, Pat; ...
Conductors: ; Leeuw, Reinbert de; Lubman, Bradley; Gershon, Grant; Hillier, Paul; Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: Bang on a Can; Los Angeles Master Chorale; Members of the Brooklyn Philharmonic (Members); Members of the Steve Reich Ensemble (Members); Schoenberg Ensemble; Steve Reich & Musicians

"When the history book is written on the minimalist scene that emerged in the 1960s, it's likely that composer Steve Reich will emerge as the...continue...

The Four Sections/Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ

1 CD / Warner Classics / 1991-01-22

Works: Steve Reich: The Four Sections; Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ, for 3 female voices, 3 marimbas, 3 glockenspiels, vi
Performers: Ambush, Pamela Wood; Armstrong, Rebecca; Becker, Bob [Percussion]; Clayton, Jay; Ferchen, Timothy; Hartenberger, Russ; Kvistad, Garry; London Symphony Orchestra; Niemann, Edmund; Preiss, James; Reich...
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: ; Steve Reich & Musicians

Personnel: Steve Reich (marimba); Nurit Tillis (piano, organ); Edmund Niemann (piano); James Preiss (vibraphone, percussion); Bob Becker , Russ Hartenberger (marimba, percussion); Timothy Ferchen (mar...continue...