Comments on: Steve Reich, Bang on a Can + London Sinfonietta @ RFH http://www.phonopsia.co.uk/index.php/steve-reich-bang-on-a-can-london-sinfonietta-rfh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=steve-reich-bang-on-a-can-london-sinfonietta-rfh Prosthetic Memory Fri, 06 Aug 2010 22:06:36 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: phonopsia http://www.phonopsia.co.uk/index.php/steve-reich-bang-on-a-can-london-sinfonietta-rfh/comment-page-1/#comment-361 phonopsia Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:37:50 +0000 http://www.phonopsia.co.uk/?p=1169#comment-361 Hi Pete, It's amazing how it transitions, at times dramatically and other times seamlessly. Occasionally you think it might be nearing the end of what it has to convey and something new seizes you. Reich also played when I saw him at The Barbican on his 70th birthday tour. On that occasion he switched instruments and for some reason I felt that the percussive performers then were more commanding, while the melodic side of things took hold more this time. And without question the refurbished RFH is a superior venue. I've only seen a portion of Drumming live. I'd love to see it properly, but it would take another of his best pieces to bring me out for it. I don't seem to rate Drumming as highly as many people do. Cheers, Tristan Hi Pete,

It’s amazing how it transitions, at times dramatically and other times seamlessly. Occasionally you think it might be nearing the end of what it has to convey and something new seizes you.

Reich also played when I saw him at The Barbican on his 70th birthday tour. On that occasion he switched instruments and for some reason I felt that the percussive performers then were more commanding, while the melodic side of things took hold more this time. And without question the refurbished RFH is a superior venue.

I’ve only seen a portion of Drumming live. I’d love to see it properly, but it would take another of his best pieces to bring me out for it. I don’t seem to rate Drumming as highly as many people do.

Cheers,

Tristan

]]> By: Pete http://www.phonopsia.co.uk/index.php/steve-reich-bang-on-a-can-london-sinfonietta-rfh/comment-page-1/#comment-357 Pete Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:20:09 +0000 http://www.phonopsia.co.uk/?p=1169#comment-357 I saw the London Sinfonietta perform Music for 18 Musicians at the RFH in April 2007 and it was breathtaking, edge-of-the-seat tuff and has stayed with me as one of the greatest musical experiences of my life. However Saturday's performance was even better. It felt more nuanced in it's differing stages of intensity and complexity - from an almost peaceful dreamlike segment (sections 5 and 6) around halfway through, to an intense segment a little later pushed along by a driving beat played on maracas (section 8). It's a truly immersive piece - a small discreet sound universe in its own right. I usually lose all track of time within about 25 seconds of it beginning. Witnessing Steve Reich play it was really something special too. I think Drumming is being performed there next April I saw the London Sinfonietta perform Music for 18 Musicians at the RFH in April 2007 and it was breathtaking, edge-of-the-seat tuff and has stayed with me as one of the greatest musical experiences of my life. However Saturday’s performance was even better. It felt more nuanced in it’s differing stages of intensity and complexity – from an almost peaceful dreamlike segment (sections 5 and 6) around halfway through, to an intense segment a little later pushed along by a driving beat played on maracas (section 8). It’s a truly immersive piece – a small discreet sound universe in its own right. I usually lose all track of time within about 25 seconds of it beginning. Witnessing Steve Reich play it was really something special too.

I think Drumming is being performed there next April

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