For me the best thing about this piece are the jazz-like harmonic changes and syncopated melodies that contrast with Rech's comprehensive knowledge of Western Classical music. In his 80's his brain is sharper than most people in their 20's!
This is probably one of Reich's most coherent works, structurally flawless. There's a naturalness to the way the music flows, a logic, reminiscent of the way Saint-Saens constructs his works in large blocks.
Une merveilleuse approche musicale, comme d'habitude chez Reich. Belle dramaturgie qui surgit à 7.20. Une musique de l'âme oui, l'Homme qui court sans trop savoir ni pourquoi, ni vers où... Merci!
What a welcome surprise, coming across this video. Did you make it? Reich's music is the only thing that makes sense in the world. I feel heart, mind and soul are one. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for looking, listening and liking the video. And for saying so. And yes, i did make the video. I don’t know if Reich’s music is the only thing that makes sense but it sure is something i always return to.
Great performance and very interesting video! Love how if you totally focus your vision on the white space it quickly begins to be (informed?, bled into?) by the 'peripheral vision' images. Like clearing your mind when running but maintaining that awareness of the periphery. The vid nicely supports Reich's signature sense of motion. thanks!
I really like the video accompaniment to the music. The jerky and frenetic motion fits it perfectly. And the white band in the middle is just mind-blowing.
Interesting. I’ve loved Reich’s music since I was a teenager but haven’t done any serious listening for years. This is the first time I’ve heard this. I agree with one poster that this isn’t one of his masterpieces. However, what’s really interesting is that there is musical language which I can pin down to precise moments in Variations for WSK, Music for 18, and a lot of the mallet works from the late noughties and 2010s. In the first few minutes the ww writing strikes me as John Adams-y. I’ve always thought that the minimalist sound is difficult for an orchestral-ish ensemble, especially with a larger string section - the rapid movement can sound ‘flabby’. I thought this was particularly well performed and well recorded though. And one thing made me smile a lot - I’ve noticed that Reich’s endings often mean the bass just disappears, and that is almost like his signature coda; the piece has made its point, and then takes off and soars off like a flock of birds into the distance. I really enjoyed this - it ticks a lot of the Reich boxes. I’ll be working my way through that iconic back catalogue over the next few weeks.
You speak with such inaccurate clarity! You are a composer ? I am.. This compositions journey is far more compelling/interesting and far less vanilla to me than 18 Musicians. Thank God for a post minimalist finally capable of using all the notes. Unlike Glass.
@@paxwallacejazz @paxwallacejazz I love Music for 18, but it isn't my fav from Reich, it's way to long to be something that I can enjoy in any moment and I don't feel the dynamism that I hear on Runner, Vermont Counterpoint, or Variations for Winds, Strings & Keyboards on it, the stuff that he has with more changes and modulations is by far my fav from him and the most influential for me as a composer
I find the video very hard to watch, but I kind of like that about it. The white block in the middle is unsettling in a good way, and the manic motion on either side is challengingly disconcerting. I don't know how well I feel that the music and video go together, but it's also kind of aesthetically interesting that they clash a bit. I always enjoy Reich's work, and it's interesting how this very recent piece still showcases some of his signature techniques (e.g., a structure consisting of a fast, pulsing first section; a slow, harmonically complex second section; and a return to a fast, pulsing feel at the end). Thanks for the music and your video interpretation of it.
Thanks for your remarks. I wanted to make something that represented the feeling of looking around while running, running away from something, running towards something. The video is a rearranged, cut up, speed and colour corrected version of a video i made while walking throug the "Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe" in Berlin.
Amazing composition. The video looks like a mind trip to me, NLFNE. Humans (and other species) have a central visual focus with blurred peripherals that are highly sensitive to change and movement (survival). So the viewer essentially has a blank input flanked by lots of flashing in the peripherals, which is naturally a tad unsettling.
Video is interesting but this newer piece by Reich is even better. I actually can detect some gestures and harmonies that reminds me of Frank Zappa, like the later music he did with the synclavier, like the `Jazz from Hell` period only with natural instruments and with Reichs own voice-very effective
Clever imaginative inspired video - Stevie keeps jogging along in a familiar groove.... Morty (not jogging) might have sounded like a NY cabbie, whilst Phil or Steve might have driven past.... (I'm beginning to think I should stop typing this rubbish)
roger bennett Well, i think Steve might like the groove word being used with his name. But it might be time to start listening to some free jazz for now, just to relax a bit and to get out of this classical groove.
It's warmed up to me, but I still think the first 5 or so minutes are a bit of a drag for me. From then on it's a really nice build up to that climax, and the comedown is nice and smooth.
We all love Steve's music...but if you want to hear the first and best minimalist piece listen to Petrushka by that little Russian guy whose name I can't quite remember at the moment....
@@crem8me Yes, Stravinsky. The opening piano gesture in Runner is borrowed from the opening of Petrushka, my favorite piece of music in the whole world. Stravinsky and I have much in common--our names are Russian, we are both composers, and we both love women a bit too much. I am taller than Igor and am not an alcoholic. It ends there.
I believe that this piece by Reich has been influenced by some Polish music, especially that of Kilar (compare this: th-cam.com/video/PiPX3Hw7j2c/w-d-xo.html) and, to a lesser extent, Górecki. However, Reich's music develops completely independently and differently, of course. And the result is quite impressive. Unlike the video. Still, thank you for the music!
For me the best thing about this piece are the jazz-like harmonic changes and syncopated melodies that contrast with Rech's comprehensive knowledge of Western Classical music. In his 80's his brain is sharper than most people in their 20's!
This is probably one of Reich's most coherent works, structurally flawless. There's a naturalness to the way the music flows, a logic, reminiscent of the way Saint-Saens constructs his works in large blocks.
I have no words.
I find many elements of his previous compositions included: Different Trains, Music for 18 Musicians, Octet... all in a Runner. Miraculous!
Absolutely! And "City Life", "Variations...", etc.
Une merveilleuse approche musicale, comme d'habitude chez Reich. Belle dramaturgie qui surgit à 7.20. Une musique de l'âme oui, l'Homme qui court sans trop savoir ni pourquoi, ni vers où... Merci!
That half-step down in 7:02 made me feel something :,)
Excellent balance. Strings are excellently captured, great clarity. x
Always so nice & mysterious are your videos. Thanks. A nice trip to keep safe during this second quarantine.
Thanks, and let's all make sure there will not be a third quarantine. Stay safe!
love personified in sound
Absolute vitality! Consider his age when he composed it. SHEER ENERGY! Remarkable performance.
I like this one.
Thanks for posting.
also, hah
@@scottmcmahan4616 Glad you liked it. And, ‘hah’ to you to.
Very nice piece Steve. I like the shifting colors and groups of the orchestra.
Wonderful music
The ending was fabulous. I saw a graveyard. The split image reminds of the face of a flag. Stunning piece of work Steve, your the best. 😊
That´s what I thought, too! I sometimes wonder, if Steve himself thought about life and its end in this end-section.
Music for the soul !!!!!!!
Amazing piece
What a welcome surprise, coming across this video. Did you make it?
Reich's music is the only thing that makes sense in the world. I feel heart, mind and soul are one.
Thanks for posting.
Thanks for looking, listening and liking the video. And for saying so. And yes, i did make the video. I don’t know if Reich’s music is the only thing that makes sense but it sure is something i always return to.
Great performance and very interesting video! Love how if you totally focus your vision on the white space it quickly begins to be (informed?, bled into?) by the 'peripheral vision' images. Like clearing your mind when running but maintaining that awareness of the periphery. The vid nicely supports Reich's signature sense of motion. thanks!
Thanks for that comment. I think that interesting things often happen in the periphery.
I really like the video accompaniment to the music. The jerky and frenetic motion fits it perfectly. And the white band in the middle is just mind-blowing.
Thanks. Glad you liked it.
For those interested, the video seems to be shot at:
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Berlin
This made me cry in joy.
mono / chrome are you sure you aren’t experiencing trauma?
Me too, actually. How is it even possible that music can do that??
love your comment me too
@@matteolasticot
Hands down best music video of 2016 (Looking at you, Beyoncé).
Another great piece from Reich. It's reminiscent of Frank Zapper's orchestral music in places. They always had some things in common. 🙂
Also reminiscent of some work by Claus Ogerman collaborating with Michael Brecker (RIP).
Wow, so joyful!
This was the fist minimalist piece I actually was interested in enough to listen all the way through
Welcome to the sublime! Glad to have you join us.
It made me cry again. 6:26 and -> (onwards) to 6:39 transition is just too good for this state of existence really.
You can cross your eyes and join the two.
Спасибо
Моля
Awesome...
Interesting. I’ve loved Reich’s music since I was a teenager but haven’t done any serious listening for years. This is the first time I’ve heard this.
I agree with one poster that this isn’t one of his masterpieces. However, what’s really interesting is that there is musical language which I can pin down to precise moments in Variations for WSK, Music for 18, and a lot of the mallet works from the late noughties and 2010s. In the first few minutes the ww writing strikes me as John Adams-y.
I’ve always thought that the minimalist sound is difficult for an orchestral-ish ensemble, especially with a larger string section - the rapid movement can sound ‘flabby’. I thought this was particularly well performed and well recorded though.
And one thing made me smile a lot - I’ve noticed that Reich’s endings often mean the bass just disappears, and that is almost like his signature coda; the piece has made its point, and then takes off and soars off like a flock of birds into the distance.
I really enjoyed this - it ticks a lot of the Reich boxes. I’ll be working my way through that iconic back catalogue over the next few weeks.
You speak with such inaccurate clarity! You are a composer ? I am.. This compositions journey is far more compelling/interesting and far less vanilla to me than 18 Musicians. Thank God for a post minimalist finally capable of using all the notes. Unlike Glass.
@@paxwallacejazz @paxwallacejazz I love Music for 18, but it isn't my fav from Reich, it's way to long to be something that I can enjoy in any moment and I don't feel the dynamism that I hear on Runner, Vermont Counterpoint, or Variations for Winds, Strings & Keyboards on it, the stuff that he has with more changes and modulations is by far my fav from him and the most influential for me as a composer
I find the video very hard to watch, but I kind of like that about it. The white block in the middle is unsettling in a good way, and the manic motion on either side is challengingly disconcerting. I don't know how well I feel that the music and video go together, but it's also kind of aesthetically interesting that they clash a bit. I always enjoy Reich's work, and it's interesting how this very recent piece still showcases some of his signature techniques (e.g., a structure consisting of a fast, pulsing first section; a slow, harmonically complex second section; and a return to a fast, pulsing feel at the end). Thanks for the music and your video interpretation of it.
Thanks for your remarks. I wanted to make something that represented the feeling of looking around while running, running away from something, running towards something. The video is a rearranged, cut up, speed and colour corrected version of a video i made while walking throug the "Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe" in Berlin.
Amazing composition. The video looks like a mind trip to me, NLFNE. Humans (and other species) have a central visual focus with blurred peripherals that are highly sensitive to change and movement (survival).
So the viewer essentially has a blank input flanked by lots of flashing in the peripherals, which is naturally a tad unsettling.
@@notlookingfornewengland the video works well
@@zatakification thanks, glad you think it works.
@@zatakification thanks!
why isn't this on Apple music
Video is interesting but this newer piece by Reich is even better. I actually can detect some gestures and harmonies that reminds me of Frank Zappa, like the later music he did with the synclavier, like the `Jazz from Hell` period only with natural instruments and with Reichs own voice-very effective
Yes, I hear the overt Zappa vibe too, but then they always shared something of a related musical language if you know what to listen for. Good stuff.
For some reason, this also makes me think of John Addams music.
John Adams musical mentors were Steve Reich and Philip Glass. So, no surprise there
11:51 listen to the flutes
A Huge LOT of references to Frank Zappa!
This is basically a Zappa medley.
!!!!
Cross your eyes until it forms 3 sections: 2 on outside and one perfect video on inside heheehe
ha, I tried but couldn't quite get there. Still, good idea. If it could be made with the 3-D stereoscopic visual trick in mind somehow....
Clever imaginative inspired video - Stevie keeps jogging along in a familiar groove....
Morty (not jogging) might have sounded like a NY cabbie, whilst Phil or Steve might have driven past....
(I'm beginning to think I should stop typing this rubbish)
roger bennett Well, i think Steve might like the groove word being used with his name. But it might be time to start listening to some free jazz for now, just to relax a bit and to get out of this classical groove.
@@notlookingfornewengland - Not Only hearing Free Jazz might also like: th-cam.com/video/Z426nMYFg6g/w-d-xo.html
How did you get the audio?!
Someone recorded the broadcast and shared it
Is this the Eisenmann memorial in Berlin?
Yes it is
Thank you - it becomes clear at the end. Is there a recording of the Reich|Richter piece?
pkwigglesworth No, i don’t think so.
It's certainly not one of Reich's best, but the section from 9:20 - 9:56 is breathtaking. Shame the rest of the piece isn't as memorable.
well for me from the very beggining was breathtaking...maybe try to listen it again? :D
It's warmed up to me, but I still think the first 5 or so minutes are a bit of a drag for me. From then on it's a really nice build up to that climax, and the comedown is nice and smooth.
We all love Steve's music...but if you want to hear the first and best minimalist piece listen to Petrushka by that little Russian guy whose name I can't quite remember at the moment....
Stravinsky?
Stephen Jablonsky Stravinsky?
@@crem8me Yes, Stravinsky. The opening piano gesture in Runner is borrowed from the opening of Petrushka, my favorite piece of music in the whole world. Stravinsky and I have much in common--our names are Russian, we are both composers, and we both love women a bit too much. I am taller than Igor and am not an alcoholic. It ends there.
Is this an example of MAXIminimalism?
I believe that this piece by Reich has been influenced by some Polish music, especially that of Kilar (compare this: th-cam.com/video/PiPX3Hw7j2c/w-d-xo.html) and, to a lesser extent, Górecki. However, Reich's music develops completely independently and differently, of course. And the result is quite impressive. Unlike the video. Still, thank you for the music!
watch Usain bolt and have this in the backround at 1.25x speed
I'm sorry, but after listening to this numerous times, it sounds like a collaboration between Reich and John Williams.
This guy just likes John Williams ... No other composer knows.
Extremely irritating visual. Would have been better to do a still. Listened with the vid hidden.
Paul Varn Feel free to use the recording and upload a version with a meaningful still.